Whoops!

Whoops!
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: broken bowl
Origin: our sister "K" made this. While cleaning we knocked it and... Crash!
Why kept: we might fix it (if we could find all the pieces and it is sticky as it was a gift I loved from our sis
How long kept: in this state over a year, so I don't think we are going to find all the parts.
Destination: probably the garbage but we may re break it and use it for drainage in the bottom of a plant pot. See it's still sticky, it hasn't quite left the house. It is SO pretty!
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Guest Pouch, I Mean Post: I Heart Pouches

I Heart Pouches
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"Zippered little 80s notebook pouch that I think I bought at a tag sale, and one that was a freebie from Virgin Atlantic (I am keeping the snooze mask) that there is nothing wrong with. Nothing except that they are clogging up my serenity. Will add to the "2 bucks or I chuck" tag sale pile, but of course I wouldn't charge anything for a freebie, would I?"

Good going, "S"!

WT (uh) H?

WT (uh) H?
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: a file folder filled with scrap paper. (Slightly more than 1/2 inch thick.)
Origin: Thrift. Green-ness.
Last Used: Never.
Why kept: Might Need It; It Might Be Useful.
Destination: Some will be shredded/recycled, most will be repurposed. (See confession.)

Confession: As noted, I've been working on a take home exam for a professional certification. I was going through my files this morning, and saw this at the back of my file box. (Storage Boxes Are Evil.)

What's this? I thought.

Aargh.

Bonus: I will actually use some of this. Now that I know that I have it.

Eew

Eew
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: 3 partially full containers of quinoa. (See confession.)
Origin: Various healthy eating impulses occasionally lead me to actually cook.
How long kept: Probably not all that long for two of them, since last fall. The other one? At least a year.
Why kept: Of course, I might have the impulse to cook and thus Might Need Them; They Might Be Useful.
Destination: Stovetop, baby.

Bonus: I threw in 1/3 cup of red quinoa I also had in there. Note to self -- to avoid multiple partially used bags of quinoa or indeterminate age, when you buy the 1 pound bags of quinoa, multiply the recipe to use it all at once.

Bonus, continued: I'm also tossing/recycling (as acceptable) the plastic containers they were stored in. I'm switching over to glass.

Confession: Why eew? I took a break from my certification exam to check facebook and found discussion about a delicious quinoa and avocado salad. Yum. With pumpkin seeds -- double bonus, since I had a partial container of those, too. Well, when I went to toast the pumpkin seeds, I found something, um, organic in it. Something that wasn't ever part of a pumpkin in any way that I'd like to commit to digital life. It didn't originate in my house, I bought it that way.

You know that there are lots of opportunities in the food chain for bad stuff to get into food. I accept some of that. But this one, grossed me out.

And, eew, it's going back...to Whole Foods.

Meanwhile, I substituted walnuts. (Also purchased at WF. I checked them carefully before toasting, you betcha. My local health food store's nuts are sometimes not fresh, so I justify the WF purchase. But eew, now where will I purchase nuts?)

Boxed in

Boxed in
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: a shirt gift box
Why kept: out of sight, might be useful for regifting, it's perfectly good
How long kept: I'm going to guess about 6 months
Destination: recycle

It pains to recycle this but I don't want to keep it for freecycle and I don't have any gift giving events coming up.. Via con Dios, box
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This Bag's In The Bag

What:  A fabric bag meant for straining food, now pretty much worn out.
Origin:  A German friend brought this back from Europe and gave it to me, probably in 2002, for making almond milk.   (Yum, homemade almond milk is awesome.)
Usage/last used:   Frequently, until I deemed it past its useful life, probably several years ago.
Why kept:   Of course, Might Need It.   It Might Be Useful.
Destination:  Textile recycling.

Confession:   I have deemed one item that I'm allowed to keep in the house once it's been "blogged":  items destined for textile recycling.   I currently have to take myself up to Union Square Greenmarket to do this, and there are only a couple of days a week that they accept textiles   (I think my building is going to implement it soon, though.)

Confession, part deux:   Anyone else notice that one signal of something that must go is that you move it around a lot?   This has been in a kitchen cabinet for an age.  This was a very thick cheesecloth that I couldn't find anywhere here.   But quite some time back I discovered a great and readily available substitute, smaller bags meant for straining jelly.   Why I had to keep this?   I can only say, Aaargh.

Confession, cont:  I didn't post yesterday.   This might be my first miss.  Oh well.  I'm working on a professional certification test (take home) this weekend, and I was focused on getting that in good shape.   Sometimes, something has to give.    The good news is that when I'm done with the test, I'll have a bunch of obsolete notes from old courses to "blog."   (I actually did scrap some extraneous stuff yesterday.   Sigh.)

Mascary

Mascary (friday's post)
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: dual mascara - waterproof and regular
Last used: Friday
Why kept: I might use the regular, the waterproof is empty
Destination: garbage

I tried the non-waterproof and it just doesn't work for me. I never know when my eyes might spring a leak. Even if I just rubbed my eye, it smeared. I bought this at a great price, so I don't mind being a little wasteful.
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Half in the bag (Saturday)

Half in the bag (Saturday)
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: grocery bags
Why kept: ugh, I keep forgetting to bring my reusable bags to the store. Then I forget to bring the plastic grocery bags back to be recycled. They are also out of sight.
How long: since my last post of recycled bags. A month, maybe 2
Destination: my friend "Q" requested bags for her garage sale so they now reside @ her house.
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Polished off

Polished off
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: empty nail polish remover
Why kept: I might refill it but I haven't because I have non-acetone remover now and I didn't know what the chemical reaction would be. So I just use cotton balls for now
How long kept: over a year but less than 5 :)
Destination: recycle bin
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There's An App For It: Project 365

One of the top photography apps for the iPhone is called Project 365.

I might just heart Alvin Yu, the guy who designed this app, which I'll download and report back on.    Here's the quote he chose for his "about" page:

"In reality, all men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives trying to create a masterpiece.”

— Eddie Murphy

Non-Catastrophic Thinking

Non-Catastrophic Thinking
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: Probably the worst-titled volume in the pantheon of books about meditation.
Origin: Volume discount. (I purchased a few for a course I was teaching.)
How Long Kept: Late 2008/Early 2009.
Why Kept: Might teach another class, and thus They Might Be Useful.
Destination: Meditation student.

Confession: I still have 3 extras.  Someone Might Need Them.

Aside: This is an awesome book.   The title actually refers to a line in Zorba the Greek.   It might have made sense to the boomer author when he wrote the book, but whenever I use the book I must explain/excuse the title.  Who has seen Zorba the Greek lately?  

Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha: You've Been Cancelled (from my Closet)

Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha: I'm Over You.
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: Ginormous HBO Swag t-shirt.
Origin: Our bro knew someone who worked at HBO who gave him this (slightly) torn shirt.
How Long Kept: Since the late 90s.
Why kept: Uh, It Might Be Useful? If I were Carrie circa 1997, wearing it as a dress with a pair of cowboy boots and a patent leather belt...or if I were LeBron James.
Destination: Textile Recycling.

Confession: I checked ebay. Even if it weren't torn, it's not worth $9.99.

Confession, cont: I missed the first movie, and have no desire to see the second. I've netflixed the TV show a few times, and it has some nice Nostalgia value. But, for me, it does not translate to the present in so many ways...

Guest Post: Not any more!

Not any more!
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"The first heat wave always catches me off guard--I am still doing laundry of thermals and flannels and sox that I sleep in. These were a sort of useful gag gift, maybe 3 years ago? Hot stuff of yore, not any more! I am kicking these off; the term is being redefined, the socks, recycled."

Happy belated birthday, "S"!

bundle up

bundle up
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: a bundle me (car seat blanket
Origin: borrowed from "Q"
Last used: about last month
Why kept: I needed to wash it before returning it and I kept forgetting
Destination: return to lender. Back to "Q"

Thank you so much for letting me borrow this "Q"! Sorry I didn't get it back to you before last weekend!!!
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Less Swag(ger) in my step

Less Swag(ger) in my step
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: Cute little notebook.
Origin: Swag from a conference.
How long kept: I think about 8 months? If it's from the conference I think I got it at. It's possible that it is from 2005. (If so, Aaargh!)
Why kept: It's Perfectly Good. I Might Need it.
Destination: I used decoupage glue to decorate the covers with parts of a NYC subway map and gave it to "M"s son.

(And, "M", when he wants to let it go, fine by me!)

It's jarring

It's jarring
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: baby food jars
Why kept: might need them
How long kept: maybe two weeks. Not long at all
Destination: freecycle pickup. I knew these would be taken. They will become Sand art containers for some kids. If they aren't picked up... Recycle city sweetheart

Confession: The Kid will eat more and I might save them again
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Retired from duty

Retired from duty
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: plastic fireman's helmet
Origin: from an open house at a local fire department last Fall
Last used: this week
Why kept: oh so much fun but it's broken and has been repaired too many times
Destination: to the recycle bin
Confession: I told The Boy we'd get another one soon. I have a connection who can score one for him :)
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Bottle Baby

What:  Empty bottle
Origin:  A good friend made some lovely homemade lotions and soaps as gifts.   In 2001.
How long kept:  The lotion was long gone; the clean, but empty bottle has been in my cabinet since probably 2002.
Why kept:  Like Pooh Bear, seeing this in my medicine cabinet reminded me of her.  Nostalgia.   It Was A Gift From X.
Destination:  Housing Works, along with a bottle that once contained some of her other wonderful homemade beauty goodies.

Confession:   Some crafter on Freecycle would have loved these.   I just didn't have the time or patience to deal with the less than friction-free Freecycle transaction.   Sigh.

It's A Fine Romance (Language), But It's Over

What:  Cassette language lesson tapes.
Origin:  French might have been a refresher before "M", Mom and I went to France in, uh, 1993?   Spanish, a trip to Mexico in 2001.   (See confession.)
Usage:  Not since 1993/2001.   Aargh!
Why kept:  I might need to parlez a little bit of espanol.   Thus, They Might Be Useful; I Might Need Them.
Destination:  Housing Works.

Confession:  I have a sneaking feeling that the Spanish tapes might have belonged to a bschool friend.   And the French tapes?   I was once pretty conversant in French.   In fact, I passed out of a year of French in college based on a written test, per my undergraduate institution this was considered fluent.   And I'll admit, I could still read all of the signs.   The tapes didn't make me feel any less tongue-tied in the face of the actual Parisians.

Confession, part deux:   You may have noticed a lot of things heading out the door to Housing Works...I was out of town for a conference, and I took them over in one garbage bag before I left.   Go ahead, call me a cheater.

Cassettes.   Aargh.

Reflecting on the past 6 months

Boy, this has been so cool. I'm so glad "A" thought of this project. Although, looking at the "Kindred Spirits" page, we are not alone in our wish for a clutter free existance (well, less cluttered anyway). And we thought around February or March we would have to stretch to find things to blog.

The Hubby, Boy, Kid and I have gotten rid of many items over the past 6 months. Not all were "blogged" but we have been able to release at least one item a day since the start of the project. I think one of the best things that have come from this project is that The Boy has learned to let go of "sticky" items.

Truth be told, I'm not perfect. I know. That is a surprise to many of you! I have brought things into the house that I probably shouldn't have. But you know what? They are fewer and farther inbetween because of this project. Did I need the gold chargers for underneath the china we rarely use? Nope. Have I wanted them for a very long time? YES. (Thanks to my friend "L" for sharing them with me from her garage sale!) Do they make me happy? YES Now my goal is to use my china at least once a month. Anyway, I digress.
Happy 6 Month anniversary, 365 Things!!!

Almost return to lender

Almost return to lender
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: baby clothes borrowed from a friend when The Kid was outgrowing clothes so fast we put out a call for fleece sleepers. A friend came through in spades
how long kept: about a month past their "expiration date"
Destination: our friends requested them back originally, but changed their mind when confronted with the question, "Can we drop them off today?" They said to pass them on. Luckily, today we saw my sister-in-law and she happily took them :)

Good Fortune

What:  Fun party game version of the I-Ching.
Origin:   It was a gift from my friend K? 
How long kept:  Since the early 00s.
Usage:   A group of my girlfriends had a Christmas gift exchange, and we probably played it then.   Don't remember taking it off the shelf -- except to dust it -- since then.
Why kept:   Might play it again, so It Might Be Useful.
Destination:  Housing Works.

"S", Reporting From Beacon: Plastic vanity...

Plastic vanity...
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"A broken mirror, half-a barrette...why was I keeping this stuff over a decade? It was in a box of future...what? Things to be fixed, or things to do assemblage art with. I think that box is one and the same. Time to empty it. This isn't fix-worthy or assemblage-apt. Into the landfill, sorry Earth. I am messing with your beauty."

Traveling around

Traveling around
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: travel scrabble (possibly incomplete)
Origin: our brother picked up about 5 of these at a garage sale. He made some full sets. I received them because a friend was looking for tiles for a bridal shower invitation. You had to buy a gift that starts with the letter you received. She found another source but I took them anyway
Why kept: I tried to sell them at the garage sale but they didn't go. I was trying to figure a good outlet for them
Destination: to "A" for crafting. Hopefully you won't see these again as "good crafting intentions gone bad" :)

PS. I'm playing catch up with blogging! Sorry it's been a crazy week.
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I'm Not Waiting For The Weekend Any More

What:   A stack of books, some unread (see confession) others will never be read again.
Origin:   If you haven't noticed, I love to read!
How long kept:   Newest is about 2 years old, Madame Bovary was an annoying read about people I didn't care about.  Waiting for the Weekend, 1992?  (Ack, see confession.)
Why kept:   Might read them or might read them again, and thus They Might Be Useful.   As noted before, some have a Nostalgia component.
Destination:  My NYPL branch.   They're taking books again!

Confession:   Yeah, I probably read a review of Waiting for The Weekend in the NY Times weekend book review (I'm guessing) and bought it.   Never did get around to reading it.   I even took it off the shelf several weeks ago to see if I'd feel inspired to read it.   Not so much.   Aargh.

Guest Post: Soul-searching...and they gotta go

Soul-searching...and they gotta go
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"Old 45s (not mine, but they could've been) the result of my saying "Sure, I'll take them" when someone else was trying to unload a whole bag of two dozen. I'm such a sucker for potential crafty projects. Problem is, I'd need to be reincarnated several times as an etsy shopkeeper fanatic in order to finish all the projects I've started. This one didn't actually start, in terms of mess. I nipped it in the bud, and am offering them all up at the "2-buck or I chuck" yard sale later this summer. There are some great old graphics, like Stax-Volt. They'd make cool, um, coasters?"

Thanks, Soul Sistah "S"!

I'm on my way

I'm on my way
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: old map
Origin: I think from Wisconsin from about 5 years ago
Why kept: it recently resurfaced from an evil storage box but we kept it because it might be useful. However I got tired of moving it around so ...
Destination: it went in the recycle
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Pajama-rama

What:  Favorite pajamas.
Origin:  Cold weather cuteness and warmth.
How long kept:  I've had them for 3 or 4 years, and recently the elastic started wearing through the waistband.   Not all that long ago.
Why kept:  I might cut them up make something out of them.   And thus, They Might Be Useful.
Destination:   Mystery.   Stay tuned.

Confession:   One of the sporadic readers of this blog may find something pink and polkadotted in his or her life.   Heh heh heh.

5/23 Update:   Here's the blogged version of the pjs, part of a stuffed toy I made for my almost 100 day old niece.

Guest Post: Is this cheating?

Is this cheating?
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"I don't mean cheating on my diet...what diet? I don't believe in dieting. Rather, is consuming food just an easy way of posting a "here no more"?
Well, the root beer was leftover from last summer, so I wasn't sure if there would be any fizz left. Technically, it had to go soon, so why not today, with the dregs of my ice cream? A win-win situation. Down the hatch, while enjoying a break in my garden. (The ice cream, not so old. Maybe 3 days? Hey--I need my Vitamin D.)"

"S", I think that this counts!

Beat ya to the punch

Beat ya to the punch
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

Okay it's not quite a punch bowl but it may make "A" and other family members laugh. There is a family joke about a punchbowl
What: pretty bowl.
Origin: received it as a wedding gift
Last used: we never took it out
Why kept: it was a gift from, it might be useful, it's perfectly good
Destination: re gift for a wedding shower
It's truly a beautiful bowl, but we have others that are a little more practical for serving.
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Bread, But No Circus

What:   Two dinner rolls.
Origin:  Sent home with me from a very nice dinner at a friend's house.
How long kept:  Overnight.
Why kept:  They Might Be Useful.
Destination:  A man I see often in my local subway station.   He looked a little puzzled, but accepted them gratefully.

Confession:  Maybe I Should Have Said No when my friends wanted me to take food home, but I thought it would be more polite to accept it.   I ate the rest of the delicious food they gave to me.   It was a great meal, and then several additional wonderful meals!

More of the same

More of the same
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: more old sunscreen
Origin: nemo was from a trip to disney when The Boy was 2 and the other was from our honeymoon over 5 years ago
Why kept: out of site and it might be good still
Destination: garbage
I think we are all cleaned out of old sunscreen. Now if only I could find the stuff I just bought for this season. It does have an expire date for when we find it in three years! I guess we'll buy some more :)
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This Can't Be Jarring

What: A Good Jar.
Origin:   Pickle consumption.
How long kept:  The pickles, ugh, they were in my refrigerator for a very long time.   Not 5 years, but not 5 months.   I composted them quite some time ago.  
Why kept:   I'm re-using jars to replace tupperware, for example to store rice.   It Might Be Useful.   But I couldn't get the pickle scent out of the jar -- well, actually it was the cover.   See confession.
Destination:  Recycling.

Confession:  I tried everything.  I ran it through the dishwasher umpteen times.  I threw some baking soda in the jar and left it there for a few days -- twice, once with the jar upside down (and baking soda thus in the lid.)   Followed by yet another ride through the dishwasher.   No dice.

Too high maintenance, off to the compactor room.

Regifting the bags

Regifting the bags
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: gift bags and tissue paper received from various gifts
How long kept: I shudder to think
Destination: wedding and baby shower (for two different people)
Why: might be useful

It looks like my music kick is over. I'll keep trying though!

I Am Runneth Over -- With Cups

What:   Melamine Cups.
Origin:   Tag sale awesomeness.   (For "M" and friends, that's what we call garage sales out here in the East.)
Usage/How Long Kept:   Aargh.   I'm guessing that I got these in the 90s.   But it could have been the late 80s.   (Can I say it again?  Aargh!)
Why kept:   Out of Sight, Out of Mind.   And, what I think is for my first deployment of S/PDX's status, They're Cool and Vintage.
Destination:  Housing Works.

Confession:   They may be cool and vintage, but you can't even give them away on eBay -- I checked this about a year ago when I cleaned them out of a cabinet, and again before attempting to Freecycle them Mother's Day weekend.   I got only one response, from someone who wanted me to send a photo:   I deemed her to be too high maintenance, and a possible source of Freecycle Drama, and went with donation as the lower energy option.

Confession, cont:  I had the notion of making them into cute crafty pincushions stuck in my head until they were gone.   Proof positive that I'm reading too many craft magazines.  

(And before they went, I reasoned that if I ever actually wanted to do this, I could buy them from an eBay seller pretty much any time.)

Don't let the sun go down on me

Don't let the sun go down on me
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

The sun has set on this lawn ornament
What: outdoor decoration
Origin: I got this at a partylite party probably 5 - 10 years ago. It's been outside in all kinds of weather
Destination: recycle

I just brushed past it and it snapped. So I'll let it "wander free...."

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Me and My Shadow

What:  Powder eyeshadow of somewhat recent vintage.
Origin:  Infrequent attempts to achieve a polished visage.
Why kept:  I might need to make one of those infrequent attempts, and thus I Might Need It.
Last used:   Before last night, hmmm.   I seriously can't remember.   See confession.
Destination:  Strolling down the avenue to the nearest landfill.

Confession:   Note to self:  no more powder eyeshadow -- find eyeshadow more appropriate for skin in its 40s.   Or bag the idea entirely.

R - O - C- K in the USA (Sunday post)

R - O - C- K in the USA (Sunday post)
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

What: glider rocking chair
Origin: from when The Boy was born. Purchased at a garage sale. Mom made the beautiful cushions!
Last used: last week-- to hold clothes. We haven't rocked in to sleep in about a year
Why kept: it's always been there, some nostalgia, mom made the cushions.
Destination: SOLD at the garage sale

The cool thing was that The Boy was okay with it going. There is more space in his room to play

Confession: we received another (more comfy one) from some very generous friends! Also purged in similar fashion was the changing table. Except it didn't sell but some did pick it up from the curb :)

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Guest Post: B-gone

B-gone
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"I realized that I hadn't taken a vitamin supplement in a long while. I'm not sure why, exactly. (Aren't red wine and dark chocolate all the supplements I need?) These are pricey (I get good vitamins, cheap wine), but they were already bought. Now they are expired, so that was real smart thinking on my part. I am going back to being vigilant with my vitamin consumption--smoothie season is here! (That's why I stopped last winter. I couldn't gag them down with coffee.)"

Go in Good Health, "S."

(And in my now wide-ranging discussions with women about vitamin D deficiency -- ladies, friends, please ask your doctor to do a vitamin D serum level test the next time you visit -- one of my friends revealed that she was taking D via drops. I wonder how many other vitamins come in drop form?)

Recycle, Reuse, Reread

Recycle, Reuse, Reread
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: 2 Somerset Studio magazines.
Origin: Hello, my name is "A," and I'm a magazine addict. (Hello, "A.")
How long kept: One, close to a year. The other, since probably October or November.
Why kept: They were in a stack of other magazines, so Out of Sight, Out Of Mind. Also, I might like to look at them again, and thus I Might Need Them.
Usage: I did read them when I got them, and again before sending them to their next stop.
Destination: "S" via USPS, for her reference, re-reading, and ultimately to recycle at her discretion!

Thanks, "S".

Train train! Take me on out of this town (saturday's post)

What: peg Perego train. Forgot to take a photo!
Origin: garbage picked from the proverbial "other side of the tracks". It was like brand new
Last used: two years ago.
Why kept: we might use it again and it might be worth something
Destination: garage sale SOLD! $50 woot!
This was really cool but it was a pain to set up and it was HUGE. I could have sold it on Ebay for more but I'm so glad it's gone!!

Day 2

Day 2
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

Still @ the tag sale
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Booking!

What:  Borrowed Books.
Origin:  Travel reading.
How long kept/Usage:   Longest?  Fellowship of the Rings, since probably 1999.   Others date to early this year.  For usage, see confession.
Why kept:  Inertia.   And like other books I've surrounded myself with, they kind of became invisible, so Out Of Sight, Out of Mind. 
Destination:  Return to Lender, via USPS.

Confession:  I kept Fellowship of the Rings because I might read it, and thus It Might Be Useful.   True or false:  Tolkien is mostly for adolescent and post-adolescent boys?   I finally choked down The Hobbit in the late 90s, but never managed any of the others.   (And I haven't seen Lord of the Rings movies based on a personal rule:  I refuse to see films that last more than 120 minutes.)

Confession part deux:   These are going back to Mom.   I feel that since they already belong to her, our ordinary rule excluding items given to Mom does not apply:   I'm not generating new stuff in Mom's life, I'm merely putting something back on the right shelf.

The shelf that is not in my house.

Digression:   My first job after college was working in a residential drug and alcohol treatment center for adolescents.   The kids, who were great and by now hopefully all living good, sober middle-aged* lives, used "to book" as a verb.   It meant, decamping from treatment without authorization or having completed treatment.   I never got that.  From time to time, I hear, "Gotta book," when someone (usually a fictional character) is talking about leaving rapidly.   Hmmm.

*Question:   Is Gen-Y middle aged yet?

Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: Wool-cashmere blend sweater.
Origin: The bitch & swap.
How long kept: About 16 months?
Why kept: Might wear it it again, and thus I Might Need It.
Destination: Housing Works

Confession: This sweater was cute, and looked good on me.  (It was Perfectly Good.)  But it was a bit snug around the arms. And it took forever to dry! Verdict: Guilty of being too high maintenance.

Just take those old records off the shelf

Just take those old records off the shelf
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

And outta our house!!! I'd play them if only I had a turntable and dance in my tighty whites hmmmm on second thought, don't need to hear an over-preponderence of bass! :)
What: old record albums. Approx 60 of them
Why kept: out of sight & nostalgia. Who knows, I might digitize them (not). Who am I kidding. I own the CDs of the ones I truly love and ... Really now, I'm NEVER going to listen to the Wham! Album (on purpose)
Destination: garage sale $1 a piece or $20 for all. One lady took some for the album cover art work and nostalgia. Another guy took the Beatles albums (not collectible)
So far 10 have sold for $7. I bargained :). Total take for us: $108! Woooot
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At the tag sale

At the tag sale
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

$10 for the basket hee hee
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Blog Post to Check Out

Organizing Goddess wrote a great post, contemplating a couple of our themes...I Might Need It, and Broken.

It's called, "Saved From the What If Monster."  Check it out here.

Guest Post: la-di-da and later, annie hall

la-di-da and later, annie hall
Originally uploaded by heywattsky

"I have a sizable tie collection. I am trying to weed it out, starting with this (which had been my grandfather's but not a classic keeper). Well, in fact, I DID keep it for over 30 years, since I inherited all his ties around 1978; when I decided Annie Hall was my alter ego he gladly gave them to me and I even learned how to tie the knot. This looks a little too school boy, so I think I will pass it along to that tag sale bag that is growing."

Thanks so much "S". I don't think I've ever shared the existence of my own tie collection with you. We all have the same stuff!

Walk this way

Walk this way
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

Talk this way! Walk this waaaay! I'm keeping to my music kick :)

What: 3-6 months little shoes
Origin: gift for The Kid.
Last used: about 2 months ago
Destination: garage sale

Sadly, we hardly put shoes on him. Actually we rarely put shoes on him at all.

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Number 5, Number 5, Number 5

Number 5, Number 5, Number 5
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: Single use food containers.
Origin: Doggie bags from friends and family. (See confession.)
How long kept: Oldest one might date back to January, 2009. Or 2008? Newest, since Sunday.
Why kept: They might be storing something, or be sitting in my extremely spacious kitchen cabinet waiting to store something: They Might Be Useful.
Destination: They recycle number 5 plastic at Whole Foods.

Confession: I think that one of these contained birthday cake that I carried back to NYC from Chicago. Maybe this year. My birthday was in January. Aargh.

Confession, cont.: Sorry, neighborhood health food store -- the Big Box Behemoth wins this round.

Kermit was wrong

Kermit was wrong
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

It *is* easy to be green (you'll note that Kermit sang a song called "It's Not Easy Being Green".)
What: organic cotton baby sleeper (worn once or twice by the Kid -- he grew too fast!)
Origin/confession: we bought this for a friend's baby but by the time we saw her, she had outgrown it
why kept: by the time she had outgrown it, I was pregnant.
Last used: three+ months ago. I still may keep this. No no I won't. It is tagged and ready for its...
Destination: garage sale.

More stuff is getting picked up tomorrow wooooot!
Off topic: now I have the song about rainbows going through my head ... Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other siiiiiide

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There's a stain on his notebook where his coffee cup was

There's a stain on his notebook where his coffee cup was
Originally uploaded by DeClutter

Well on his shirt anyway (black black black coffee on his shirt). Now I'm going to have Squeeze running through my head

What: a leaky sealing coffee cup
Last used: last week
Origin: swag from a vendor at my work
Why kept: been forgetting to blog it
Destination: recycle

This is Tuesday's post
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