Beauty

[just bee]

On 6/4/2014 Dosey said: I just did my time - 15 minutes picking up and putting things away. I also bagged seven tops and one cardigan that I never wear. I'll drop it off at the donation box tomorrow morning. I counted my flip flops, just bee. 22. Three pairs are strictly beach/pool shoes. Two pairs have not been worn in more than a year. I really do not like them, so I tossed them. They could not be donated because the footbed is too worn. I have a new no buy - flip flops.

Flip flops! I can honestly say that this is one item I do not collect! (Can't tolerate anything between my toes. None of that "thong" business for me.)

I do admit I still have a very old pair of Asian bamboo and velveteen from the 70s. Kinda like this without the "arty" part:

[just bee]

On 6/4/2014 aprilskies said: My 15 mins is done too. I bagged some stuff as well. I even decluttered some dvds but thought I could part with more. Anyone declutter dvds?

I should! We have films in the collection that I will never watch.

I used to lend my movies and never get them back. Now it doesn't bother me because so many were VHS. I do miss my Godfather DVD series, though...

Why don't people return things?

Neither a borrower nor a lender be,
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry...

[just bee]

On 6/5/2014 FUTURE said: I did my 15 minutes today. Probably closer to 30. My cleaning lady came, so I had to "pre-clean" lol. I also worked in our home office this morning, and filed a bunch of stuff, as well as got a lot of papers out to take to shred. I also cleaned up and got rid of a few things in our storage room a/k/a walk-in attic a/k/a spare bedroom that's empty but full of stuff. I am just going to have to buckle down and really get after that room. It's driving me insane. There's a lot of stuff in there to donate -- it's just getting to it! I might just do one or two boxes a day. I also need to go through a few things in the kitchen -- Tupperware (with no lids, OBVS), for one. Then the closet, which I usually do twice a year, but it's getting disorganized again. That'll only take me an hour or two. Other than that, I'm pretty good around here. It's just not ADDING to it. Oh! And I think I'm going to throw out 90% of my nail polish. I just don't need it, and many are old. But that's in the storage room, so I'll include it in that. I discovered today that I have about 30 candles. Omg, what am I going to do with all of them?!?! Burn 'em, I guess!! I'll be done by 2040 or so........ Oh, I was good this week beauty-wise, but did pick up a new polish (I think I'm just going to use one "system" from now on, and have 4-5 colors that are classic me, that I KNOW I'll wear). Also, a dupe for my BB powder I love. I actually think I'm going to love it for summer, because it absorbs a little better, then save the BB for winter. And one lip gloss. I know, I know. One per week is good for me!! Sad, I know. I had a friend ask me the other day what kind of lipstick I wear. My answer? Um, Every. Single. Kind. Ever. Made. And ten of each of them. It's insanity......night, girls!!

I always thought I could re-purpose nail polish. I discovered I collected that, too, yet I never polish my nails. Could I paint rocks? Decorate clay pots?

I made up a whole list of things to do with old polish and then I tossed it all!

I stopped buying candles several years ago because I rarely burn them. Still have more than I need, but once they're gone, they're gone.

[just bee]

[Kay SD]

Ok, I'll play. I spent more like a half hour sorting out and rearranging the two cupboards in which I keep dishes and glassware. Ended up with a more convenient arrangement, and a whole load of surplus glasses and mugs, and a few other miscellaneous things. I'm keeping the set of 6 Italian dinner plates that my mother gave me 20 years ago. I don't need them and seldom use them, but there they are; they were a big (nice) surprise because she didn't often give me gifts.

I also keep going through my bath and beauty products and tossing one or two a week. You know the drill: toss it, feel guilty it's wasted, feel relieved it's gone, forget it ever existed. I've got the whole cycle down to about 45 seconds!

Last week, I went through the things I wear to sleep in (it would be dignifying them to call them pajamas) and got rid of the rattiest of them. I am recycling my oldest tee shirts to sleep in, supplemented by some great woven cotton sleep pants from Target, $12 each and nice colors. I love pajamas, and now I have a whole "new" batch.

Although I didn't have any to toss, it felt good to go through all the t-shirts, sort and re-fold them, and store them on trays on my closet shelves. I got wire mesh desk trays at Target--the kind that are open on one of the long sides, so about 12" wide, and about 10" wide. Turns out they are a great size for folded knit shirts. Now I can store them on a higher shelf; I just take down the wire tray, lift out the one I want, and pop the stack, still neat, back on the shelf. I'm very pleased with this method. I use those rattan baskets lined with cotton for sweaters, but the wire in-baskets make it easier to see everything.

How come I still have so many shirts, though? Long sleeve, short sleeve, elbow sleeve, sleeveless, and camis; thicker and lighter weight fabrics and textures; turtlenecks, v-necks, round necks; blacks, whites and various colors--they really add up. Well, there are at least two seasons, and I wear one most days. Still, I bet I have five or six dozen. How about you? How many is enough? Too much? Just right?

[FUTURE]

Well, I got a second wind last night and cleaned out both of my dressers! It maybe took 45 minutes, and I reorganized them as I went. Got rid of an entire kitchen trash bag full of stuff. Today I might do the garage. I have a shower to go to in a bit, then I think I'll do that and my kitchen today. It's supposed to be stormy, so this will be a good day for it. Have a good one, Compacters!

[marky]

Getting ready to start de-cluttering again today but more importantly, I am NOT buying the Fresh Cream Philosophy TSV. I love the fresh cream but I don't NEED it. I vow to use up what I have. I have finally come to the realization that there will always be a TSV from Philosophy just around the corner whenever I truly NEED something.

It is unbelievable the number of fragrance sprays, shower gels and lotions I have purchased over the years. Some of the lotions turned which I don't understand. I can buy a bottle of Jergens and it never turns rancid like the Philosophy products do. Oh, well, lessons learned. Years ago, prior to QVC and HSN, I would buy one bottle of shampoo or lotion or shower gel. I would use it until it was gone and then I'd buy another one. Then for some reason I started "collecting" these items and have multiples of each product. NO MORE MULTIPLES !!! Not only do they sometimes spoil, I have to store all of them. Now, I'm off to de-clutter.

[just bee]

On 6/7/2014 marky said:

Getting ready to start de-cluttering again today but more importantly, I am NOT buying the Fresh Cream Philosophy TSV. I love the fresh cream but I don't NEED it. I vow to use up what I have. I have finally come to the realization that there will always be a TSV from Philosophy just around the corner whenever I truly NEED something.

It is unbelievable the number of fragrance sprays, shower gels and lotions I have purchased over the years. Some of the lotions turned which I don't understand. I can buy a bottle of Jergens and it never turns rancid like the Philosophy products do. Oh, well, lessons learned. Years ago, prior to QVC and HSN, I would buy one bottle of shampoo or lotion or shower gel. I would use it until it was gone and then I'd buy another one. Then for some reason I started "collecting" these items and have multiples of each product. NO MORE MULTIPLES !!! Not only do they sometimes spoil, I have to store all of them. Now, I'm off to de-clutter.

No truer words. What the h_ll made us stockpile all this kr_p?

[FUTURE]

Went through the kitchen (very little to do there), and straightened the garage. Threw out some old bug spray and random stuff. Feels good! I'll start to tackle the storage room tomorrow or this week.

[Barbiedr]

On 6/6/2014 Barbiedr said:

Due to a job change, my daughter and granddaughter may be moving in with me. I will be happy to have them and I have 2 extra bedrooms but the closets are filled with my QVC clothes. All of a sudden I am faced with a major overhaul of my clothes collection. I'll be lucky if I can give each of them half a closet. Wish me luck.

Well over the last 2days I have gathered 2 large garbage bags full of clothes to get rid of. .Still didn't clear much room in the closets. Amazing how squeezed in they were.