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[amyb]

A few things today:

A bed pillow, no longer good, 10 years old, flattens out when I tried it one more time. I have plenty of fresh ones. Makes room in my front closet, where this was stored, "just in case."

Went through "mom's trunk" in my upstairs walk-in closet where I've saved some of her favorite things, a few clothing items, her family and my baby pictures, a little paperwork left for both parents. Found more taxes and paperwork I could shred.

Another old show program of mine from "mementos." Everything in that realm has been consolidated, but I still keep going through things little by little to get rid of anything and everything I can toss from my "memories!"

That's it for today! Gotta get to taxes next...not today!

Have a good day, everyone.

[JudyL]

Today I decluttered 3 foundations - still have too many so some may get decluttered in the next round; 1 skin care product, it's not a bad product just found something that I like better; 14 lip products - lipsticks and glosses.  I still have way too many of those too but this is a start.

[amyb]

Forgot to post earlier...while in my mom's trunk, I did toss one of her cardigan tops from there, couldn't be donated; a few of the buttons were broken. I still have a small collection that remind me most of her in there. 

[taquito]

amyb, I know that you and I lost our mothers around the same time.  I was just thinking of my mom when I put out some of her ceramic Easter decorations that she painted.  It’s good to have some reminders of them around. 

[amyb]

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@taquito wrote:

amyb, I know that you and I lost our mothers around the same time.  I was just thinking of my mom when I put out some of her ceramic Easter decorations that she painted.  It’s good to have some reminders of them around. 

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@taquito Aw, I didn't remember that...thank you for saying that.

That's wonderful you have your mom's painted Easter decorations, I love that. 🐰🐣 I have some ceramics my gramma, mom's mom did (Christmas) and some of mom's best friends made her things too, and signed them "to Phyllis" so I love those too.

I especially appreciated your comment because as I posted about the trunk/clothing, I almost said "I know maybe saving clothes (I have a few items that hang in my upstairs closet too) of a person who's passed, might seem creepy or weird to some", and I'd get that. We're all different how we feel about and treat that stuff.

For me & mom...shopping for clothing was our thing, she was a true fashionista...and keeping some of her favorite "looks" around...it's like a special piece of her, I "see her" each time I see them...not weird or sad, to me, but heart warming. Yesterday's one I let go of wasn't special so it was ok to let that go. I think what's left will stay...all have sentimental value for various reasons.

Anyway..💞Tks, for the comment.

[rnmom]

I am going to donate an electric blanket that doesn't work really well anymore. It gets warm in spots but not really hot. I was going to toss it but I will take it to the church food pantry where I take other items to give away for free. Someone may be able to get some use out of it, If not they can toss it. 

[Sooner]

About half of what was in one attic walkout space.  Amazes me we got so much done. Clothes, throw pillows, throws, shoes, purses, etc.  

The key to it?  Last fall I put all the summer clothes in pink storage bags.  So I knew what was summer clothes, and I knew what was boxes and bags of things from years ago.  So now I have winter clothes I "missed" this year stored properly and tagged, along with this years as they go up.

Now as I get out summer clothes, about 1/4 of them will get tossed!  You have to have a system and things tagged or it is insurmountable.

[gidgetgh]

Took 4 container store clear shoes boxes to Goodwill. 

Took a few things to consignment- 1 pair of Birkenstocks, a wallet/credit card holder thingy, a Swarovski pen and a Brahmin notebook and refill.

I replaced my bed pillow yesterday and my old one went out in the trash this morning.  I also changed out the 2 pillows I had on my guest room bed with two other pillows I had new, in the guestroom closet. I kept one of the old ones and put it in the closet and threw one out.  So the net result of all that pillow switcheroo was that I am one pillow less.  Always striving for less.

I took one purse to consignment 2 days ago and it has already sold. 

[magicmoodz]

@gidgetgh @amyb 

I just had to share something silly I did today. I was cleaning/sorting/decluttering things in my linen armoire this afternoon when I came across 3 old dishtowels that belonged to my mom.

Now I am a bit of a dishtowel snob and only keep them in great condition. Trust me, these 3 towels have seen better days, but I just cannot throw them away. I have never used them, I don't even know how or why I have them, but for some reason they represent my mom in sentimental ways. So once again, I tucked them behind a stack of towels only to visit them the next time I declutter that armoire.

[gidgetgh]

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@magicmoodz wrote:

@gidgetgh @amyb 

I just had to share something silly I did today. I was cleaning/sorting/decluttering things in my linen armoire this afternoon when I came across 3 old dishtowels that belonged to my mom.

Now I am a bit of a dishtowel snob and only keep them in great condition. Trust me, these 3 towels have seen better days, but I just cannot throw them away. I have never used them, I don't even know how or why I have them, but for some reason they represent my mom in sentimental ways. So once again, I tucked them behind a stack of towels only to visit them the next time I declutter that armoire.

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@magicmoodz - I understand totally about the dish towels.