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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Georgiaberry Mobley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Georgiaberry
Fouke
AR
USA
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 Posted - Sep 21 2010 : 04:22:22 AM
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Oh Brenda, how I long for a dumpster LOL! Have fun with it! Alee, that is a great technique for sorting out clothes to be donated - one load of laundry at a time. Sometimes I have my hands on an item, of clothes or whatever, and I think, I just do not want to have to handle this thing even one more time, I want this to be the last time this item requires any processing, and I go find a donation bag or the trash to put it in, and that feels good!
Friends, you are inspiring! Any threads going on here to support losing a few pounds? I need partners for that, too.
Farmgirl Georgiaberry
always busy at www.SunshineForDinner.com
Farmgirl Sisterhood #782
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meggy2
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
barb
Flemington
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 1:11:31 PM
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| I just found this de-clutter pledge site and what a lot of great ideas! I already have a trash bag full of clothes to donate and I cut up DH old t shirts and have lots of cleaning rags. Now I just have to clean. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Cabin Dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
54 Posts
Brenda
Cortland
NY
USA
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Posted - Sep 24 2010 : 4:51:34 PM
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Guess I'm not so weird after all! Sounds like this is a dream of many of my farmgirl friends. My hubby and I have a 15 yard dumpster a little over 1/2 full. Cleaned out all of the basement. Have added some stuff from our cabin as well. Still need to do the attic and we have stuff hidden behind our shed that can go as well. We're busy today getting ready for a cookout tomorrow, so the cleaning is on hold. We have the dumpster for 2 weeks, so I will still be plugging away at it next week. I am elated to have the basement clean - not that I can really use the space, but now it's cleared. I live in a house that was built in the late 1800's or early 1900's we don't know for sure. The basement is laid up stone and is very damp. But it seemed like a catch-all for things that could take the damp air (and some that couldn't). There were some old metal stove pokers from the previous owner, that crumbled when I picked them up. I think I inhaled lots of spider webs in the process too!(didn't see any snakes- didn't look real hard either - haha). We "inherited" lots of junk when we purchased our cabin 3 yrs ago, most of that we were able to dispose of in trash bags immediately, but there were miscellanous big things- rusty pipes, bent up/broken building material that we just put in the dumpster. The previous owners left all their contents in the cabin. We have vintage 70's furniture that still suits our purpose for now until we can gradually replace.So I guess we're really cleaning out 2 homes.The cabin is all cleared out now - except what we would like to replace.So it's back to concentrating on the house!
I will keep you posted!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Motholelis Mom
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Deborah
Louisville
CO
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2010 : 10:10:05 AM
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The DH and I had a heart to heart talk and he says HE doesn't feel like our house is our home either. Who knew? We have been "planning" a garage sale for years and never get around to it, but have all this junk we have been saving for it, so we actually discussed the dumpster for hire thing too and came to an agreement about that, and selling the valuable things on Craig's list.
I wish I had taken before and after photos. My giant project last weekend was to reclaim our rec room from all the boxes and junk and dust and moth ridden wool carpet. It took two days but the room is now our meditation place and it feels and looks beautiful! It has freed up so much of my energy that was being drained away everytime I had to walk through there. It has been just the motivation I need to tackle some of the other big de-clutter jobs around the house, and DH says he wants to clear out the garage so we might actually be able to park a vehicle in it!
Keep up the good work, Sisters!
Deborah
Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-- Margaret B. Runbeck
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traildancer
True Blue Farmgirl
485 Posts
Loyce
Glide
OR
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2010 : 10:05:37 AM
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Woo-hoo to all of you. Great job on the de-cluttering.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2010 : 10:22:39 AM
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WooHoo! I have most of my computer room sorted and cleaned! I'm doin' pretty good...Now to call Goodwill and have them come get all of this junk...that dumpster idea still sounds good...
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2010 : 10:35:14 AM
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That is awesome! What a positive movement we are making in our lives!
This morning I pulled out my fridge and got all the built up dirt away from the air intake. It's not decluttering but my house feels cleaner already and I am more motivated to keep up the cleaning/decluttering project!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2010 : 09:38:04 AM
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I think I, at least, get to the point where all of my possessions start to own me. Getting rid of stuff gives me a feeling of freedom. I still have to go through my clothing and get rid of about half of it, since it doesn't fit. And then to Andrew's closet, and the linen closet with sheets that don't fit a queen sized bed and I haven't EVEN started on the books...OOF! lots to be done! But I'm lovin' it!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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Cabin Dreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
54 Posts
Brenda
Cortland
NY
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2010 : 5:24:38 PM
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Dumpster is gone! Yes we filled it! Feels so good! Still have a few things to give away/donate. Still have a couple boxes to sort through, but other than that- our basement is cleared out, the attic is cleared out, the yard is cleared. The house was turned upside down, but I will get things in order this weekend. It is amazing how good this feels!The next step will be re wallpapering and floor replacement- but that will come in time. Still need to finish siding the house first. Always something! :-)
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22937 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2010 : 9:01:00 PM
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Oh farmgirls, woe is me. If you remember, I de-cluttered the whole house last fall. Our son moved home (it's 3 months now) and HE is after us to do it again! After I moaned and groaned, I realized that I really do have a lot more sorting to do. He is helping and things are getting better. He will be 44 tomorrow and has had great impact on my "stuff". Maybe this de-cluttering must be done on a regular basis from some of us. Good luck to y'all.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2010 : 9:46:22 PM
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I think that is true Bonnie! One thing that helped me realize how often I have to be on top of this stuff is thinking about how often my arms are full when I am coming home! Where does all this stuff come from? And then birthdays and Christmases can be (fun) but (horrible) at the same time because suddenly you have another influx of STUFF!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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