THROW OUT FOR THE DAY: Whew, I finally got through the back hall closet. First I collected all the bags - it was disgustingly revealing how I love bags - picking them up at Yard Sales and DI and the discards of my kids.
I got rid of this many bags, keeping only 2, plus the two diaper bags I couldn't make myself get rid of. Someone else will have to throw those out when I die. They have too many memories. I made them because Tony wouldn't be seen with a flowery diaper bag, which was all that you could buy at the time. So I made him the plain levi one, then I made the red levi one for me.
So if you want any of these, they will be taken to DI on Friday.
I also have a thing for 3 ring binders, and found these nice cloth covered ones that I've never used. I kept the 3 to the right and am giving away the four to the left (I can't go cold turkey!!!)
These are very revealing: Old carbon paper, typing paper, and a Rick's college folder. Those are tucked nicely back into the closet, just for the sake of antiquity.
AND HOW DO I GET RID OF "DADDY'S NOSES" - GO AHEAD, LET YOUR HARD HEARTS CONVINCE ME OF CHUCKING THESE!!! HAHAHAHAH
In the Christmas wrap section, I had all these gift boxes - I NEVER USE!! To make it more interesting; the four brown ones aren't gift boxes at all - I was recycling these from when you get stuff from a bakery - so old I don't know what bakery! Maybe New York! Yiy, I'm bad!
TA-DA - THE FINISHED CLOSET - DON'T IT LOOK SOOOO NICE!
4 comments:
Oh wow, Mom, that looks fantastic. And the fact that you can now put the vacuum in it is amazing.
I would love to have the daddy noses if you can part with them. It would make a great ward talent for next year. And, if you care to part with it, I would also love the plain levi diaper bag. I know I said not to give it to me, but if you are going to keep it you might as well put my name on it for when you keel over. ;)
I'm also laughing because I kept bakery boxes to use for transporting pies but could never find them when I needed them so I finally tossed them last month. AND I also had a big box of carbon paper. I took a deep breath and let it go, telling myself that whoever bought it at DI would put it to better use than I ever did.
And I collect notbooks the way you do binders.
Yay! Way to go! I especially love that the vacuum has a real home now; it has been homeless for too long! :)
I agree with the stuff you chose to keep; I'd bee keeping those, too!
Wow! you can see the closet actually has shelves rather than strategically stacked piles from floor to ceiling!
I'm envious of you mother. I want to de-clutter my house because we are becoming crowded, especially with the girls getting bigger.
I haven't been able to muster the strength to trash my "things". you are giving my strength with each blog I read. Yet with school going I am able to justify that I have no time for organizing and dejunking. But school will be closed soon, then I will need to find another reason to be too busy. Sigh.
The closet is all organized and pretty looking... Awesome job!
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