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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jan 22, 2018 22:33:44 GMT
So I purged my closet. I cannot sell any of my clothes because I always remove garment tags before I wear them. They annoy me/some give me rash and I hate tags rubbing on my skin. I can donate them to goodwill but I don’t think they will ise them either since no tags. Am I to just throw them or shoild I try a garage sale? Any other place that will take them and put to good use? What about a homeless or women's shelter? Might be worth a call to a local one to see if they would be interested. Another option might be to sell them as a lot on one of the Facebook sales pages. You could explain the sizes/brands in your description, with the note that labels are missing. Your question makes me wonder what thrift stores do with clothes that have been made at home? I've donated many things over the years that I've sewn myself, both for DD and myself.
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Post by prapea on Jan 22, 2018 22:35:10 GMT
So I purged my closet. I cannot sell any of my clothes because I always remove garment tags before I wear them. They annoy me/some give me rash and I hate tags rubbing on my skin. I can donate them to goodwill but I don’t think they will ise them either since no tags. Am I to just throw them or shoild I try a garage sale? Any other place that will take them and put to good use? What about a homeless or women's shelter? Might be worth a call to a local one to see if they would be interested. Another option might be to sell them as a lot on one of the Facebook sales pages. You could explain the sizes/brands in your description, with the note that labels are missing. Your question makes me wonder what thrift stores do with clothes that have been made at home? I've donated many things over the years that I've sewn myself, both for DD and myself. Thank You. I forgot about homeless or womens shelter. Will look into that
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Post by Linda on Jan 23, 2018 2:40:43 GMT
Your question makes me wonder what thrift stores do with clothes that have been made at home? I've donated many things over the years that I've sewn myself, both for DD and myself. I've seen home-sewn garments at my local Goodwill - I've even bought a few.
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Post by kelly8875 on Jan 23, 2018 3:08:11 GMT
So somewhere in an early page, I talked about getting rid of piles I moved into this house 2 years ago. A lot of those piles officially left the house on Saturday! In the trunk, backseat and front seat of my car...all gone!
And I've been officially "moving in" to my scrapbook area. Sure, I've had stuff in there, but the space is smaller than I had at my old house, so I had a lot of extra piles. Constantly in the way piles. Overwhelming, so I would just leave them. Now, they're almost gone! It feels amazing. I got ruthless, pitched a lot of stuff, and have a teacher friend that can use extra supplies! I want to have this room done this week, so that's my new goal.
Next on the list is my attic/storage area. I just need to organize it better instead of the piles it is now.
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Post by styxgirl on Jan 23, 2018 19:27:46 GMT
I got through my pantry cabinet!!! YAY!!!!
I felt bad though because I had one FULL trash bag of old, opened or long ago expired food! UGH.
But, I have more room, everything is organized now so you can actually SEE what's in there to eat!
Then, I pooped out and went to bed. Leaving the sink and counter full of NASTY dinner dishes.
So, I'll have that mess to deal with tonight when I get home. BUT, the pantry is CLEAN! <<<Happy Dance>>>!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 19:59:14 GMT
way to go styxgirl!!!! I would love to clean out my pantry--it's actually a coat closet that we converted to 1/2 use for the pantry. It is the closest door to the entranceway!! So IF I start it, it has to be quick or nobody can come or go!! I've done it in the past, but I've done it when everybody would be gone for the whole day. My husband is retired now, and is home all the time now!! Last time I did it, I only cleaned out one shelf at a time--and when I was finished I had to go back and rearrange lots of stuff on the shelves because "same" kind of stuff ended up on two or three shelves. So, for now, I guess I will continue in other areas of the house, and forget about the pantry until I can't stuff another thing in there!!
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Post by Anita on Jan 23, 2018 21:31:38 GMT
Last weekend I cleared out about 2/3 of my closet. It was liberating!
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Post by scrappinmama on Jan 23, 2018 21:41:51 GMT
I'm still working on converting my scrapbook room in to a home office. I bought a file cabinet today, so I plan to start organizing and purging paperwork.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 23, 2018 22:16:43 GMT
I got through my pantry cabinet!!! YAY!!!! I felt bad though because I had one FULL trash bag of old, opened or long ago expired food! UGH.But, I have more room, everything is organized now so you can actually SEE what's in there to eat! Then, I pooped out and went to bed. Leaving the sink and counter full of NASTY dinner dishes. So, I'll have that mess to deal with tonight when I get home. BUT, the pantry is CLEAN! <<<Happy Dance>>>!!! But you've made it so that waste is much less likely to happen again in the future
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2018 23:02:05 GMT
While I was putting away the laundry today, I cleaned out the towel cupboard in the bathroom. (just one of them--there are TWO!!) That wasn't "planned" it just happened!! I need MORE to happen around here!!
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 23, 2018 23:09:55 GMT
Went through the garage and gathered up all the loose screws and nails and things and put them in the cases I talked about earlier. Found a bunch of pegboard organizers I forgot I had. Cleared four drawers and there are starting to be empty spots on the shelves which is exciting!
Two more large frames are in the donation box.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 23, 2018 23:10:26 GMT
Anyone here have a collection of condiment packs from various restaurants? How do you organize those? We no longer keep them as we found they never really were used.
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Post by thracian on Jan 24, 2018 18:15:58 GMT
I stopped sorting when I went on vacation, then came home with food poisoning. I'm feeling better but am struggling to get motivated. Maybe I overdid it at first. I'll try doing one box tonight.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 24, 2018 22:34:28 GMT
I stopped sorting when I went on vacation, then came home with food poisoning. I'm feeling better but am struggling to get motivated. Maybe I overdid it at first. I'll try doing one box tonight. I'm sorry you got sick! One box is a good idea. Maybe a small one or one you think you can easily get rid of most of the contents? Did you take any photos of stuff going to the donation or trash? Now would be a good time to look lovingly at them If you didn't, think about it for future motivation! Or perhaps go play on Pinterest looking up examples of how you want to decorate or make use of that one room with all the boxes? Or maybe put on your favorite music and just grab a box, any old box.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 25, 2018 0:34:24 GMT
So I purged my closet. I cannot sell any of my clothes because I always remove garment tags before I wear them. They annoy me/some give me rash and I hate tags rubbing on my skin. I can donate them to goodwill but I don’t think they will ise them either since no tags. Am I to just throw them or shoild I try a garage sale? Any other place that will take them and put to good use? What about a homeless or women's shelter? Might be worth a call to a local one to see if they would be interested. Another option might be to sell them as a lot on one of the Facebook sales pages. You could explain the sizes/brands in your description, with the note that labels are missing. Your question makes me wonder what thrift stores do with clothes that have been made at home? I've donated many things over the years that I've sewn myself, both for DD and myself. I work in a thrift store. We still sell clothes with missing tags, as well as homemade clothes.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 25, 2018 0:54:51 GMT
Well, I've still been getting rid of things as I see them. But I don't have a huge amount of stuff piled up.
Also, since starting a job at a second hand shop, I stopped buying for recreation.
I see the things people accumulated, then donated, losing the money they spent. I just see a lot of waste.
And I see the people, the regulars, who come in every day, or every week, and have to buy something. Anything.
Also, since we are talking about donating our purged items, may I be so bold as to say: Please don't donate anything not in really good condition. Nothing stained, ripped, missing buttons, broken zippers, pilled, etc.
No toys or house goods with "only one missing piece" or "only a little broken."
It takes a lot of work to sort items, and costs the thrift Corp a lot of money to dispose of unsellable items.
Also, think of how upset those who spend the little money they have on an item, not realizing it is defective in some way, then are stuck.
Not everyone can just go buy it new. And not everyone can replace it once they buy it second hand.
(Steps off soapbox)
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 25, 2018 13:34:03 GMT
That is a good reminder. I've been guilty of that in the past because I have no issues buying something that needs a little work but after reading all the articles about the sheer amount of stuff thrift stores get in and the money and effort needed to process, I now only donate anything I am too busy to sell myself. And I try not to drop off massive amounts of stuff at once, just a box or two here and there.
I do wish there was a place for cloth recycling in my area. I have stuff that isn't in good condition to donate but I don't want to put it in a landfill either.
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 25, 2018 13:54:02 GMT
Speaking of clothing, I started pulling clothes out for the kids consignment sale. Have a large laundry basket of washed clothes that needs to be ironed and hung up with matching accessories. Will have another one to do after I oxy soak a bunch. I normally sell at one that has more stringent requirements but higher percentage of earnings but then found out that another sale is happening right after. They are less stringent on what they accept and will take brands the other sale doesn't. So my plan is to pick up unsold items from the first sale, switch tags and take them to the second sale a couple of days later. The second sale is much bigger so I'm hoping I get rid of most of the clothing and make a little more money. If all goes well that means eight boxes of kid clothes GONE! I'm tempted to go through the next size up I am holding on for my youngest because she is much more into dresses and girly things than my oldest was. Plus we had a OUAC recently open and their clothes are so cheap! Might be easier to just get rid of most of the clothes I am holding onto and buy my youngest a new wardrobe each season since she is so freaking opinionated.
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Post by Linda on Jan 25, 2018 14:05:01 GMT
I do wish there was a place for cloth recycling in my area. I have stuff that isn't in good condition to donate but I don't want to put it in a landfill either. I'm pretty sure that Goodwill accepts non-wearable clothing and recycles it into rags - check with your local shop obviously but I believe that they are an exception to 'only donate in decent condition' for clothing
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 25, 2018 14:15:01 GMT
I do wish there was a place for cloth recycling in my area. I have stuff that isn't in good condition to donate but I don't want to put it in a landfill either. I'm pretty sure that Goodwill accepts non-wearable clothing and recycles it into rags - check with your local shop obviously but I believe that they are an exception to 'only donate in decent condition' for clothing I've read that but I'm guessing they still have to go through it? Even if I label it? When I used to drop things off they just threw everything into piles in the back. It would be nice to have a dedicated bin so it doesn't get mixed in with decent clothes. I got a little excited when my recycling place recently added a bin but it is for gently used clothing.
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Post by tracyarts on Jan 25, 2018 14:30:55 GMT
This morning I packed a box of canned goods from the pantry to take to the new house, all the rest of our hurricane season emergency supply. Stuff like soups, pre-seasoned vegetables, pouches of tuna, etc... All things that can be opened, heated up and eaten as-is. I figure if we don't want to unpack the kitchen for a few days we can use some of this stuff up and make do.
Later today I'm going to go through the rest of the pantry and pack some jarred and boxed/bagged goods, and go through what's left so I can plan meals to use it all up. If I have enough energy, I want to go through the chest freezer and pull out everything that needs to go into the trash and make a list of what's left so we can use it up too. We're not taking the freezer with us. There's not going to be a good place to put it, and to be honest we really never made great use out of it anyway.
My goal is to keep the amount of food we have to deal with moving to a minimum by using up what we have between now and then (the house should finally be ready at the beginning of March).
Tomorrow I want to list a bunch of stuff on the local facebook buy and sell groups to see if I can get rid of some of it over the weekend. And maybe list a few things on eBay.
That's as far forward as I'm looking. We may take a day trip this weekend if the weather cooperates. If it rains and stays rainy, we'll run our out of town errand we need to do, and then spend the rest of the weekend packing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 14:35:44 GMT
Fb had decluttering top of fridge today. That's 1 area I'd ever thought of before. And those little cabinets above it that no one can reach. I know ive got some stuff in there I never use. What do y'all keep up there? I'm gonna get started on that today. Someone commented they got a basket that was big enough for cookie sheets.
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 25, 2018 14:43:13 GMT
Fb had decluttering top of fridge today. That's 1 area I'd ever thought of before. And those little cabinets above it that no one can reach. I know ive got some stuff in there I never use. What do y'all keep up there? I just have my parents' wedding china in that cabinet and an empty shelf. Maybe I will see if my huge canner will fit up there so I can get it out of the dirty garage. On top of the actual fridge is a container of packaged treats (cupcakes, swiss rolls) and my kids' candy bucket.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 25, 2018 14:45:05 GMT
Fb had decluttering top of fridge today. That's 1 area I'd ever thought of before. And those little cabinets above it that no one can reach. I know ive got some stuff in there I never use. What do y'all keep up there? I'm gonna get started on that today. Someone commented they got a basket that was big enough for cookie sheets. I stopped using the cabinet above the refrigerator. I did a major purge when we remodeled the kitchen, so I didn't really need the space. Plus, our new refrigerator sticks out farther, so I can't reach that cabinet without a step-stool.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jan 25, 2018 15:38:55 GMT
Fb had decluttering top of fridge today. That's 1 area I'd ever thought of before. And those little cabinets above it that no one can reach. I know ive got some stuff in there I never use. What do y'all keep up there? I'm gonna get started on that today. Someone commented they got a basket that was big enough for cookie sheets. We have a large cabinet above ours that gives the fridge a built in look. I opted to not have any shelves added so it's just a big open space. I keep tall things, like the huge 12 qt. stockpot/pasta strainer, in there. Also keep the Cuisinart ice cream maker up there, as well as my wood dough bowl collection and those big wood salad bowls. It's stuff that I don't use very often. Yesterday was one of those days that started with looking for a spot to park 2 oblong silver trays. When it was all over, I had purged/organized the big cabinet over the broom closet, an upper cabinet in the pantry wall and one of the double cabinets in the island. The silver trays at long last have a home, the attachments for my new steam cleaner have a spot to live over the broom closet and I filled 3 bags for donation! In the donation bags: 1 enormous flower glass flower vase, 2 clear glass Christmas tree platters, 3 decorative Christmas plates & matching bowls, 2 boxes of Christmas coasters and a hot pad, a serving plate/bowl I bought at Target and used once for a party almost 10 years ago, and an old brass tray that was a wedding gift! They will leave today with my housekeeper. Also threw a new pair of gloves in the bag that were a gift and I haven't worn in 5 years. It's always a nice feeling to clear out a little space and better organize what's left behind. Will be tackling one more shelf in the sewing room today. It's a shelf full of decorator type fabrics, much of it large remnants of very pricey fabrics. The local design center sends things to my favorite thrift store a couple of times a year and my collection has grown. I have two of those shelves and would like to consolidate it in to one shelf. Wish me luck! What gets purged will be added to the garage sale pile.
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Post by Linda on Jan 25, 2018 18:25:43 GMT
I'm pretty sure that Goodwill accepts non-wearable clothing and recycles it into rags - check with your local shop obviously but I believe that they are an exception to 'only donate in decent condition' for clothing I've read that but I'm guessing they still have to go through it? Even if I label it? When I used to drop things off they just threw everything into piles in the back. It would be nice to have a dedicated bin so it doesn't get mixed in with decent clothes. I got a little excited when my recycling place recently added a bin but it is for gently used clothing. probably - but I think Goodwill also provides employment for individuals who might not otherwise be employable and that sorting might well be one of the tasks they are utilised for. I don't know for sure.
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Post by Linda on Jan 25, 2018 18:27:21 GMT
Fb had decluttering top of fridge today. That's 1 area I'd ever thought of before. And those little cabinets above it that no one can reach. I know ive got some stuff in there I never use. What do y'all keep up there? I'm gonna get started on that today. Someone commented they got a basket that was big enough for cookie sheets. I have a shelf rather than a cabinet there. I've put two baskets - one has accessories for my Oster Kitchen Centre...I use them occasionaly so hard to reach works - the other has my copper moulds that I use only at holidays. On top of the actual fridge? the spare bag of cat food
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Post by bigbundt on Jan 25, 2018 20:06:36 GMT
I just have my parents' wedding china in that cabinet and an empty shelf. Maybe I will see if my huge canner will fit up there so I can get it out of the dirty garage. On top of the actual fridge is a container of packaged treats (cupcakes, swiss rolls) and my kids' candy bucket. It FITS! Bonus is that I forgot I threw a metal fry pan organizer rack up there a few months ago after I realized it wouldn't work in my cabinet. I put it in the garage and it is now being used as a rack for my daughter's bike and scooter.
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Post by bethany102399 on Jan 25, 2018 20:58:14 GMT
We have out of town family coming to visit this weekend, and I've been taking things one room at a time each night this week for deep cleaning and decluttering. Last night was the dining room home to a baker's rack FULL of bits of paper, dishes, art projects etc. The dining room is the dumping ground for everyone in the house. I hauled everything off the rack, and went through it piece by piece. I had 5 bags of confidential shred and countless boxes of just standard recycling. I unearthed photos I didn't even know we had and found some paperwork I tore the house apart looking for 3 months ago. I came downstairs this morning to a clean/ clutter free dining room. it made me SO happy. Heaven help the next member of my family that tries to dump junk mail on the table lol.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jan 25, 2018 21:59:05 GMT
I just finished up today's work in the sewing room. With some purging and reorganizing, I managed to get all the decorator fabric onto one shelf! The exception are the 3 pieces of fabric that I want to make pillows from, but those went onto the "projects" shelf where I can see them. I managed to clear off enough space to move 5 project boxes out from under the counter (I want that to only be sewing machines/cases), and another 5 project boxes off of the counter. I'm beginning to see some wide open spaces on my sewing counter! Also went through a large shopping bag full of bags of ribbons from under my counter. I pulled out the ribbons I want to keep (very few compared to the quantity in the bag). The rest of the ribbon and a whole lot of fabric have been added to the garage sale pile. Successful day in the my ongoing purge/declutter efforts!
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