Declutter #25 - Incoming and Outgoing

Ugh. I've been overbusy again . . . so this blog is three weeks' worth of not doing much. I'm trying to at least not bring more stuff INTO my house. Here are some quick "things" that fit:

 

• I dropped off a bag of sheets with one of my sisters-in-law since I have so many! (They had come to me from a different sister-in-law.)
  
• I did buy a pair of cheap flip-flops at Costco with the intention of throwing away the Nike ones that Titus had chewed up. Louie asked me not to throw them away because he has an idea to "fix' them . . . 
• My purse is getting a bit weathered. I'm resisting buying a new one because I don't NEED it and I'm trying to be thrifty as well as decreasing possessions.
• Some of the lovely short sleeve shirts that a friend had given me I've given to her sister-in-law. I just don't need that many clothes! I have a lot.
• I went through some of my jewelry and separated out some bracelets I'm okay with giving away. I meant to give them to the girls at the Akina camp I worked at this week, but it didn't happen.
• I have set aside two pillows to give to a friend for her son. We have so many! We have them up at the lake and at home in Jordan. We have them on our beds and on guest beds. I need to get to a laundromat to wash up the blankets for her . . . 
• Part of being too busy is not having time to go shopping!
   

Declutter #24 - I missed a month . . .

Today is Wednesday, July 12. I last did a declutter blog entry on June 5. Wow. June was a very, very busy month. I initially thought I'd come up with five entries for the five weeks that have passed. But then I thought I was being silly; if I'm already struggling with time, doing more doesn't make sense!

Here's what I had decided to get rid of five weeks ago:

The walker is one I had bought for $20 off Craigslist when Joshua was little. It was handy for using in the kitchen to keep him out of stuff and upright. Titus loved eating Cheerios off the tray, though! I've used it for Benjamin, but he much prefers to crawl around and get into stuff. I haven't decided if I'm going to try to sell it or just give it away.

The little wooden trains were in the car bin. I don't know where they came from and Joshua pulled them out and agreed we should get rid of them.

I don't have pictures of the portable DVD player, but I've had it for ages and haven't used it. Joshua tried it out and it works great! He liked having the headphones on and getting to control it. Morgan and Angela don't want it, though, so I'll probably try to sell it.

I also have three items on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace right now: the old pontoon boat, the old pontoon lift, and the old pop-up camper (to be a project trailer). I had hoped to sell them when we were at the lake for a week in June, but other than some inquiries, they're just sitting.

 

That's actually a pretty decent amount for five weeks! I don't know if it really counts as "decluttering," especially as I still have all this stuff, but it's what I've got lined up to go.