Declutter #34 - Sexy Clothes and Household Stuff

I really like these clothes and think they're cute. They are not, however, ones that I wear often. I prefer clothing that is super comfortable and non-fussy. These sleeveless shirts require that I try to carefully conceal my bra straps and my cleavage. 

 

The skirts are short enough that I have to be careful when I sit so that I'm not flashing my underwear to people. I have not worn any of these skirts in 2023 and do not need to wait and see if they'll work for me next year. It's time to say goodbye to them. Someone slimmer, younger, and/or more daring than I can have fun with them!

 

The white bottle opener next to the shirts was one we had at the lake. It doesn't work very well for getting caps off bottles. The pepper grinder is a refillable one that I finally washed out to donate. I like my pepper ground more finely and that one didn't seem to have a setting size that worked well for me. We have other pepper grinders, so Louie was okay with me getting rid of it. The banana tree is one we've had at the lake for a while. We usually just set bananas in a bowl, so we just don't need the tree. It's something I had gotten for free (like many of the clothes that were given to me), but we just don't use it or need it.

 

These go into the Goodwill box! Bye bye.

Declutter #32 - A Teeny Piece of "Marie Kondo" Method

I didn't get rid of much last week, but I'm trying to keep moving forward. When we were up at the lake, I needed to organize our drawer of cooking utensils. The "dividers" had gotten moved and everything was in a mess. I took everything out and then started to put things back in based on how we actually used them. Then I asked Louie which things he wanted to put back in and what we could get rid of.

 

These three items (yes, only three) are in the donation box. I know that if/when we combine our two homes into one, many more things will go! But for now, we function out of two locations and try to keep both stocked. I thought about buying some drawer dividers on Amazon, but am going to try some creative "use what we have" options to keep order.

 

 

I wore these capris . . . and decided that although they fit and are comfortable, I really don't like them. (This is where Marie comes in.) I have other capris and shorts that I like much better. There's nothing really wrong with these, I just don't want them. I always consider waiting to donate summer things at the start of the next season rather than at the end (and ditto with winter) . . . but once I've decided to get rid of stuff, I just need it to go away! My apologies to the donation places where I take my things. I just can't see hanging on to these for the next 7+ months just so I can donate them at a more seasonally appropriate time! Also, I got these and another similar pair at Costco. For several years, they were my favorites! But now I have ones that fit better - some from Costco and some from Jenifer's closet cleanout. I am so blessed!