Now who would even want all of that?--- Who even users that stuff nowadays?-- --Well, after that was all done, I cleaned the dust out of it--and told Himself I had to call the "Sheeny Man" now to come and get it-- plus--- there is an old desk up in the computer room, which should go also--plus an old sofa bed
-Well! Himself immediately began to object--of course--telling me that Jake , the Handy man will want all this stuff and he began calling Jake---Lord love a Duck! -- He found out pretty quick that no-one wants your junk--
No alleyways anymore behind homes-- at least I don't think so----- and , no Sheeny man--and--that is why I'm late posting--This is a "throw away society"----when one is trying to sell a house, the word that the Real Estate use--is "De-Cluttering"----One must --DECLUTTER"" --rid the house of any trace of people ever living there--and Lord help you if pictures of your children as they pass thru various stages of their life--Well----leaving them on the walls is a huge "NO NO!"-
When one has lived almost their whole life , in one home--raised what seemed like 10,000 children, (with all their friends)_I have begun to hate that word-- DE-CLUTTERING"---- It seems however, to sell a home---- or even , to keep with the times, and as one ages,----and as times change--- I suppose it can be a good thing--As people tell me, "Well, you can't take it with you"--Lord love a Duck---- AND---I suppose the sooner I get to this "decluttering"---- the less clutter there will be--
But---- what I really want to do is--------DANCE--------ROCK CHICKS- seem to be "with it"!!!--"De-Clutter"---- I really really really really-- hate that word!-------Girls just wanna have fun!
Good for you for decluttering . . . and it really is a disposable-minded society, unfortunately. We were brought up to repurpose whatever we could. Not anymore.
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, things were made to last! And last they did. Not anymore, sadly.
I remember so well that awful feeling selling the family home to move to our present home in Wisconsin. Any traces of life lived there seemed to have to vanish. I HATED THAT!
Well, I hope that you have a good weekend, a good Labor Day weekend.
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barb
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Yes Barb--- trying to get rid of "stuff"--hard tho--Lynda
DeleteI hope you have a good Labor Day week-end too! I know how you feel about de-cluttering. I want to do it, try to do it, do a little somedays - but it seems never-ending! And my kids do not want the stuff that I have accumulated....antiques from my grandparents - like the gate table, rocking chair, old mantle clock, wash stand, lots of crocheted doilies, etc. I have them because my mom had them...and I couldn't get rid of them when she passed....and now I have my mom's collection of stuff....crystal, china, dolls, etc. (And of course I have collections of my own....my kids old toys, Barbies, Cabbage Patch Dolls, Star Wars, legos, etc.) I wish I had a magic wand and could make it all disappear! hahaha!
ReplyDeleteI have a Gate Table-- It was our dining table when I was growing up--(memories)-It is slated to go -hard eh?-- Lynda-
DeleteHappy Saturday Lynda. Sorry you hate the word and the action known as decluttering. Last move when we downsized, I did a major, major decluttering. Honestly, it felt freeing. I'm not sentimental...its Stuff. I've continued the practice of purging every drawer, cabinet and closet twice a year. I've become a minimalist and it works for me. If stuff is in a box in the basement or a spare closet...do I NEED It? Probably not. I removed load after load of stuff when we downsized. Honestly, haven't missed ANY of it. Kids don't want the stuff. So...may as well give, sell, donate to someone. Sadie will have less to clean and your kids will thank you. If there is something the kids want, they can tell you now and you can put a tag on the bottom or somehow mark it. I'm most guilty of too many clothes. They fit but for whatever reason I normally wear the same items. I really don't NEED 12 jackets and six winter coats. A bunch of them went to Goodwill last year.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what a sheeny is. Never saw one nor had an alley behind the house but I know what it is. Todays equivalent would be someone who drives a truck around on trash day seeking free furniture items from the curb. It most definitely is a disposable society and thats partly because things aren't built to last.
You probably don't NEED 1000 tablecloths, 5000 napkins and 200 placemats LOL. Good start Lynda. Keep up the good work and think of the extra open space in your room(s).
I hope you DO get to dance...after you declutter lol.
Enjoy your day.
Play your piano and Sing!
Hugs
Yu said it like it is Margene-- It is just "stuff"-- It is work however to get rid of it--- but I do agree-once it is gone, I do not miss it-Lynda
DeleteThe pandemic knocked my de-clutter stuffing out of me, and I still haven't re-started. If I can get my act together by next Saturday I may end up trying to give a few more things away. I've been stacking them up, bit by bit, but have yet to get to one of the "free markets" to give them away. A week from today! Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteLOL--- That darn pandemic eh?-- We all hare that word-- LOL--Lynda
DeleteI think whomever in the universe made this a “can’t take it with you” spot needed to have their head examined! What a waste, lives naturally acquire certain things, and over time, more and more things, this whole existence of ours was not thought through well at all! I have tablecloths from my grandmother and mother, still used, but not cloth napkins, on purpose. The hardest is family photo albums, we have a lot of them. Baby clothes and shoes. Hand knitted baby outfits, baptism clothing, so necessary back then, but now? It’s sad and hard.
ReplyDeleteLOLOL--I totally agree--- I packed up 22 tablecloths to-day--my Moms and mine--I will give the photo albums to my kids--because its all of them-- They wont want the pictures I bet--but-- i am giving them to then-Lynda
DeleteOh my, I know what you mean. I have a whole basement that needs to be “de-cluttered “ . Ugh…. I also hate that word. It is a throw away world. Nobody wants stuff. I love to decorate for holidays/seasons. Well, the kids have grown and I’m giving away all my Halloween decor Maybe, someone will enjoy it as I did!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you!!!!
Have a great weekend.
Jacquie
Yes, we might as well just purge--LOLOL--hard tho--_ Its the memories--Lynda
DeleteKeep commenting, everyone, as you are almost inspiring me to start purging the junk. 50 years in this house and I swear some of it has never been unpacked from the last move. Soon to go (maybe). D
ReplyDelete--Well, yu might as well begin--LOLOL--It seems all the rage --It must be our age eh?--LOL--Lynda
DeleteA song for you...you said it in this blog. Since it doesn't have the blue of a link here, you'll need to copy and paste it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A
ReplyDeleteDecluttering. Here we have what we call a give-away table in our Community Room. Anything can go there except outdated food. I put a brand new pair of shoes that pinched after a few minutes there a couple days ago late in the evening. The next morning, they were gone. If something stays there too long, our resident manager will trash it or take it to Good Will. If you have a Good Will or another thrift shop, take the stuff there. They will be glad to have it, but probably won't pick it up.
Saturday night with no karaoke (til next week). I have begun pet sitting for y 'daughters' again. Three precious kitties and two doggies. They left me $120, some treats and PIZZA! I brought home the veggie slices tonight. Tomorrow I will take the ham and pineapple ones.
We used to have a tinker come around at least once a year. We used to gather knives and scissors to take out to him to sharpen. My ex-husband had a saying, "If ifs and ands were pots and pans, the whole world would be tinkers." {{{HUGS}}}
What a great idea-- leave it out for people to take-- and yer pet sitting is profitable!-- The Tinker was our Sheeney Man--LOL---Lynda
DeleteI feel for you Lynda....I had donated a whole truckload when David left, and I still will do more. I hate to be so crowded, but I went from a much larger house to 1 room. Anything we can use in Barbara's kitchen, I'm keeping, quite a bit is going to my son because he doesn't have a lot left and he needs cookware and stuff. My pictures, music, books I have collected, movies are staying here
ReplyDeletebut it makes for a lot in one room. Sigh.........
I figure if we have not used the stuff in 5 years it should be gone. David was typical man, he kept "stuff." LOL Sure miss him.
Keep working at it..........It is hard emotionally to leave a home after all the years you have lived there. At least if you declutter, it will be less for your kids to deal with when that time comes.
That is a good idea--if we haven't used it in 5 yrs--chances are we won t use it-Lynda
DeleteI was really lucky when I moved back to the city from up north. The people moving in a few months in advance wantedd to move up the closing date after the deal was done by 3 weeks. Tod assist with getting me to do it, they said I could leave everything I wanted to and they could save it for me to come up later and get or get rid of. So I said I would leave practically everything I didn't want. It was during the pandemic and nothing was open - not even Sally Ann to take to take furniture, etc.or anything. But I still had a hard time getting rid of many things. So, I guess the best thing to do is remember your kids probably don't want anything you have. And if that's the case, what's the point of holding onto the stuff. Like someone else said, their family didn't want anything and all the kids/grandkids these days are minimalists. So de-clutter with the blinders on! Have a good night. Hugs Brenda
ReplyDeleteWe were getting rid of stuff to-nite-- Once its out of the house, I do not miss it--Lynda
DeleteIt's Kathy. The TV in my dining room sits on an old ice box that was my grandparent's from "the olden days". Someone helped me strip it and make it look nice - but I think it's time to let it go. I'd like to get a nice bookcase to put my cook books in - put the TV on top of that. One day. I really need to get some decluttering done - first my linen closet because there's a lot of things that SHOULD be in there that won't fit anymore. Not being able to do the work for a couple of years has made things stack up. I'm glad you got some more out of your house. My mom used to always say she was sending things to the Sheeney!
ReplyDeleteOMG--- Yu have heard of that Sheeney man then too--Son#3 came out and hung a TV on the kitchen wall That helped a lot too-- and--my linen cupboard is one mess-- We are alike--LOL- Lynda
DeleteI doubt you'll see this - but decluttering should NOT include taking down treasured photos of family and kids as they've grown. You'll need those to remind you of those you love when we're old and have poor memory!! This society just gets crueler as time goes on, dontcha think? Love and hugs!
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