|
|
|
05-03-2010, 06:13 AM
|
#1 |
|
Member
How Do You Identify?:
Lesbian Preferred Pronoun?:
she Relationship Status:
single 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: in the kitchen
Posts: 182
Thanks: 5
Thanked 146 Times in 76 Posts
Rep Power: 28   |
|
|
|
|
05-03-2010, 06:24 AM
|
#2 |
|
Member
How Do You Identify?:
Lesbian Preferred Pronoun?:
she Relationship Status:
single
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: in the kitchen
Posts: 182
Thanks: 5
Thanked 146 Times in 76 Posts
Rep Power: 28 |
It appears that throwing out FIFTY things is not as easy as one might think.
So......who would like to join me in the challenge of throwing out fifty things? And recording what they tossed here at BFP? I am ready to go. Are you? |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to freyja For This Useful Post: |
|
05-03-2010, 04:46 PM
|
#3 | |
|
Member
How Do You Identify?:
femme Preferred Pronoun?:
she, her 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: mostly in my head
Posts: 396
Thanks: 638
Thanked 957 Times in 198 Posts
Rep Power: 8571021 |
I'm absolutely tickled to find this thread. Lately I have been reminding myself that *less* is part of the word blessed. Sounds so silly... but it's a good reality check for myself. I have found that the older I get I am a lot less materialistic than I was in younger years... though maybe it's really just that my taste has become a little more expensive
 All that aside today I purged my closet...and it felt pretty amazing. I only filled one small bag but it's still a good start. Next I'd like to start on getting rid of some of those small trinkets and shoe boxes full of letters and old memories. Does anyone else have that kind of stuff? What do you think about holding onto ephemera? It feels like it's kind of silly stuff to hold onto.. especially since I rarely ever take the time to go back through it. Quote:
__________________
“purple does something strange to me” -charles bukowski |
|
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to femmedyke For This Useful Post: |
|
05-03-2010, 06:43 PM
|
#4 |
|
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?:
she Relationship Status:
Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain.  Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Southeast corner
Posts: 5,633
Thanks: 24,417
Thanked 25,405 Times in 4,660 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857 |
Love this thread...thank you!
I'm getting ready to move and have been steadily clearing my house of 9 years of accumulated clutter...and it feels magnificent. I've given away a car full of books and kids' videos (seriously, a car full...there was only room for me to drive) to a library in a poor part of town. The look on the kids' faces when they saw the videos was fantastic, and the librarian looked like she was gonna cry. I've also given away 3 window air conditioners, a BBQ grill, a garden hose and reel, some folding chairs, about 10 lawn-size bags of clothes, kid toys, kitchen stuff....you name it. Some I donated to charity; some I gave to friends. Some things I just hauled out to the curb and let whoever wanted to haul it away take it. I live on a busy street (8000 cars a day baby)....so it's the perfect way to recycle. I have yet to put anything out there...no matter how strange...and have it last more than a few days. Most things are gone in a matter of 15 minutes or less. The more I get rid off...the more I feel like getting rid off. There's less to clean, less to fix, less to find a place for. I find that I actually need and use very few things on a daily basis. And my new mantra is "If I haven't used it in a year, then someone else probably will"....and out it goes. I've cleared an amazing amount of stuff out of here....and still have more to go. If it's not useful or beautiful or making me smile....then it doesn't need to be in my house!
__________________
 I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters |
|
|
|
|
05-03-2010, 07:09 PM
|
#5 |
|
Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?:
TG Preferred Pronoun?:
He Relationship Status:
once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Down on the farm
Posts: 5,501
Thanks: 9,855
Thanked 14,413 Times in 4,058 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857 |
Well I got rid of the stitches last week but I finally got rid of the damn itching today
|
|
|
|
|
05-09-2010, 10:27 AM
|
#6 |
|
Member
How Do You Identify?:
femme Preferred Pronoun?:
she, her
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: mostly in my head
Posts: 396
Thanks: 638
Thanked 957 Times in 198 Posts
Rep Power: 8571021 |
Becoming Minimalist
A great website if you're interested. > click <
__________________
“purple does something strange to me” -charles bukowski |
|
|
|
|
05-09-2010, 10:47 AM
|
#7 |
|
Senior Member
How Do You Identify?:
Butch Preferred Pronoun?:
I know who I am... Doesn't matter Relationship Status:
It's a new day.... 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mpls, MN
Posts: 3,283
Thanks: 3,813
Thanked 4,945 Times in 1,350 Posts
Rep Power: 21474855  |
I moved last wknd. Let me tell you, I had NO clue how much shit I really had, when I say shit I really mean shit that I did not need to keep. God I could of used this site 6 wks ago.
So now, I spend my free time getting rid of "shit"... YUK!! PS.. the toy boxed does not get touched... lol |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Strappie For This Useful Post: |
|
05-11-2010, 01:40 PM
|
#8 |
|
Member
How Do You Identify?:
see Scota_Parisi Preferred Pronoun?:
see Scota_Parisi Relationship Status:
see Scota_Parisi 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: see Scota_Parisi
Posts: 264
Thanks: 384
Thanked 290 Times in 140 Posts
Rep Power: 56 |
.... swelling! The bruising is still there and will take a few days to go away. But Saturday, I got rid of a tooth with a root canal that cracked down below the gum. Extractions can be tough stuff.
 Ice please!!? 
__________________
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein |
|
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Sybelle For This Useful Post: |
 |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
