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vanillafluffyPounds gained while house-sitting: 7 (Less than I feared; this is why I do not trust digital scales.)
Pounds of cans recycled so far: 20 (Good for $10 even. This was just what I accumulated at the C's and dug out of my trunk when I cleaned the car. Several more bags are awaiting egress at home.)
Looming crises: Too numerous to list. Assorted bills coming due, threats from the county about my yard, and what the hell possessed me to offer to bring hospitality for church this Sunday?!?!
"Ain't that just the cherry on the turd?" award goes to: The digital converter box, which picks up ONE channel (CBS)---when the weather is good. Raining pitchforks, not so good.
After three months, more or less, in relatively "normal" surroundings, I'd forgotten what an unholy mess I live in. Am in the mood to Throw Out All the Things---IF I had a shitload of trashbags and a clue where to start. It's times like this when I really miss GK---an hour of her whip-cracking and there was Serious Progress.
Thankfully, there are signs of autumn: It's still warm, but it's about three degrees away from being outright hot. They're predicting overnight lows in the 60s for this weekend, which makes me so happy, if I had a tail I would wag it. It reminds me that even horrible things eventually change for the better, if you just keep going.
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Pounds of cans recycled so far: 20 (Good for $10 even. This was just what I accumulated at the C's and dug out of my trunk when I cleaned the car. Several more bags are awaiting egress at home.)
Looming crises: Too numerous to list. Assorted bills coming due, threats from the county about my yard, and what the hell possessed me to offer to bring hospitality for church this Sunday?!?!
"Ain't that just the cherry on the turd?" award goes to: The digital converter box, which picks up ONE channel (CBS)---when the weather is good. Raining pitchforks, not so good.
After three months, more or less, in relatively "normal" surroundings, I'd forgotten what an unholy mess I live in. Am in the mood to Throw Out All the Things---IF I had a shitload of trashbags and a clue where to start. It's times like this when I really miss GK---an hour of her whip-cracking and there was Serious Progress.
Thankfully, there are signs of autumn: It's still warm, but it's about three degrees away from being outright hot. They're predicting overnight lows in the 60s for this weekend, which makes me so happy, if I had a tail I would wag it. It reminds me that even horrible things eventually change for the better, if you just keep going.
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Date: 2011-09-30 08:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-01 02:26 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 02:48 am (UTC)Zesty Southern Pasta and Bean Salad.
If you have canned pineapple and brown sugar in the house, it's easy to make a Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
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Date: 2011-10-01 03:10 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-09-30 09:46 pm (UTC)The anger to throw things out... concentrate on a tiny little sliver and dig it through. And come on, usual plastic bags can be reused as trash bags! I do that ALL the time (unless there is a LAW against doing it in your neighbourhood?)
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Date: 2011-10-01 02:28 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 11:14 am (UTC)Not so easy here: all the bags, even the plastic monstrosities, cost the buyer if they have not brought their own. ;)
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Date: 2011-10-01 07:15 pm (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 07:59 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-01 09:49 pm (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-02 12:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-09-30 09:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-01 02:30 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-09-30 09:57 pm (UTC)OH NOES for wonky converter box. *glares at offending object*
YAYZ also for coming in under your expected weight gain. In my book that counts as a win, so give yourself a pat on the back! *high fives*
AND for wanting to dig in & weed out. \o/
Based on my own experience, I'd say don't wait -- strike while the iron is hot. Grab any old sack, box, or whatever and start tossing the obvious: stuff that is worn out, expired, or clearly trash.
If you're pinching pennies, here's some ideas for trash "bags" that I've used before. The key is recylcing trash to hold trash.
- Use empty, stale, or expired boxes & bags of cereal, bread, detergent, etc. can hold a handfull of small items or junk mail.
- Threadbare sheets: Spread it out on the floor & pile stuff in the middle. Tie opposite corners together to make a giant "hobo bundle."
- Old clothes can be whip-stiched closed at the neck or waistband.
- When you go grocery shopping ask for extra bags. Around here, most cashiers around here will stick in anywhere from two to six bags.
- Ask your friends to save grocery bags for you. Recycling is a good thing.
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Date: 2011-10-01 02:37 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 04:20 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-01 07:17 pm (UTC)Wow, that was good for a 12-Step flashback!
You're right, of course. Sometimes my middle-class suburban upbringing really shows!
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Date: 2011-10-02 01:13 am (UTC)I know intellectually that it's a warped interpretation of the saying "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well." My brain somehow twisted that into, "If I can't do it 'right', why bother doing it all?" I have to keep reminding myself that sometimes "good enough" will do.
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Date: 2011-10-02 02:59 am (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-02 04:30 am (UTC)*hugs* I know exactly what you mean. It makes you feel like you're beaten before you even get started. But we can't give up. We can do this! Carpe diem, and dump-em! :D
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Date: 2011-10-01 11:44 am (UTC)Take pics with your digital camera and post at J's house. Couldn't be easier! They reply by email (via Craig's list posting ID ) so no one knows your identity.
We sold a table and chairs 2 weeks ago- guy drove from W Melbourne to get it. It's easier than Ebay and no fees involved. Just a suggestion! People are starting to look for holiday stuff and Christmas gifts.
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Date: 2011-10-01 02:10 pm (UTC)When I was moving out of the marital home, I sold my washer/dryer and refrigerator/stove in less than 2 days. Then after I settled into the duplex, I sold some of the jewelry Asshat had gotten me over the years. Everything got snapped up immediately.
And it's not just high-dollar items that sell. People buy craft supplies, seasonal decorations, old furniture - everything!
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Date: 2011-10-01 07:22 pm (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 07:19 pm (UTC).
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Date: 2011-10-01 08:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-10-02 01:19 am (UTC)*makes note for future*
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Date: 2011-10-01 07:49 pm (UTC)I have a crazy assortment of stuff on Ebay and Craig's List and Etsy but people buy strange things.
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Date: 2011-10-01 09:52 pm (UTC).