We have had this bag of red plastic cups for years, and have occasionally used them at parties (because we typically drink & serve bottled beers, though, we really haven't needed many of them). Now that we're closer to 30 than 21, it's probably time to start serving other drinks out of actual glasses.
Blue dotted shirt
In buying this shirt, I outwitted myself. It came in solid colors, but I decided to buy a patterned one to make myself branch out a little (as I've mentioned before, I don't wear prints that often). In reality, I just wound up with a shirt I hardly wore. Oops.
Blue henley
The amount of blue clothes I've listed on this blog might lead you to think that perhaps I don't like blue. In fact, the opposite is true: I love blue so much that it makes up the vast majority of my wardrobe. My closet is organized by color (well, by sleeve length—sleeveless, then short sleeve, then 3/4 sleeve, then long sleeve—and then by color within each of those categories) and my husband occasionally teases me about the percentage of blue compared to other colors. Anyway, this shirt still fits, but I feel like I've outgrown the style. It's been a couple years since I've worn it, so it's time for someone else to get some good use out of it.
The Summons
John Grisham books are a bit like Tom Clancy books—if you've read one, you've read them all (though Grisham's books at least have the advantage of not being peppered with the phrase "pure vanilla"). Anyway, while this book is fine for mindless summer reading, that's something I've done a lot less of as I've gotten older. With all the good books in the world, it just doesn't make sense to me to spend time reading mediocre ones.
The Thomas Crown Affair
In addition to consolidating our movie collections, we've started going through and evaluating them. We both have several movies that we like, but don't necessarily feel the need to own (buying used movies for cheaper than it would have cost to rent them is to blame for this). This is one such movie.
Rush Hour
I enjoyed this movie well enough the first time I saw it; it's mildly entertaining. But the first time I saw it was also the last—a clear indicator that it's been just collecting dust for years now, and that it ought to go to someone who will get some use out of it.
Rush Hour 2
Consider this paragraph a sequel to the one above (as in, I don't have to come up with anything original. I might have more to say if I could recall any distinguishing facts about this movie. The fact that I can't means that, quite obviously, we can part with it).
Earth Day
And, because today is Earth Day, check out this great list of 42 ways you can prevent future clutter by reducing the amount of trash you produce (my inner geek loves that the list contains 42 things). And after you're done reading that list, I highly recommend that you peruse a few other articles on that site. YES! Magazine is one of my all-time favorite publications. I'm proud that they're local—it makes me happy to know that so much great work is being done right where I live. If you've got any interest in making the world a better place, I promise you will love YES!
Progress: 116 items out of 400 = 29% done.
It's interesting to note the DVDs that have made your list. As someone who works helping others to declutter I am always amazed at the number of DVDs my clients have stacked in piles. Sometimes the wrapper hasn't even been removed. I think you've hit the nail on the head when you note that the purchase price was so much cheaper than the hire cost. This makes DVDs almost a disposable purchase - but from an environmental point of view that just makes me want to cry.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Rush Hour 2, but I'd toss it too. There's always Netflix. I don't get owning movies. I never watch anything often enough to want to own it.
ReplyDeleteJudith, the disposability of so many things these days is definitely sad. I am glad that so many people use Netflix these days, though—it's a much better use of resources.
ReplyDeleteMegan, I liked the first Rush Hour enough to watch the second, but I honestly can't remember any plot lines or anything that distinguish it from the first! And yes, Netflix is fantastic—I especially love the instant streaming. There are some things I love enough to want to own, but it's a much lower number than it used to be.