Saturday, March 17, 2012

Week Sixty-One, Items 575-580

Buddha tchotchke




Another of the items that my husband had and decided he didn't need. I'm glad that he has gotten in on the de-cluttering, too. Since he started participating, we have gotten rid of enough books that we were able to empty and donate a bookcase as well.


Hanger 4




I had thought we were all done clearing out the mismatched hangers in our house, but then my husband cleaned out the guest room closet (which he had been using). Anyway, now we are officially left with only matching hangers, which makes me a happy camper.


Laptop sleeve




My husband replaced his old laptop with a shiny new desktop, so he doesn't need this laptop sleeve anymore. It's made of neoprene, which seems to me like a somewhat odd choice of material for a laptop sleeve.


Blue sheet




Our bedding rotation includes sheets made of fleece, jersey or bamboo, depending on the time of year. They are all nice and soft. This plain cotton sheet just isn't as soft, and as a result, doesn't get used anymore.


Carabiner




We have a sufficient supply of carabiners, and still will even without this one. This one is a bit of a pain to use, so it is the one that goes.


Wiffle ball bat




It's possible that we will want a wiffle ball bat at some point in the future, when we have kids old enough to play with one. But these bats aren't a scarce commodity, and we certainly don't need one yet. This has just been taking up space. So, while it might someday be replaced, for now this can go. I don't want to go to extremes of getting rid of things only to repurchase identical items later (like this lady, who frankly sounds rather unhealthy), but I think it's reasonable to get rid of a single-use item that we don't use, and wouldn't use for a couple years at minimum.


Progress: 580 items out of 800 = 72.5% done.

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