Week 19

I am so proud of myself for this week because I was out of town for several days, but managed to PURGE!

#109 4 Jars of Baby food

I got these a couple weeks ago from a friend who's a teacher at church. He used them for an activity, but didn't open them. Even though baby #3 is on the way I hope to make our own baby food as we did with Bean and Monkey, so I didn't want to keep these for myself. A friend of mine said she could use them immediately, so I left them on her doorstep on my drive out of town earlier this week.

Went to: A friend Jen and her son Jay

#110 3 Pairs of Bo's Jeans

These were some holey jeans and I didn't feel right donating them anywhere.

Went to: US'Again Bin

#111 1 Pair of Bo's Dress Pants, #112 a Collared Shirt of Bo's, #113 Several T-Shirts of Bo's; #114 2 of my own collared shirts

My husband must be praised for going through his closet and PURGing some unneeded items this weekend. We also stored away much of his winter wardrobe. This was a huge help in making our PURGE quota for this week. Thanks Bo! I dropped these items off as my last stop before exiting Champaign earlier this week.

Went to: Empty Tomb

Bachelorette Party Items - #115 2 straws (you can imagine what they looked like), #116 2 Mardi Gras-type necklaces (you can imagine what they were adorned with), and #117 Mylar Bachelorette Party Banner

These have been stored (read: hidden) in my closet for almost 6 years now. I'm glad the boys never found them because they both love to wear Mardi Gras necklaces! Really what is one supposed to do with such things? I'm not a frequent bachelorette party attender, so they have sat. I hate to toss them in the trash because of the plastic and what not, so they have sat. You can't sell such things at a respectable garage sale, so they have sat. I couldn't think of a place to donate them, so they have sat. I couldn't bring myself to offer them on Freecycle, so they have sat. When someone posted to Freecycle that they were looking for bachelorette party items, I e-mailed back immediately and hoped she was serious cuz I had to describe what I had. Thankfully she could use all of it. The morning that I left for my trip, I just hung them from my front doorknob and she came by sometime to pick them up. It feels good to be rid of something I'm pretty sure I'll never use again. It feels even better that I didn't have to toss them in the trash. I'm hoping the fact that she got those items off of Freecycle will make for some funny conversation at the party ;)

Went to: a Freecycler