MONDAY MUSINGS: EXPIRATION DATES & PURGING

 MONDAY MUSINGS: Perhaps we all have those eyesores we could really take care of but by just closing a door/drawer they are hidden at least to the public eye... 

True confession time: I finally opened the linen closet door and decided this weekend was time to tackle the bottom third of the closet, the medical and hygiene overflowing bins. Truth be known some of the items had moved with me fifteen years ago and should have been tossed two moves before... Yep, expiration dates dating back to 1996 were found. Eegads. 

Plopping down a cushion on the cement floor was a wise decision as this was a task that would take a while.  As small waste bags filled, they were replaced by a feed sack. 

How does one collect so much?  While it was rewarding to be able to see organization with cleaned up categories of skin, hair, travel, medical... Here in my little linen closet was proof of living in a nation of consumers. 

Before I could pat myself on the back for a task accomplished,  Natureman was in need of the hot water bottle and he said it wasn't under his sink. I knew it wasn't in the area I was finishing up. Had it been placed in the back of another shelf due to space behind the linens?

Out came the linens and as long as they were coming out, sorting began with the table cloths, sheets and blankets. And they would  need refolding too. Piles began of towels and sheets for the Humane Society, weeding out old color schemes for Goodwill, FB Marketplace too... 

It became obvious the hot water bottle wasn't in the linen closet.  Lo and behold, guess where the culprit was? You guessed it, under his  sink. Seriously, it's red.  

Was this all just a ruse for these areas to get the attention they needed? The finished product is rewarding. At least I didn't expire before accomplishing this in 2020.

While there's definitely something cleansing about purging, why is it that a woman's work is never done?

Definitely, a Musing for another Monday...  

Purge baby purge... and feel lighter

I have been spending a lot of time helping Mom de- clutter.

After a week of being in closets getting an extra set of hands was a welcomed relief... No it wasn't this bad that we needed a dumpster like the remodeling neighbors across the street BUT it almost felt this bad... Thank goodness daughter Lori got in the process and could be the ladder climber. The day's project was a catch all tiny bedroom off of the kitchen.

Whenever you have storage space,it is soooo easy to fill it.Take for example how much you can put in just three of the built in shelves.

Picture being able to fill 3 large garbage sacks just with cards. You know cards for every occasion - birthdays, anniversaries, get well, graduations, etc.. and there were invitations cards too. Some dating back to the 50's - classics. Lori helped herself to a few... AND note pads lots of note pads. 2 of these stuffed garbage bags were donated to Goodwill, one full of yellowed envelopes went into the garbage.

The room also houses kitchen overflow appliances and bakeware that 'sat' in a protruding book case at the room's entrance which all now is housed in the built in unit allowing the bookcase to be removed.

Contents from the room's closet included a great find of my GG's (Grandma's) costume jewelry which during a much needed break Lori sifted through making earring pairs and now are part of Lori's collection.

Previous purging added on to Lori's STUFF. But how wonderful that these things have now found a new home and will be heading to Atlanta.

But receiver beware since now they are part of your STUFF...


In reality it's a good feeling to purge. AND purge we did. The purging will continue. Let this be a lesson to you. Unless you are really going to live to 120 Do your children a favor and get rid of it now...