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September Challenge

Dianne	Posted: 01 October 2013 - 04:50 AM
	Thanks, MayMay! It feels good!

MayMay	Posted: 30 September 2013 - 11:59 PM
	WOW! WAY TO GO Tillie! :D GREAT JOB Roxie! Your grand total for this month is 13. :D WAY TO GO Dianne! Your grand total for this month is 100+. (I decided to give you some extra points because of all the truckloads and boxes.) :D This months grand total is 432. :D GREAT JOB EVERYONE! :D

Tillie	Posted: 30 September 2013 - 03:46 PM
	Last day of this month! Tossed a bag of trash today so my GRAND total for the month is.... 319 :D

Roxie	Posted: 29 September 2013 - 10:54 PM
	Tillie, I'm proud of you. Also proud of everyone else posting.; I threw away or recycled one toothbrush one large corrugated cardboard box flattened three used paper plates one (now emptied) expired milk plastic bottle

Tillie	Posted: 29 September 2013 - 11:12 AM
	40 DVD movies sold to the pawn shop. :) 5 more bags of household trash out to the trash can 72 LP record albums gone total = 117 previous total = 201 NEW total = 318 I got off to a slow start but finished FANTASTIC! :D

Roxie	Posted: 27 September 2013 - 12:26 PM
	one bag garbage two bags to recycle center two clothing donation bags to "church closet" one piece cardboard recycled

Dianne	Posted: 26 September 2013 - 07:43 PM
	That's great, Tillie! Sometimes tired and sore is worth it. Today we got 2 truckloads in storage, 1 truckload to dump.

Tillie	Posted: 25 September 2013 - 03:59 PM
	Tossed and tossed all sorts of stuff this morning! :D Filled one whole trash can! WOOHOO! Guess-timating that it was 100 items 3 kitchen trash bags total = 103 previous total = 98 New Grand Total = 201 ;D I am tired and sore but feel wonderful now.

Tillie	Posted: 25 September 2013 - 03:55 PM
	Hi Dianne :) I am glad that you know your physical limitations and are being good about not pushing beyond them. :D

Dianne	Posted: 24 September 2013 - 07:33 PM
	Laura and I put in several hours of work today. We loaded books in the back of the truck and empty boxes in the back seat. I KNEW my box hoard would come in handy one day. Big smile. We took 4 boxes from Costco that their brand of Kleenex comes in and 4 boxes from Petsmart that x-large potty pads come in. Got to the storage unit and took many flatbed carts of books in. Then the fun part. That's a true statement, no sarcasm. Laura loves to organize and I love to arrange. She got books sorted by type and author and I got them packed by size. We got 6 1/2 boxes snugly fit and stacked. I'm trying not to get the itchy feeling that comes with something not being perfect. Because I know we have many more books that should go with some of the ones already packed. We agreed we could only take back 3 books each. My 3 are for the grandkids that I will leave at their house for bedtime reads. We knew we couldn't lift packed boxes which is why we had to do many small loads. For someone else it may have taken 30 minutes. For us it was several hours. But we felt so good and proud of ourselves and taking our time and being careful of our backs was not stressful at all. :) Liquids and food are not allowed in the storage areas so afterwards we went to the office and had cups of ice cold water. So good! Then we treated ourselves by splitting a small coke and medium fries at Burger King.

MayMay	Posted: 24 September 2013 - 01:07 AM
	GREAT JOB Tillie! :D Tomorrow you'll be passed 100 :) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! :D

MayMay	Posted: 24 September 2013 - 01:05 AM
	WOW! WAY TO GO Dianne! :D Your grand total is 57+ :) THAT'S FANTASTIC! :D KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! :D

Tillie	Posted: 23 September 2013 - 10:58 AM
	Way To Go! Dianne :) Every little bit out is a great step in the right direction. :) 4 more bags of trash 1 old worn out reusable shopping tote total = 5 My new grand total = 98 :D

Dianne	Posted: 22 September 2013 - 04:51 PM
	8 more white bags, 2 more black. I also worked out the shortest route to the storage unit. It's very, very clear that my main hoard is clothes.

Dianne	Posted: 22 September 2013 - 03:21 PM
	Got out 5 more black bags, 19 white bags. Some were cushions from beach furniture. And 3 large boxes of legal papers.

Dianne	Posted: 22 September 2013 - 11:55 AM
	Added 5 more black trash bags. Laura went with her dad to a Raven's game, everybody else is busy with fun Sunday stuff. I'm only able to move bags about 10 feet at a time and need a break. It's good seeing one type of thing all together (like clothes) and see how crazy much of it there is. And those bags don't even scratch the surface. WTF Just trying to keep the focus simple and not overthink it. So glad I have you guys to absorb spilling my racing thoughts.

Dianne	Posted: 22 September 2013 - 11:34 AM
	What a great idea Tillie, to fill the buckets with donations! I don't want to recycle them in a trash place because the buckets are so useful as is. And the snap lids are just as solid. I have 13 white trash bags of clothes and two black trash bags ready to load in truck. I'm being careful of my back and will probably wait on the guys for the books.

Tillie	Posted: 21 September 2013 - 03:49 PM
	YEA! Dianne :D I also pour other bags/boxes of litter into mine. They are such sturdy buckets, just the right size for so many different uses. I bet someone, who doesn't have a cat, would pay a dollar for one of these buckets at a thrift shop. Maybe that's what I should do.... Fill them up with donations and deliver the stuff to the shop in the extra buckets.

Dianne	Posted: 21 September 2013 - 10:19 AM
	Tillie I have about a dozen of those. They are so sturdy. I pour the litter from regular bags in there and stack them. But you're right I don't need so many either. I'll work on getting rid of some this week.

Tillie	Posted: 20 September 2013 - 05:15 PM
	Since I last posted I have tossed another 6 bags of trash Had 3 of those nice big plastic buckets with lids that "tidy Cats" litter comes in. Unfortunately that is usually the best priced litter & I always have a coupon for it too. Would be easier if it just came in a bag or cardboard box so I would not have so many nice plastic buckets to dispose of. No recycle places within 75 miles of here to recycle them at. Carried them over to a neighbor's house this morning and they accepted them. YEA! :D They are great for all sorts of things but I already have more than I can use. Previous total = 84 Todays total = 9 New total =93 :D

Tillie	Posted: 17 September 2013 - 11:24 AM
	Thanks MayMay :)

MayMay	Posted: 17 September 2013 - 12:08 AM
	GREAT JOB Tillie! :D You're almost at 100 :) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! :D

Tillie	Posted: 16 September 2013 - 07:26 PM
	Lets see.... Since I last posted I have tossed 9 bags of assorted trash 1 pretty decorative plate with a bird on it (broke) :( Total = 10 new grand total = 84

Roxie	Posted: 14 September 2013 - 11:24 PM
	The refrigerator was an old, somewhat functional but partly broken and filthy one that I had put outside when I got a new refrigerator in. Sears wouldn't take it (took my other appliances) because it was dirty and they do reconditioning. Anyway, it still brings me pleasure to look out my back door and see tree leaves instead of that ugly thing.

MayMay	Posted: 13 September 2013 - 01:54 AM
	GREAT JOB Roxie! :D Why did you decide to get rid of your refrigerator?... Did it break or something? :)

Roxie	Posted: 12 September 2013 - 03:32 PM
	Wow, Tillie, you are doing great. For me today: one refrigerator YESSSSSSSSSSSS

MayMay	Posted: 12 September 2013 - 01:52 AM
	WOW! THAT'S AWESOME Tillie! :D GREAT JOB! :D KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! :D

Tillie	Posted: 11 September 2013 - 12:24 PM
	Here is what has left my home recently.... 4 bags of household trash 12 blouses 2 night gowns 2 pair of sandals 2 pair of moccasins 1 bra 3 panties 2 slips 1 belt 2 dresses 1 kaftan 10 kitchen linens 6 bath linens 1 pair of socks 1 skirt 1 robe 1 table cloth 2 blankets Total = 54 previous total = 20 New total = 74 :D

MayMay	Posted: 09 September 2013 - 12:51 AM
	GREAT JOB Tillie! :)

Tillie	Posted: 08 September 2013 - 10:00 AM
	Thank you MayMay :) 3 more bags of household trash New total = 20

MayMay	Posted: 07 September 2013 - 01:00 AM
	GREAT START Tillie! :D

Tillie	Posted: 06 September 2013 - 05:41 PM
	So far this month I have tossed/donated 8 bags of household trash 1 full vacuum cleaner bag 2 sheets 2 small rugs 1 empty perfume bottle 1 empty body wash bottle 1 empty white vinegar jug 1 broken wall clock :( Total = 17

MayMay	Posted: 30 August 2013 - 12:39 AM
	WOW! It wasn't until you posted the September challenge, that I suddenly realized that August is almost over. This year is going by so fast!

Tillie	Posted: 29 August 2013 - 11:59 PM
	In this challenge we all post a daily tally of what has left our homes. We can count by bags or boxes or we can count by individual items. Guestimates as to amounts in a bag or box count too. I would also like to suggest listing some emotional baggage we should toss.

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