I have thought about my shopping trip yesterday. I am going to count the abc blocks as one in, because they are clearly taking up brain space and physical space, but if/when the extras leave I will count one out and the replacement figures don't count.

The toy sets are one in each, plus book and shirt. Most of the trays I will not count because they are just sliding into existing shelf space to corral small objects and improve existing storage and have been on my watch for list, but one stacking set I will count as one.

So, +30 for 2024

I did take a "rework" pot I decided I was never going to rework to the pottery studio with me yesterday and throw it in the dumpster. I have decided that since I work on new pots when I go to the studio I will make myself take one "rework" every time. If I make new pots instead of reworking it, into the dumpster it goes.

So I am 2/100 out for spring/summer

Worked on the downstairs family room with TotsDad and got rid of a plastic pitcher and an old mattress cover. Threw out actual trash as well but only counting those 2 things.

342/360

I added one more thing to the donation bags this morning and bought three books and a dress at the thrift store. I may give a couple of the books to Birdie, but I will record them out then.

Pots out - 74

Items in + 43

One stack of extra hand and foot prints from my daughter's babyhood. I saved a few nice ones and threw the rest of the stack away. (Counting as one item).

291/360

Go Lila!

You can do this!

My daughter brought me a pair of shorts and a shelf yesterday.

Pots out - 74
Items in + 45

from the garage: one modem, donated
from the bedroom drawers: one stack of ID cards cut up and thrown away. Donated: one pair or reading glasses in a case.

294/360

This morning I worked on the upstairs playroom and my bedroom.

Got rid of 17 items total including
boxes of expired protein bars
box of tea I don't like
a bathrobe
a few shirts (yay)
a coffee tumbler
2 candles
a crumpled book (trash)
bubbles (given to DIL)
roll of string
flashlight

Proud of myself, especially for the clothes. Oh look, one more item and I will hit my goal for 2025!

359/360

One token item for the Tally:

A nice dog collar that I bought 12 years ago and never even used, and now that dog is gone, so I got it out for the new dog to try and it is the most annoying collar ever, cute but awful material, won't even buckle all the way. I threw it out - it is personalized with my phone number on it so it would not be of use to anyone.

392/360

ticking away...

trash: one old old flashlight, one rule book, my old will
donated: pocket knife
in a box for Teen: a bag of ear gages and a bag of haircutting things (counts as 2 items)
given to Tot: large paper pad

301/360

3 more shirts donated.

362/360

I started working on my master bathroom.
I did 15 minutes so far - had to break it into smaller pieces. So far I discarded 5 items that I was saving for future use but the time has passed (partially used body scrubs, lotions, face wash etc that have been hanging onto for ages).

397/360

Lila, I am impressed by how fast you are moving!

I took two "rework" pots to toss out on Friday, and I gave one to my friend today, so that is 5/100 for spring/summer.

I have finished 24 good pots in my class so far, but most of those are intended for sale. (The bad pots have gone in the dumpster - yay me!) This is why I am trying to do 100 out around my spring/summer sale - I need to sell/discard more than I make! I already have a bunch of inventory!

2 more clothing items, donated

364/360

15 more items from the master bathroom, all in the trash. Mostly old bath bombs, scrubs, soaks, stuff I have had in a cabinet for 15+ years and never used but refused to throw out until now.

MUCH more space in there now!

412/360

I just realized I put the wrong year on a post below!

Boomwhackers and drum came

+32 for 2025

Still at -5 for pots.

I really hope my sale goes well Saturday!

Lila you smashed it!

Go you!

Tallying in teacher gifts - pencil pouch and potted plant (because the kid decorated the ceramic pot and signed it and I will keep it.)

I also got rid of anothe4 piece of pottery I made

Pots out - 65
Items in + 52

Unpacked and sorted out all my treasures. Discarded, one bathing suit that had apparently acquired a see through butt. (Good news, I packed 2)

Added 11 books, a glass frog, horse clippers, 2 bracelets, 2 necklaces, and a little bamboo box.

Net for trip, +17

Ytd:
Pots out - 74
Items in + 62

It was a good sale today.

I sold 31 things that are not my standard kept in stock items, traded two, and unfortunately broke one - it happens.

But that is 34 pottery items out. (The things I bought and traded for are general items in) I think I am going to struggle to get to 100 by the end of summer, but I will keep trying. I definitely want to lighten the low end of my stock.

So, the shopping/trading
2 garden stakes, two little sculptural pieces for me, two for gifts (don't count), and an espresso cup. 5 in.

Pots -39
Items in +37

SubC, that is so cool about the kid making you a special pot! I would keep that too 🙂

Today I am working on my bedroom.

5 more clothing items donated
1 new pen that I don't like but they put my name on it, so into the trash

370/360

Miss count.

Two more books and two nets

Pots out - 74
Items in + 66

I tossed six more more bad pots.

Pots -45

Items +37

2 more items from the bedroom.

372/360

Bought 16 jar cozies for my freezer

Pots out - 74
Items in +82

I am going to struggle to get to my goal of 100 pots out by the end of June.

Also, my net items in is clearly becoming a problem.

I ordered 11 fancy cookie cutters for my pottery and they arrived today, so I went out and found 11 old style ones I can part with - calling that a draw.

Also found ten pots that aren't worth glazing - headed to the dumpster at class.

Pots -55

Items +37

I was feeling a bit down today and really sluggish. But I wanted to do at least something to improve my bedroom.

There in the corner is an overflowing (onto the floor) box of teas. In it were whole and partial boxes of teas, individual teabags, etc... so many. They were in the kitchen but my grand-toddler kept pulling them out of the tea drawer and dumping them. I already threw out a bunch when I took them into my bedroom. I have a thing about tea.

But how annoying is it to have tea all over the floor?? Such a mess. I decided today, I would go through and throw away anything "really" expired and anything I don't really like. I ended up throwing away 14 boxes of tea! Many of them were mostly full, one was new in a wrapper, one expired in 2012!! I now have less than half of the overflowing box left, which is not that many and can fit into a smaller storage space.

Proud of myself - I have tried to get rid of those teas so many times. I just hit the day that they don't matter.

386/360

New sheets and mattress pad (old ones demoted to yard /paint
More ice cream protectors
Books and useful (there were 8 yard sales on the way home from the feed store)

Another 33 items.

Pots out - 74
Items in + 115

I'm almost up to two items in for every three days of the year. This is not good

Keep it up, SubC!

I cannot believe I have not done better at this! I have been overwhelmed with other things. But I put one thing in the donate box yesterday: a little metal shot glass/measuring cup.

2/360

One of my students made me a tyedye shirt during our anniversary celebrations last week. It is now washed and dried

Net +20 for 2025.

Hereee we go...

From the little bedroom/storage room:
3 pairs dance shoes
clothes
costume parts
toys
canvas bag with handles
violin starter book w/dvd
remote control
17 items in all

233/360