happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Mar 18, 2014 9:00:48 GMT -5
After I tried to help my mom downsize from her four bedroom house to a one bedroom town home and saw all the damn dishes she'd hoarded (five complete sets, several of them I had NEVER seen before, much less eaten off of) I went home, gave away my old 'everyday' dishes and got the good dishes out of storage.
We now have just one set of dishes in the house. (My 'good' dishes aren't that fancy - they have a leaf pattern on them).
I saw the anxiety my mom had when faced with having to give up any of her dishes and knick knacks and decided I didn't want to be married to my crap like she is. It's just stuff.
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genericname
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Post by genericname on Mar 18, 2014 9:27:10 GMT -5
Is there anyone near you who raises chickens? My grandma used to cut old tires in half and then use them to feed and water her chickens. She'd put some seed out in the yard for them to scratch at, and some in the tires for them to find easily. Something about their size made them perfect for holding water for the chickens, too. They weren't gigantic tires, but they were about the size of a small car tire.
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swamp
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THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
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Post by swamp on Mar 18, 2014 9:36:18 GMT -5
Anyone have water front property and a dock? Around here we use old tires as bumpers on the dock.
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ilovedolphins
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Post by ilovedolphins on Mar 18, 2014 16:28:35 GMT -5
I am trying to clean up my years of accumulating also. I am slowly working on eBaying a few items as I have time off work and then will start on finding things to have a garage sale.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 20:03:08 GMT -5
I have waterfront property and dock....been here almost 17 yrs. and I gotta say, I've never thought of using old tires as bumpers Great idea, thanks swamp!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2014 21:49:22 GMT -5
Many years ago I had to clean out my mom's apt. (she was a hoarder) and then DH and I had to clean out his parents' house (they weren't hoarders but thought the family would really like to have all the carp). That was our wake-up call for annual cleaning and a pretty strict one-in/one-out rule. Even so we've ended up with a storage unit we just recently cleaned out and found enough for two large boxes headed to a local charity.
I think the saddest thing I saw was all the stuff the folks received over the years as gifts and never used because they were "saving it for good". Damn, Mom, I really wanted you to enjoy that soft gown!
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