Friday, October 30, 2015


  • two polishing pads. i think i used to own a polishing appliance of some sort.
  • one aquarium light. i must have owned an aquarium at some point.
  • one aquarium thermometer. see above.
  • one package wire connectors. just say no to diy electrical work.

Thursday, October 29, 2015


  • four little soaps.
  • two little shampoos.
  • two little body lotions.
  • one little body wash. all gone to a food pantry. which can always use non-food items.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015


  • seventeen items of clothing. not actually my clothes, but they might have lingered for years. i claim the victory of eradication.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015


  • a magazine. i only read these when i buy them at the grocery store, never when they come to my house.
  • 5/6 of a black rubber box. associated with electricity?
  • a package of page protectors. which we must have needed at least one of at some point.
  • two pieces of art. it speaks to you, then sometimes it does not.

Monday, October 26, 2015

  • the instruction manual. to the kiln i got rid of last week.
  • an attachment. to the vacuum i threw away two weeks ago.
  • an ikea catalog. bought the sink a month ago.
  • a coil of weatherseal. which i gave up on last year.
  • a pair of pants. which have never gone with anything, ever.

Sunday, October 25, 2015


  • two vent elbows. just the kind of thing you might find a use for two weeks after throwing it away. or not.
  • a mug. just a hairline crack, but we know where this is leading.
  • a pair of gardening gloves. too small, very stiff. they might encourage you to rethink weeding altogether.
  • the lid to a candle. i don't get it either.

Saturday, October 24, 2015


  • one skirt. so similar to another one i own. how does this happen?
  • one sweater. which i l o v e love and still don't wear.
  • three shirts. boom.

Friday, October 23, 2015


  • five more books. filling the tiny free neighborhood library. a portland thing i love.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015


  • one very nice sweatshirt. not that sweatshirts are generally flattering, but.
  • a pair of ski boots. that fit someone in this house several years ago.
  • gooey rubber window climber toy. throwing this away meant touching it.
  • jar that was once a snow globe. but is not now.
  • strap that once attached something to something. else.

Saturday, October 17, 2015


  • the kiln. just one, but it was a doozy.

Thursday, October 15, 2015


  • used ink cartridges. i'm sorry, earth.
  • a broken cell phone case. still sorry.
  • the box my iphone came in. really, really sorry.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015


  • five lice-killing compounds. ever the optimist.

Monday, October 12, 2015


  • one tiny archeologist's brush. used to uncover one tiny terra-cotta warrior.
  • four books. the books we love are precious until one day they just aren't.

Sunday, October 11, 2015


  • six dvds. i'm not entirely sure what dvd stands for.