• five unmentionables. out with the old, in with the new.

• headband. don't ask
• cd. so done with this technology.
• gorgeous leather address book/calendar. it is sad when new ugly new technology replaces beautiful old technology. but there it is.
• length of nylon webbing. fin. al. ly.
• binder ring. yes, i am in a hurry.

• three books. there is always one more extra book.
• one bedsheet. potentially useful items, bedsheets.
• one ladle. a single ladle should be adequate for a household that generally steers clear of soup.

• clay fairy painted by my child. the charm has moved on.
• jewelry box. what to do with those last residents?
• four books. digging deep now.

• four brown bottles and an oval stone. beck tribute.

• a belt. even one belt is one too many.
• a magazine. a rogue.
• three books. the bedroom bookcase looks anorexic.

• a huge pile of paper. livin' in the cloud: bon jovi for the new millennium.

• four crayons. yes, i could have reunited them with their pack, but that would involve a flight of stairs.
• an ancient tutu. cannibalized for art projects.
• two curtain rings. it is unlikely that i will lose any of the ones that are in use.
• a papier mache ball. unfinished.
• a handmade paper flag. dominion unknown.
• six socks. the basket overfloweth.
• a children's book. which cost 85 cents in 1958.
• elmo visits the doctor dvd. a huge favorite about seven years ago.
• one t-shirt. last remnant of a former relationship.
• throw pillow. cheap is cheap.
• narrow paint roller. one of two: the other is on the chopping block.
• canvas book bag. well-designed, but still never used.
• shoe box. on the fence about whether this actually counts, but it is leaving nonetheless.
• large steel brush.
• tiny steel brush. only a portion of the steel brushes i own.