- a chair. how do we have so many chairs?
- a bookcase. fewer books = fewer shelves
- a mattress. hard to discard, no one wants these.
- a bedframe. we're over twin size.
- a set of sheets. no longer needed.
- one pair above-the-knee socks. remember those?
- two belts from dresses. i take them off, then i keep them. why?
- two headbands. done and done.
- six champagne flutes. dozens left, but that's another story.
- three flower pots. you can have too many flower pots.
- one thermos coffee pot. no lid. defeat.
- one dish towel of odd proportions.
- two plastic flashlights.
- one battery-operated radio.
- a pack of crayons and a 'fun book'.
- lots of leaking batteries.
- when buying emergency supplies, only keep the ones that are solidly made and if possible do not choose items that require batteries.
- a bottle of hair conditioner. i knew we would hate it before we even opened it.
- one fork and two spoons. they don't have to match, but they do have to complement.
- an unattractive pair of earrings.
- the so cute box that housed the earbuds. so so cute and so so useless once the contents were removed.
- two newspaper clippings. i confess i did not read them. but thanks!
- a post-it pad. no job, no desk, no reminders. no worries.
- the last book in a series. we do not seem to own the first four...
- a whole pile of cds and empty cd cases. i love shedding old technologies. move to cloud almost complete.
- one green tank top. no idea where it came from or where it will end up.
- a pine cone. a present; appreciated and now released.
- one pair chemical hand warmers. apparently expiration dates are occasionally correct.
- a bottle of elmer's with a *little* bit of glue inside. intense frustration averted.
- thermal cup cozy. wretched thing, no doubt destined to end up in a garbage island in the pacific.
- three rolls of christmas-themed wrapping paper. good presents deserve great presentation.
- a pair of slippers. tiny, tiny slippers.
- one bag full of corks. which do not, after all, make excellent bulletin boards.
