- a sheaf of papers. elementary school reading list?
- six photographs printed on plain paper. surely these exist in a more durable form elsewhere.
- a drawing. no one's best work.
- a software cd. sneaky bugger!
- a pile of old jewelry. sent off to a fundraiser.
- the remote control for the air conditioner. honestly.
- another rock. apparently named jack.
- a pen cap thumb drive. sans pen.
- a glass mug. volunteer recognition. thanks!
- a 3d postcard featuring stonehenge. it really is cool.
- one pair of curtains. long stored, no longer desired.
- one bottle pet shampoo. no more pets.
- one tube face cream. smell is important!
- a small box with a tiny jar and miniscule post-it notes. no idea.
- a chipped mug. gotta have standards.
- a pillowcase. the number of pillow cases that find their way into this house is alarming.
- a sheet. thought i'd caught all the twin-sized bedding.
- two bottles of lic shampoo. power of positive thinking!
- an ice pack sleeve. looks complicated, if effective.
- a tiny roll of bandage/tape. losing its stickiness.
- a pumice stone. one is enough.
- two more t-shirts. i hope i am done with t-shirts for a while.
- three lovely pieces of sleepwear. nice to look at but never worn.
- one baskety thing. for organizing something. which i guess i don't own.
- one paper bowl. this has been hard to purge but it's finally going.
- one cd. not sure how this one has survived the purge.
- one tiny bottle of lotion. ditto
- one key. to someone's car...
- one nail clipper for pets. sad reminder of all the pets.
- one black christmas tree soap, covered in green glitter. creepy.
- a paper rainbow hanging decoration. cute.
- a pocket mirror. without a pocket.
- a small plush toy. uninvited guest.
- a "splat ball". shudder.
- a small stack of temporary tattoos. adorable!
- one curtain rod. too short and ugly.
- another curtain rod. which i meant to fix eight years ago.
- two pamphlets from a previous job. goodbye and good luck.
- paperwork from a long ago fmla leave. who cares?
- one small skateboarding helmet. that was a fun phase.
- three t-shirts. if they didn't get worn all summer...
- one poster. i still love you, barak obama.
- an ugly art project. it happens.
- a leopard-print change purse. ???
- a portable dvd player. ancient technology!
- a cell phone external charger. whatever.
- a set of glasses. a gift that has been hard to let go of.
- a pair of beloved crocs. even gardening shoes reach a point of no return.
- a clock. it's been showing the wrong time for at least two weeks, so apparently i don't really use it.
- seven bottles of nail polish. an obsession comes to an end.
- one graphic novel. it's zeus!
- one tube of lip gloss. extremely pink.
- one glue pen. which seems like one iteration too many.
- a neti pot. such a great idea. but no.
- one dishtowel? cleaning cloth? with a lovely tree motif.
- a small piece of the car. which no longer fits.
- a vacuum attachment. which is just plain dumb.
- a tablecloth. never quite clean enough.
- a pile of small day of the dead paper plates. cake, please.
- a stack of birthday paper plates. still no cake.
- twenty paper grocery bags. not sure how this keeps happening.
