• paint sample. hmmm, looks like glow in the dark.
• light switch. must have been replaced with... something else.
• electrical out. definitely replaced with a different one.
• switch plate. unused in this house.
• bunch of wires. which could likely be used in a really cool art project. but.

one can of the finally dried up remains of that ugly pink paint. in the end everyone hated it.
one can of rust-infused ceiling paint. because ceilings are the worst.
the pot that caught fire. good memories but yuck.
two composite flower pots. hope someone wants them because they may exist for a thousand years.

• 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.

• eight placemats. not quite washable enough.
• one paintbrush. crappy!

• a paint roller. some things really aren't worth fixing.
• a tiny crappy plastic ball. undoubtedly destined to become a part of the floating plastic island.
• a lint roller. i embrace lint!
• one dwell magazine. who are those people with their clutter-free homes?
• one sunset magazine. "cozy fall weekends" are so three months ago.

• one paint tray. used. 
• one paint stirrer. also used.
• one large, thick, slightly jagged sheet of glass. um...?
• one yellow flowered bowl. the last one.
• one soup pot. i really really don't need two.

• a dozen bottles, cans and buckets of hazardous stuff. off to the dump!
• a bag of batteries. same place.
• an empty camping fuel bottle. will take a stronger hand than mine, the cap won't budge.

• one shower curtain rod. two showers, three rods.
• one string christmas lights. ugly.
• one can primer. i'm pretty sure i'm allergic to this kind.
• one heavy-duty extension cord. i know these are really useful, but do i need four?
• two packages of mailing labels.

• five cans of paint. what's the expiration date on paint?
• one sander. for smoothing out drywall seams. which i will never do again!

• an electric stapler. scary.
• a handheld sewing machine. cool, but never used.
• a device for making a single outlet into a triple outlet. one of three.
• a tool for painting trim. paint waster.
• a pump for an air mattress. what air mattress?

• a piece of dryer vent. i seem to have a lot of it.
• a bottle of grout and tile sealer. 
• a ruined paintbrush. which i have been keeping?
• two lacy underthings i keep thinking will be just right under... something.

• one piece of orange-painted metal. i've accepted that i am not going to figure out what it was once a part of.
• one almost-empty tub of hardened joint compound.
• one small paintbrush. no longer flexible.
• one calculator. non-functioning.
• one thin piece of metal. a threshold? cornering of some sort? it looks too short to be useful. even if i could figure out its purpose.