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

• a small portfolio of fifth grade art. but i frame the best ones.
• a tiny notebook. ubiquitous and so charming.
• one kids' book. i want to keep everything today.
• small blue vase. last of five, but finally.
• phone charger for the car. it is a tiny bit dangerous to get rid of these.

• three-hole punch. definitely worth paying for quality on this item.
• cell phone case. owned by many, used by none.
• plastic eraser case. move over, banana slicer, a less useful object has been found.
• an extra corkscrew. not a bad extra to have, actually.
• mardi gras beads. lots of them. the possible culprit of the global warming debacle.

• a folder. beige. too ugly to use.
• three receipt books. hand writing receipts used to be easier than creating them on the computer.
• several calendar pages. part of an old art project.
• a plastic squeeze bottle. a one-time applicator of adhesive.
• headset for a phone i no longer own. that box is now almost empty.

• two sets of cork board tile. which apparently are sold without adhesive.
• one telephone, two handsets. death to landlines.
• one jacket. unworn.
• one picture frame. hideous.
• one iron. how is it that someone who irons once a year has two irons?

• a gift box of three bars of soap. not nice enough to regift.
• the box, charger, cord, and manual for a phone i no longer own.
• and another charger. these are very hard to throw away.
• cords to two printers i no longer own.