• 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.

• one cannibalized stair-stepper. squeaky, no stats.
• one tiny trash can. inconvenient and surprisingly noisy.
• three bikini bottoms. teenager.

• one rubber ball. no end to these.
• one dart. can't remember what happened to the dart board.
• one bottle Modge Podge glass sealer. old old project.
• two blogs. good ideas, not to be pursued.

• the last dvd. sigh of relief.
• a pair of snowboarding boots. the giant outside belies the too-small interior.
• three tubes flavored lip balm. blech.

• one orange sweater. sadly unflattering.
• one sports helmet. for a very tiny head.
• a rock. obsidian, but still a rock.
• a tube of fizzy rehydration formula. that tastes like grape cough syrup.
• a pdx carpet jack o'lantern. yes, we did.

• one very nice sweatshirt. not that sweatshirts are generally flattering, but.
• a pair of ski boots. that fit someone in this house several years ago.
• gooey rubber window climber toy. throwing this away meant touching it.
• jar that was once a snow globe. but is not now.
• strap that once attached something to something. else.

• one bottle yoga mat cleaner. who am i kidding?
• one tiny set of wind chimes. the children put things in my way when they do not want to throw them away themselves.
• one set closet door hardware. still the wrong size.
• a pair of biking shoes. for spinning. hahahahaha.
• one t-shirt. re-regifting.

• one shirt. bad color for me, and it's sprouting a hole.
• skincare samples. blister pack nightmare.
• kid's book. more shelf space is not going to magically appear.
• kid's ski gloves. on to a smaller kid.
• rubber neon toy. i am annoyed that resources both natural and human were depleted to create this thing.

• one pair snowboard boots. they don't get worn out when you only get to go a few times a year.
• rock. button. pencil sharpener. plastic craft needle. okay, they're small, but in the way.

• hair product. smells delicious. the two times a year i open it.
• pumpkin seeds. oops, growing season is over.
• bathing cap. so pink. so tight.
• three large spools of thread. useful for that project, twelve years ago.

• a bunch of roller skating/skateboarding elbow and knee pads. tossed the girly flowered ones, kept the serious boarding set.

• a softball gear bag. 

containing:

• one glove.
• one bat.
• one helmet.
• one hat.

thankfully we are sticking with soccer.

• a pair of rain measurement cups. for tracie
• a jump rope. one of three.
• a frisbee. one of three.
• a hose sprayer nozzle. one of three.
• a golf ball. one of a thousand.

• an old volleyball. deflated and threadbare.
• a single work glove. left hand at that.
• a pair of slippers. so cozy. so covered in dog hair.
• a plastic flower pot. u.g.l.y.
• a super cool satchel. rainbow striped and unused.

• 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.

• a rocking pink accordion file. it will help keep someone stylishly organized.
• a too-soft basketball. also seems fuzzy. is this normal?
• a bottle of febreze. which did not, in the end, help eliminate the odor of mildew in the car.
• my favorite beautiful butter dish. which is chipped. tragically, we no longer eat butter.
• a spool of bright green thread.

• a big stack of children's drawings. plenty more where they came from.
• a lingerie bag. for the washing machine. apparently i own two of them.
• a large painted glass rock. honestly.
• all of the school photos i never gave to anyone.
• a yoga mat. i am possibly the only person in america who does not do yoga.