• one pair of fleece pants. they didn't fit well at the best of times.
• one pair of board shorts. which did fit well at the best of times.
• one purse. well-loved. well-used.
• one more curtain tie-back. such superfluousness.
• two children's magazines. makes me slightly sad. likely the result of post-thanksgiving carb loading.

• two manuals. to equipment that is gone, long gone.
• one necklace. provenance and current owner unknown.
• one more cord. they breed.
• one balloon. these no longer show up with much frequency, now that the littles are large.

• lack of confidence.
• need for perfection.
• extra work.
• self-doubt.
• anxiety. thanksgiving

• 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.

• another key. what would it unlock?
• a curtain tie-back. superfluous.
• a printer software disc. i'm almost free of discs, forever.
• an ink cartridge. i know i am supposed to recycle these, but sometimes...
• a shirt. shrunken intentionally, but not successfully.

• one power cord. gleefully tossing things i may later need.
• four tiny pencils. as a child i would break new pencils to make these.
• a plastic tray. possibly part of a printer. not an important part, apparently.
• four parts of a toy. that we no longer own.
• two pencil cap erasers. which are useful but somehow irritating.

• about a million pieces of paper. i hate paper so much that i accumulate a lot of it. which does not make me like it any better.