Seven Things Week 17

Damn, forgot to publish again.

The week before Christmas and we started the enormous task of moving the library across town.  13 hour plus days and very physical.  Just as well it was the week before Christmas and I had handmade gifts for my colleagues or it would have been a bad decluttering week indeed.

IN

1	pkt nerf bullets	retail	I’m led to believe they were absolutely necessary.
1	tote bag	gift	a kind gift from my boss
1	Tupperware container	The Green Shed	perfect for holding our bulk bread mix
1	cigar box	The Green Shed	Richard tells me this was also necessary.  It is lovely and is now on the kitchen table with cords and cables in it.
4

OUT

27	boomarks	gifts	I made book marks as gifts for my colleagues
1	pilates mat	Buy Nothing Community	It's lovely to be able to fulfil requests as well as offer things up
1	knitting needle case	bin	dirty and scruffy and plastic
29

NETT OUT 25

TOTAL OUT SINCE 27 August 2018 =  4305 

Seven Things Week 16

The gift-giving and receiving season is upon us.

For my birthday this week Richard gave me thoughtful consumables and for our wedding anniversary (it's the same day as my birthday) we had a lovely dinner out at our favourite restaurant.

Gift giving and receiving is a fraught topic in the decluttering world.  My view is that if someone is kind enough to give me a gift, I accept it with grace and gratitude.

IN

1	basket	Buy Nothing Community
2	sets knitting needles	destash	Now I have a set of interchangeable DPNs to live in my go bag/travel bag
1	pair of shoes	retail	Richard needed new shoes, we bought a pair of quality shoes that will last him a long time.  He graciously decluttered several pairs that were ill fitting.
1	tote bag	gift
1	book	gift
1	Christmas decoration	gift
1	set beeswax wraps	gift
8

OUT

2	santa sacks	op shop
1	length of ribbon	op shop
1	bicycle	Buy Nothing Community
1	pair undies	bin
1	glass	bin
2	pairs spectacles	charity
2	pairs of shoelaces	bin
2	sets Christmas lights	Buy Nothing Community
3	dresses	op shop
2	tins shoe polish	bin	dried out and horrible
1	pair shoes	bin	very broken
4	pairs of shoes	Buy Nothing Community	Richard decided he didn’t need these as they were ill-fitting.
4	project bags	gifts
26

NETT OUT 18

total out since 27 August 2018 =  4280 

Seven Things Week 15

Again I wondered if I would manage anything this week - we had a function on every evening except Friday (by which time I was pretty fried) and both days of the weekend.

And it is gift giving and receiving season.  In the coming week we celebrate my birthday, our wedding anniversary and Christmas for one side of the family.  

IN

1	ball of yarn	gift
1	project bag	gift
1	small produce bag	gift

OUT

3	dresses	op shop
6	tops	op shop
1	skeins of yarn	gift
1	notebook	gift
1	tape measure	gift
1	sponge	gift
1	thimble	gift
2	candles	op shop
1	packet of fairy garden decorations	Buy Nothing Community
2	casserole dishes	Buy Nothing Community
4	hand fans	Buy Nothing Community
1	shirt	op shop
2	pillow cases	op shop
10	gift boxes	Buy Nothing Community
4	fans	Buy Nothing Community
40

NETT OUT 37

Total out since 27 August 2018 4301

Seven Things Week 14

I forgot to publish week 14 - oops.  That is a pretty good indication of what it's like at the moment.  The Silly Season with lots of obligations on top of some ridiculous deadlines.

It's more surprising that I managed to clear anything out, really - and that will be the case until at least Christmas.
IN

1	shirt	Buy Nothing Community
1	book	free with ticket purchase
1	bread maker	Buy Nothing Community
1	portable fridge	gifts - Christmas came early
1	portable fridge stand	gifts - Christmas came early
5

OUT

26	Fowlers Jars	bartered	eggs, olives, passata, garlic.
1	Fowlers unit	sold
1	pair tongs	sold
7	sets of metal drawers	Buy Nothing Community
1	thermometer	sold
36

NETT OUT  31

total out since 27 August 2018 = 4262