What I have noticed, though, is that I am noticing more. As I walk past a shelf in the garage, for example, I notice that someone's left a paper bag, a receipt and some other detritus, and that's it's been there for a while. And I deal with it.
I have also been critically evaluating our pantries and have disposed of dangerously out of date items, and rehomed items we no longer use, such as flavoured teas and tinned goods that came in hampers.
It's like you just get your eye in and as layers of stuff leave the house, the breathing space created offers up more possibilities.
IN
| 2 | plant pots | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | digital radio | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | wall hanging | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | manequin head | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 3 | gotoobs | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | wrist support | retail | see previous week’s injury |
| 1 | phone charging cable | retail | replacing a dead one |
| 1 | magazine | subscription | won’t be renewing. Indie Road magazine is just not that good. |
| 1 | kilt | retail | TOF loves his kilts and wears them often. We bought this brand new Scottish made kilt at this week’s Canberra Gathering at about a fifth the price of having one made for him (which we were preparing to do this weekend). I will now have to make or commission a formal jacket and a work jacket to go with it. |
| 2 | pairs kilt hose | retail | one to match this new kilt and one to match his everyday kilt |
| 1 | tankini top | op shop | now I just need to find a couple of bottoms and I will have enough sets of swimmers to get me through the week as I swim on average every second day. |
| 1 | cushion | The Green Shed | I have a plan for how my sewing room will look when I’ve cleaned it out. This second hand cushion from the free bins at The Green Shed is exactly the right colour and will save me buying new or making with new fabric and included the insert |
| 1 | dog coat | The Green Shed | new from the free bins at The Green Shed. Dora loves her jackets |
| 5 | notebooks | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | set earbuds | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 23 |
OUT
| 6 | Christmas baubles | op shop | |
| 7 | handbags and purses | donation to Zonta pre-loved ashion sale | |
| 25 | balls of yarn | gift | |
| 1 | Tupperware jug | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 7 | books | gift | |
| 10 | plant pots | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 18 | bags of beads and jewellery findings | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | gift bag | Buy Nothing Community | |
| 1 | biscuit tin | op shop | |
| 2 | video cases | recycling | |
| 2 | bags of ribbon | op shop | |
| 2 | reels of ribbon | op shop | |
| 193 | singleton knitting needles | Buy Nothing Community | going to a group of urban homesteaders for a variety of uses |
| 1 | decorative wine box | op shop | |
| 1 | casserole cover | op shop | |
| 1 | tankini top | op shop | doesn’t fit as well as the one I bought last week |
| 1 | phone charging cable | bin | dead |
| 2 | pairs of pantyhose | Buy Nothing Community | they will be tying up tomatoes in no time |
| 3 | decorative bottle stoppers | Buy Nothing Community | because when wine is opened, wine is finished |
| 7 | serving forks and spoons | opshop | we have some lovely serving spoons in our wedding silverware, cheap acrylic begone! |
| 3 | kilt pins | Buy Nothing Community | cheap stuff that won’t be going on TOF’s kilts |
| 1 | spurtle | Buy Nothing Community | It’s a traditional porridge stirring stick. I don’t need 2. |
| 3 | plate holders | recycling | rusty and dangerous |
| 1 | box toothpicks | op shop | |
| 1 | length of fabric | op shop | |
| 1 | top | donation to Zonta pre-loved ashion sale | |
| 6 | paper plates | op shop | |
| 6 | fulled jumpers and cardies | Paper and the Works | |
| 2 | shirts | op shop | |
| 41 | books | Lifeline | |
| 8 | lengths of fabric | Paper and the Works | |
| 364 |
NETT OUT 341
total out since 27 August 2018 = 1779
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