I've got a pretty good pile of stuff to donate, some of which I've already posted (a lot of the kitchen stuff) but I've got a lot more waiting in the wings, so here goes. The goal is to get this out the door Monday or Tuesday.
-The big and bulky comforter. Once upon a time, a long time ago, I bought this comforter with matching sheets and pillowcases and was satisfied with it EXCEPT 1) it is too big to fit in my washing machine and 2) I needed to wash it frequently because I had a leaky cat. I'd wash the thing in the tub, huge PITA. Eventually the sheets wore out, and I got another, lighter comforter that I could machine wash, and I thought I had already gotten rid of this one when I found, to my dismay, that it was wedged under the futon mattress. So, in the tradition of hoarders who can't dispose of something because someone could use it if it were only fixed (or cleaned) up, but unlike hoarders in the sense that I actually followed through, I paid $40 to have this professionally cleaned so I can feel OK about donating it.
-Vases. I think this one is common - flowers arrive in them from the florist's and it seems a shame to throw the vases away. And I know I've already purged similar ones in the past, but here they are, aren't they. Re: the larger vases - I have a largish lusterware vase (the blue one) that I am keeping that can do duty if needed. That one is inherited, so carries extra points there. As for the small ones, I am keeping a smaller lusterware vase (not shown) and also a small glass/crystal vase (in front of the box) which I schlepped home from a 1994 trip to the Czech Republic. Those will be fine, I'm sure, should I ever "need" a small/bud vase. I will cross my fingers in hopes that crafty people haunt thrift stores for basic glass vases and do something productive with the things.
The fake flower? That came with my foster daughter's VW Beetle, I think. She lives thousands of miles away now and no longer owns that car.
-Mugs. I've discussed my mug surplus before, and doubtlessly will again. Here are 3 which are especially lacking in any sentimental or aesthetic value to me. Well, the green one was cool, until my brother put it in the microwave too many times and fried the logo off.
-Sugar and creamer - We'll be seeing more of these. Not only do I have lots of lusterware sets, I have several glass ones as well. This one was a gift, so I feel guilty about getting rid of it for that reason, but I don't love it, you know? It also failed to sell on eBay, so it is getting donated.
-The copper light string. Here is a convergence of my tendencies to 1) keep the box in case I decide to get rid of it - I know I've had this item for several years - and 2) the way I don't buy enough of something to really use it - like the way I'll buy just 2 glasses or plates in a pattern, here I've only bought the one string. I do find it pretty, but in the summer it got dark too late for me to bother lighting it, and in the winter it was too cold to go outside and plug it in, and it was always falling off its hooks, and now I live in a house where I will either need to get series of such things to make a proper string, and that I can turn on/off from indoors, or else forget the whole business.
-Vases. I think this one is common - flowers arrive in them from the florist's and it seems a shame to throw the vases away. And I know I've already purged similar ones in the past, but here they are, aren't they. Re: the larger vases - I have a largish lusterware vase (the blue one) that I am keeping that can do duty if needed. That one is inherited, so carries extra points there. As for the small ones, I am keeping a smaller lusterware vase (not shown) and also a small glass/crystal vase (in front of the box) which I schlepped home from a 1994 trip to the Czech Republic. Those will be fine, I'm sure, should I ever "need" a small/bud vase. I will cross my fingers in hopes that crafty people haunt thrift stores for basic glass vases and do something productive with the things.
The fake flower? That came with my foster daughter's VW Beetle, I think. She lives thousands of miles away now and no longer owns that car.
-Mugs. I've discussed my mug surplus before, and doubtlessly will again. Here are 3 which are especially lacking in any sentimental or aesthetic value to me. Well, the green one was cool, until my brother put it in the microwave too many times and fried the logo off.
-Sugar and creamer - We'll be seeing more of these. Not only do I have lots of lusterware sets, I have several glass ones as well. This one was a gift, so I feel guilty about getting rid of it for that reason, but I don't love it, you know? It also failed to sell on eBay, so it is getting donated.
-The copper light string. Here is a convergence of my tendencies to 1) keep the box in case I decide to get rid of it - I know I've had this item for several years - and 2) the way I don't buy enough of something to really use it - like the way I'll buy just 2 glasses or plates in a pattern, here I've only bought the one string. I do find it pretty, but in the summer it got dark too late for me to bother lighting it, and in the winter it was too cold to go outside and plug it in, and it was always falling off its hooks, and now I live in a house where I will either need to get series of such things to make a proper string, and that I can turn on/off from indoors, or else forget the whole business.
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