Yesterday I spent hours going through the trash heap that is our basement. Or I should say it was a trash heap, because, while it’s still full of stuff, I got most of the actual trash bagged and piled up to go away. I ended up with 9 huge contractor bags of just garbage. That doesn’t count the busted furniture, old computer parts, and assorted other lumpy items that don’t fit in the bags but are in a nice big pile.
The rest of it needs to be cleaned up and priced for a garage sale. Yes, pretty much everything that isn’t trash is going to be sold or given away (I already have 3 big boxes of clothes ready for the Salvation Army.) I’ve been talking about having a garage sale for… ever, but this time I really have to do it, I need to empty everything out! So it’s sell it or rent a dumpster and toss it all. So much of it still has life in it, so a sale it shall be.
It was pretty easy to go through and decide what to get rid of. If I haven’t used it or even thought about it in the past year, it was gone. If it brought back a cool memory I enjoyed the memory for a moment- then trashed it. I was easier than I thought it would be to get rid of some of the books. The mold kinda made that a no-brainer.
Most of the toys are actually in pretty good shape, so I’ll sell those. Lots of household doohickeys I never or rarely used are going too. And the Total Gym. I know I’ll never use the damn thing. It’s like new! Maybe I can sell that one on craigslist and get some decent money for it.
There’s 20 years of accumulation down there, people.
I’ll let you all know when so you can come over and shop. I promise to give you a good deal.
I just had an idea to fix up the extra bedroom upstairs. It needs a good cleaning, things thrown out and rearranged. Altho I won’t get piles of stuff out of there, it will make me feel better knowing it’s clean! Good job on your cleaning! Is that crossed off your list now?
We keep pitching stuff, but somehow it still keeps accumulating! I figure we’ll be in great shape once Eric gets his own place and we can give him all the stuff we’ve been saving for him.
But does he want the giant wardrobe boxes that are still in our attic from when we moved here 15 years ago?