No, I didn't fall off of the face of the earth! Nor did I forget about the Our 10 Things endeavor. My power cord simply went kaput on my personal computer and my work computer's firewalls wouldn't allow me to sign in and post. Problem solved: The new power cord has arrived!
We had our garage sale on Saturday. I forgot to take pictures. You've seen lots of the things I had collected from around the house. We made $400 and sent the rest to the thrift store that benefits the local/regional children's hospital.
I've also made good attic progress. I will post pictures.
Just a short post for now to say that I am back!
Showing posts with label donations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label donations. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
My dresser is done!!!!
ahhhhhhhhh my dresser is done my dresser is done, ding dong the son of a bitch is done! (sorry for the cursing, let me know if it offends you, I'll do it more often, JK (sorta))
So anyway, the dresser is done!!! YEAH!! God this has been bugging me for a LONG time. If you remember, it's 6 drawers, 5 of them needed cleaning. My goal was to do one a night. Night one I started with the top drawer and got it done. I started my "I need to lose 10 pounds to fit into these" pile, my e-bay pile, my donate pile and my throw away pile. Day 2 came with the 2nd drawer aka the worst bitch in history. I didn't do before and after of every drawer because well frankly no one wants to see 10 pics of my clothes. So here is the drawer 2, the worst of them. This is the before, God help me. I have no idea what shirts are stuffed in this drawer. I feel like a 10 year old whose mother told her to put her clothes away and this is what I did. The pic doesn't do it justice on just how bad it was.
and here is the after shot of drawer #2....ahhhh nice. This drawer is mostly just fitted tee's (Go CUSE!!)
I took a pic of an after shot of drawer 3 because I like my workout clothes. I love buying them, like wearing them and think I should be hired to endorse Nike gear. p.s. see how good my reflection vest works!! I don't care how much of a dork I look like when I wear this, it works!
Here is pile #1 and #2, this is my I need to lose 10 pounds pile and my e-bay pile. This got switched around more after this pic. I gave up some of the I need to lose 10 pounds pile over to the e-bay pile because let's be honest, I need to lose more than 10 pounds for some of this stuff.
This is the donate pile and the trash pile.
I was SO happy about this project being done. I even cleaned out the 2 drawers in my nightstand so I could use them. I realized I had way too many bathing suits (who says fat girls don't like buying bathing suits??) and I didn't want to waste a whole drawer on them. I live in the northeast and am PLUMP. I don't wear them often, I don't want them in my main dresser. So they are in a drawer in my nightstand. I felt SO good when this project was done. It was weighing on me for awhile. I was so happy last night. I didn't anticipate doing this all. My goal was just drawer #2 which turned into the entire dresser, which turned into the night stand. It was a good night. One last pic because I was so happy I kept opening and closing drawers. These are some old tees I didn't want to get rid of because I still wear them around the house with my jeans. Jeans that fit me.
I can exhale. Some of the weight has been lifted off my shoulders!
So anyway, the dresser is done!!! YEAH!! God this has been bugging me for a LONG time. If you remember, it's 6 drawers, 5 of them needed cleaning. My goal was to do one a night. Night one I started with the top drawer and got it done. I started my "I need to lose 10 pounds to fit into these" pile, my e-bay pile, my donate pile and my throw away pile. Day 2 came with the 2nd drawer aka the worst bitch in history. I didn't do before and after of every drawer because well frankly no one wants to see 10 pics of my clothes. So here is the drawer 2, the worst of them. This is the before, God help me. I have no idea what shirts are stuffed in this drawer. I feel like a 10 year old whose mother told her to put her clothes away and this is what I did. The pic doesn't do it justice on just how bad it was.
and here is the after shot of drawer #2....ahhhh nice. This drawer is mostly just fitted tee's (Go CUSE!!)
I took a pic of an after shot of drawer 3 because I like my workout clothes. I love buying them, like wearing them and think I should be hired to endorse Nike gear. p.s. see how good my reflection vest works!! I don't care how much of a dork I look like when I wear this, it works!
Here is pile #1 and #2, this is my I need to lose 10 pounds pile and my e-bay pile. This got switched around more after this pic. I gave up some of the I need to lose 10 pounds pile over to the e-bay pile because let's be honest, I need to lose more than 10 pounds for some of this stuff.
This is the donate pile and the trash pile.
I was SO happy about this project being done. I even cleaned out the 2 drawers in my nightstand so I could use them. I realized I had way too many bathing suits (who says fat girls don't like buying bathing suits??) and I didn't want to waste a whole drawer on them. I live in the northeast and am PLUMP. I don't wear them often, I don't want them in my main dresser. So they are in a drawer in my nightstand. I felt SO good when this project was done. It was weighing on me for awhile. I was so happy last night. I didn't anticipate doing this all. My goal was just drawer #2 which turned into the entire dresser, which turned into the night stand. It was a good night. One last pic because I was so happy I kept opening and closing drawers. These are some old tees I didn't want to get rid of because I still wear them around the house with my jeans. Jeans that fit me.
I can exhale. Some of the weight has been lifted off my shoulders!Next 2 projects are also big ones. I write about it so I'll do it. First is the dreaded cabinet I've been talking about forever-the kids cabinet in my kitchen. I just need to devote 1-2 hours one night and get it done and shut up about it. This is my next project. After that is my hallway closet aka hottest mess ever in the world. It holds pictures and pictures and pictures and vases and door wreaths and easter eggs and other random crapola. Everytime I open this drawer I always kick something back in to get it shut again. AHHH. I dread when I start this project. But next up is the kids cabinet.
I also have to say that since this blog I have been really good about keeping up what I have cleaned out. It's very easy to just shove shit around again but I'm trying really hard to keep the things nice that I have cleaned out. Bye, sorry for the longest post ever!! YEAH it's clean!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Decorative Donations
I didn't think I'd get my 10 Things done today since I am working and then driving to Ohio to help my Dad for the weekend. But I have!
My Dad has recently moved from a four bedroom house to a condo and DESPERATELY needs help setting up a home. He has been a bachelor since my Mom died in 1983. He really has no clue how to set up a household or decorate a home. His new place feels alien and uncomfortable to him and it is my purpose to hopefully help him make it feel like he belongs there this weekend.
I have certain addictions. One of them is household/decorating items. I have an artwork collection, a lamp collection, etc, in the attic. I'm bringing home a few of these things to Ohio for my Dad to help update his early 1980's decor. Hopefully this will be a win-win situation: he can use them, and I can get rid of them!
So, here are my 10(+) things for today:
1-6. Paintings/pictures
7. Round mirror
8-11. Four lamps
12-13. Two complete bed sets.
I hope we can make good use of these. If not, I'll pack them back up in the car and bring them back home!
My Dad has recently moved from a four bedroom house to a condo and DESPERATELY needs help setting up a home. He has been a bachelor since my Mom died in 1983. He really has no clue how to set up a household or decorate a home. His new place feels alien and uncomfortable to him and it is my purpose to hopefully help him make it feel like he belongs there this weekend.
I have certain addictions. One of them is household/decorating items. I have an artwork collection, a lamp collection, etc, in the attic. I'm bringing home a few of these things to Ohio for my Dad to help update his early 1980's decor. Hopefully this will be a win-win situation: he can use them, and I can get rid of them!
So, here are my 10(+) things for today:
1-6. Paintings/pictures
7. Round mirror
8-11. Four lamps
12-13. Two complete bed sets.
I hope we can make good use of these. If not, I'll pack them back up in the car and bring them back home!PS: My maternity clothes on eBay are now up to $84 with nine hours to go. C'mon $150!
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