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Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

RE: Urge to Purge Club

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I had cleaned my plastic ware a few weeks ago. I may do it again soon. It's just never neat. Friday I tidied a set of cabinets that has a bunch of misc stuff and some small appliances.

voiceofreason · Guru

I purged the junk drawer. I actually dumped the whole damn thing in the trash after taking out the misc. screwdrivers. If there was something in there we should have kept, oh well. It was liberating. That drawer now has dish towels in it so I'm not tempted to rejunk up.

NAOW · Vette's SS

I cleaned out a bunch of cabinets last night. I think I will do my junk drawer today. It has to be done every few weeks. I can't keep it clean.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Let's not call those drawers junk drawers. Let's call them what they are; I don't know else where to put it drawers.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ok I know I am remiss is cleaning the linen closets, but in my defense, as I was putting up christmas decorations and wrapping gifts I purged boxes and old lights. I really do have decent storage!

voiceofreason · Guru

I'm purging so much stuff it's ridiculous. Last night I cleaned out my gadgets drawer and my kitchenappliance cabinet. I tossed A LOT of stuff. Old fryer? Gone. Old salad spinner? Gone. Bunch of little appliances we never use...g'bye.

FNW · Guru

I purged unsightly Christmas decorations while putting up my trees. I filled a large trash can. The basement storage area looks so much better. After the trees come down, I'll tackle the rest of the basement. I also have a guest room to purge. But for now it's housing Christmas wrapping stuff and presents from Santa.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I have a squirrel lawn ornament that I need to purge. I've had it for 20 years and it has a broken foot and is all faded. People see it and ask what it is, lol.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
I have a squirrel lawn ornament that I need to purge. I've had it for 20 years and it has a broken foot and is all faded. People see it and ask what it is, lol.

Toss that sorry sight right now!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

But I love him!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

If I toss Mr. squirrel I will be forced to buy a garden gnome.

voiceofreason · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
If I toss Mr. squirrel I will be forced to buy a garden gnome.

I have the PERFECT replacement!!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Hmmm....... whatever would that be?

Blankie · Guru

It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.

Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.

Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?

We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.

I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.

Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.

If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I purged a dirt devil vac this morning. It was awful for vacuuming the non carpeted floors, basically all the hair would just stick to the fabric on the bottom. My Meile does it all.

Blankie, take sand paper and cut it with the scissors that are dull, it will help to sharpen them, or use your knife sharpener.

Blankie · Guru

My knife sharpener stinks. I will try the sandpaper. Never heard that before.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Blankie wrote:
My knife sharpener stinks. I will try the sandpaper. Never heard that before.

sandpaper=nail file, use course sand paper, it's good for sharpening in a pinch.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Blankie wrote:
It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.
Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.
Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?
We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.
I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.
Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.
If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.

Try cutting some ALUMINUM foil with the scissors. Just get a piece and cut it to shreds, it will help sharpen the scissors.

NAOW · Vette's SS

Lawyerlady wrote:
Blankie wrote:
It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.
Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.
Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?
We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.
I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.
Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.
If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.
Try cutting some ALUMINUM foil with the scissors. Just get a piece and cut it to shreds, it will help sharpen the scissors.

Is that like tin foil...

wink

voiceofreason · Guru

My local Joannes will have a guy come in every month to sharpen scissors. I've never brought mine in, but my friend said he did a great job on hers. Of course it depends on how expensive your scissors are if it's better than buying a new pair. My pinking shears were $80.

NAOW · Vette's SS

I lose scissors all the time. You'd think my house would be a death trap of scissors with all the missing pairs that have to be lying around somewhere.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Me too NAOW!! I just bought 2 pair not too long ago. No clue where they are.

NAOW · Vette's SS

LOL, glad it's not just me! I buy a new pair every few months. I just did all my Christmas wrapping and, what do you know, I could only find one pair to work with.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Blankie wrote:
It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.
Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.
Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?
We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.
I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.
Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.
If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.
Try cutting some ALUMINUM foil with the scissors. Just get a piece and cut it to shreds, it will help sharpen the scissors.

Not tin foil?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Blankie wrote:
It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.
Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.
Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?
We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.
I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.
Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.
If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.
Try cutting some ALUMINUM foil with the scissors. Just get a piece and cut it to shreds, it will help sharpen the scissors.
Not tin foil?

That was just for you. evileye

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Blankie wrote:
It's a constant battle keeping the drawers organized.
Christmas card boxes work well for the kitchen drawers.
Scissors don't last long, have you noticed?
We have about 6 pairs of scissors, 4 of them junk which I should probably purge.
I use them so much for crafting, they get dull so fast.
Actually the problem is not being able to find a good knife/scissor sharpener.
If I ever find a good one of those, I will NEVER purge that.
Try cutting some ALUMINUM foil with the scissors. Just get a piece and cut it to shreds, it will help sharpen the scissors.
Not tin foil?
That was just for you.

I know! wink

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Involuntary purge. I left my closet door open. One of the cats went in there and sprayed 3 purses. Die!!! The smell never comes out. One was a cute Tommy Hilfiger plaid purse. I loved that one in the summer.

voiceofreason · Guru

I have been attempting to purge the craft/fabric horde. I'm doing kind of ok. I threw out a dried apple.

Blankie · Guru

I have so-o-o-o-o much fabric and craft stuff. And no time to do it!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I was looking for a pair of tweezers because one of the cats had a huge tick and I see that I need to do a nail polish purge. I only paint my toes 99.9% of the time because I can't wear it at work and it's just too much trouble to put on and take off so much. I have a lot of polish. Some of it probably isn't any good anymore. Last year I gave about 6 bottles to a neighbor. Looks like I will have to do it again.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Blankie wrote:
I have so-o-o-o-o much fabric and craft stuff. And no time to do it!

I would so love to know what you have!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Cleaning my closet. Dump the walking shoe from when I hurt my ankle or keep? May need it some day. ....

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Southern_Belle wrote:
Cleaning my closet. Dump the walking shoe from when I hurt my ankle or keep? May need it some day. ....

Keep or donate.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Got rid of 11 bottles of nail polish as well as a good amount of various beauty products.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

So I cleaned out the other closet (I have 2 in my bedroom). I found a pair of boots that I forgot I had. I also threw out about 15 purses, a handful of cosmetic bags, and a pair of boots. Oh, and 5 or 6 tote bags.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Wow, you go girl!

DemoniaD · Senior Member

As of the 22nd, I have officially purged my entire house. I got rid of so much stuff. Bags and bags of stuff either tossed or donated. It feels great!

NAOW · Vette's SS

Good job Demonia! I bet it feels wonderful!

I purged DD's room last night.

I need to do under my bed and the coat closets. I have no closet space.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I plan to do more purging soon. I really do have too much stuff.

DemoniaD · Senior Member

Question: Does anyone else have to purge their kids toys while they are gone? That was by far the worst part because every time I would try with them home, it was we can't get rid of that! It's my favorite toy! (Usually in reference to a toy that hasn't been touched in months.) Then it gets played with for about 5 minutes then dropped again. I sent the boys to my moms for an afternoon so I could tackle their toy boxes. They were, however, all too eagar to purge their clothes.............

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

The toys used to drive me nuts. DD would want to hang on to broken toys or toys missing pieces. I would purge while she was gone too and she usually wouldn't miss anything for a few weeks if at all.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

When we dropped some stuff off at Goodwill yesterday I peeked into the donation area. They had stuff everywhere! I guess everyone is purging.

NAOW · Vette's SS

Sometimes I do it while DD is gone. This time she was there and I just told her that these bins (the bins for toys) are all the room we have, whatever doesn't fit is going away. That helped her make some better decisions.

NAOW · Vette's SS

But when she starts school again I am going to go through things one more time just to clean it out a bit more.

voiceofreason · Guru

DemoniaD wrote:
As of the 22nd, I have officially purged my entire house. I got rid of so much stuff. Bags and bags of stuff either tossed or donated. It feels great!

Awesome!!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Cleaned my locker at work today. Had a lot of extra crap in there. Now I have a big bag on the counter to go through.

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

You girls are all on a roll!!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

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