Our work and school schedules don't allow for a lot of time each day, so we are using the weekends to catch up on everything. This time my children are old enough to get to help me. (Lucky them!)
Today, we started on all of the kitchen cabinets. We have pretty minimal cupboard space, so I have to be very choosy about what I keep.
The tupperware/storage containers seem to be the part that really gets out of hand, so I put my kids to work sorting. I filled a kitchen garbage bag (no picture of my trash can, sorry) with mismatched lids and containers, then cut back to almost nothing for our keep pile.
In the toss pile, I made a bag with clean food containers and lids--this will go to our church. They serve a community meal, and they use the food containers to package up leftovers to send home with people.
The rest of the containers will go to our food pantry or the clothing closet in town. They are good containers with matching lids, and someone will get use from them.
That is our first three bags, and the kids are out in the yard picking up all sorts of garbage that has collected in our yard over the winter. It never ceases to amaze me how much shows up when the snow melts away.
Just like last time, I will keep a tally.
Trash: 2
Donate: 2
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1 bag of clothes from each of us, divided:
Consignment store for the best ones, 1 bag.
Clothing closet donation for still nice clothes, 2 bags.
One bag of clothing that isn't good enough for donation: USagain bin. Read the link for more information, but this is a for profit organization that takes anything you donate.
Trash: 2
Donate: 5
Sell: 1
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2 bags of wire hangers from the dry cleaners/uniforms, sent back to where they came.
Trash: 2
Donate: 5
Sell: 1
Other: 2
10
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Kids' room cleanout: one bag of less important artwork to the trash, one bag of toys for donation and one for consignment.
Trash: 3
Donate: 6
Sell: 2
Other: 2
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Surprise snow day cleaning: sorted a huge tub of outgrown clothes in the laundry room, stored by size for future wearing, one garbage bag for the clothing closet, one tub for the consignment store, one bag for the USagain bin.
In kids' room, toys and books for donation. One bag of books to donate to the library, one bag of toys to donate to the clothing closet, one bag of toys for consignment.
Cleanout of fridge, freezer, and pantry: one bag of outdated food.
Trash: 4
Donate: 10
Sell: 4
Other: 2
20 --we're halfway there, on February 27. It's the 15th day of Lent!
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One bag filled with grocery bags, recycled at the store.
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