Woke up inspired this weekend. First step to do anything to this house is to clear out some space. Basement, attic and garage are all packed to overflowing. Simple gridlock keeps us from progressing!
Truth is, both the Mr. and I are packrats. Some gems you'll find in storage at This Damn House: a foam "flip chair", circa 1981, hasn't been used since the late 80s; three large boxes containing the Mr.'s beer can collection from high school (including a can of Billy Beer, I kid you not); a full slot car set, circa mid 70s (NOT bought on eBay; stored for 30 years waiting for little boys or girls to pass it on to); a TV that was cutting edge 30 years ago and last worked 15 years ago.
On my end, it isn't so much emotional attachment (no, really!) but an aversion to throwing anything away that might someday be useful. So, yeah, that digital camera is 5 years out of date AND has a cracked lens, but some tinkerer somewhere will surely find a use for the photosensitive internal element? And those "pictures" of cars constructed out of bits of junk, that's ART! Ugly art, to be sure, but, y'know, art! You can't just throw it out.
So first thing Saturday morning I enlisted one of my older sons to help me identify and photograph the biggest space-eating items in the garage (can someone explain to me how this mostly non-bike-riding family ended up with over 12 bikes?) and I sent out a note to our friendly local "re-use" email list.
The goal? Clear out the floor of the garage by next weekend!
Prepping for the Great Giveaway, Bay1:
Prepping for the Great Giveaway, Bay2:
Comments (1)
Right there with you. I find it so hard to throw out things , because I might find it useful someday, or surely someone out there would find it useful, and with the connected 'eBay' world of the internet and the 'long tail', someone yearns for my 20 year old computer manuals. :-) Problem is, how to find them with little to no effort. BTW, we had one of those rattan radar dish chairs. Barely set it down by the side of the road before someone came along and carried it away.
Posted by Perley | July 31, 2007 11:51 AM
Posted on July 31, 2007 11:51