tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post6494509044741214401..comments2024-01-09T02:09:03.122-05:00Comments on Ashley Quite Frankly: PurgingAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830109486291771097noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-61873220802549339992008-12-11T04:03:00.000-05:002008-12-11T04:03:00.000-05:00Oh I remember the Chore Whore. What about NLP? Or ...Oh I remember the Chore Whore. What about NLP? Or NLP: RD? Right now I'm in NLP: PP (Planning Phases--it's like procrastination but sounds more official).Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647596162287883923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-91060064672273126262008-12-09T09:54:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:54:00.000-05:00I've been doing that here for the last month. Went...I've been doing that here for the last month. Went through all the Christmas crap that I no longer put, my books, FGG's video game/ESPN magazines, you name it. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the Chore Whore going through my closet and getting rid of the stuff I'll never wear/is really unfashionable has left La Petite with a very very small wardrobe. : (Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283660139267833771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-83694318799666162402008-12-09T08:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T08:27:00.000-05:00A crafter with a glue gun could make good use of t...A crafter with a glue gun could make good use of those random little alphabet pieces and incomplete puzzles - just put them in ziplock bags and chuck them in the charity bin (we have to pay for our garbage here...)<BR/><BR/>Whenever I do a big clear-out, I add something to the "do not buy" list. Magazines, DVD's, random electronic equipment that I know I'll never lose.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I don't have kids, so it's easier to stick to those kinds of rules...Barb McMahon and Alan Maillouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395936716793077391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-72928133491382007542008-12-09T08:19:00.000-05:002008-12-09T08:19:00.000-05:00Personally, I'm a big fan of the Chore Whore. She...Personally, I'm a big fan of the Chore Whore. She makes a regular appearance in this home! And I am totally with you on the purging. Christmas is coming and we simply don't have the room, unless we want the toys to take over yet another room. It is hard chucking some of the kid's toys, but actually having room to put new toys sometimes lessens the blow. And it is not like the kids are hurting for toys. But there are kiddos that are, so that also lessens the sting of giving away toys.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09626785183516899149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-6392957551800580782008-12-09T00:16:00.000-05:002008-12-09T00:16:00.000-05:00I'd love to join you, but I do this monthly. I ca...I'd love to join you, but I do this monthly. I can't handle clutter and with another kid joining the ranks of the clutterees any day now, I can't afford to fall behind. (You know, since I'm the only member of the family who de-clutters.)Missives From Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485646154495428913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-18183583815112932342008-12-08T21:51:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:51:00.000-05:00I feel ya girl! I go thru this probably monthly a...I feel ya girl! I go thru this probably monthly as I look around and snap...I can't stand all the crap laying around, it's insane.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437096692836575294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-32380645335189931362008-12-08T18:59:00.000-05:002008-12-08T18:59:00.000-05:00I am with you, as well.I am with you, as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-18118112230061231052008-12-08T16:05:00.000-05:002008-12-08T16:05:00.000-05:00Yes yes YES! I am SO with you on this one!!!!Yes yes YES! I am SO with you on this one!!!!KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-62781616586874476472008-12-08T14:37:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:37:00.000-05:00Beat ya to it! I did that all last week (after th...Beat ya to it! I did that all last week (after they spent the whole Thanksgiving break destroying the house and leaving their stuff all over). I even got rid of about 20 movies. It's all still in the back of the van though, I have yet to bring it to the shelter.<BR/><BR/>I do this every couple of months also, for toys and clothes. We have a small house and too many grandparents. Sometimes, those grandparents get a bag of surprises brought back to their houses.<BR/><BR/>We try to live simply around here, mainly for space reasons, but also so that I don't raise a bunch of spoiled brats. It helps my sanity to not have a bunch of junk laying around, and makes my chores a lot easier too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-44871543648963405022008-12-08T14:21:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:21:00.000-05:00You would love to have me as a child. I was born ...You would love to have me as a child. I was born with OCD, and kept all my toys organized, indexed, and safely stored. If somebody even touched one of my Barbie accessories, I knew it.<BR/><BR/>I scare the hell out of people with this now.Maddnessofmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382752795575843384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-18031013566902150872008-12-08T14:07:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:07:00.000-05:00I purge about every 3 months. If it hasn't been us...I purge about every 3 months. If it hasn't been used/needed/played with/looked for or in any other way crossed my mind in the past 3 months, it goes out the damn door!<BR/><BR/>http://my-naughty-life.blogspot.com/The Naughty Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858456429753529163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-52072115459483354632008-12-08T14:02:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:02:00.000-05:00Great idea - I do this all year though so I don't ...Great idea - I do this all year though so I don't plan to make it a specail thing right now. Even though we are moving on the 29th of this month so maybe I'll try to step it up a notch - just for you - and my sanity LOL. I like the Chore Whore! <BR/><BR/>Just remember you can freecycle some of that misc stuff your throwing away!!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279172119807327729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-61555102336662705082008-12-08T14:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T14:00:00.000-05:00we have a giant bag that the kids help me fill wit...we have a giant bag that the kids help me fill with broken and unwanted toys that we leave for santa to return to his workshop. the elves fix them up and find the missing parts and give them out to boys and girls the next year.~Gretchen~https://www.blogger.com/profile/03277161027743471684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-39846978795292146402008-12-08T13:56:00.000-05:002008-12-08T13:56:00.000-05:00We did a toy purge for my son this weekend. It onl...We did a toy purge for my son this weekend. It only took 15 minutes and now I don't feel so bad about filling his room up with more crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-18870190453084614072008-12-08T11:20:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:20:00.000-05:00Sounds like a great idea. I'll try to get off the...Sounds like a great idea. I'll try to get off the couch and purge, too.Katie Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256986196601050228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-14143730139076398192008-12-08T10:14:00.000-05:002008-12-08T10:14:00.000-05:00That's a fabulous idea! I think I'm going to hit t...That's a fabulous idea! I think I'm going to hit that up when I'm home for Christmas. God knows my sewing piles are way too ginormous.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374495103946785410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-81863726288248179082008-12-08T09:59:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:59:00.000-05:00I think Mrs Newlywed has the right idea!You've als...I think Mrs Newlywed has the right idea!<BR/><BR/>You've also been tagged!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148811199743801438.post-33705094502821792602008-12-08T09:50:00.000-05:002008-12-08T09:50:00.000-05:00Oh we do that here in Misadventure Manor.We call i...Oh we do that here in Misadventure Manor.<BR/><BR/>We call it the "wine and walk." Well, Mr. Newlywed calls it that.<BR/><BR/>I walk through the apartment every evening for about 2 weeks with a glass [or 4] of wine picking up things we don't need and throwing them in separate bags we keep by the patio door.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Newlywed is then responsible to get these bags to the appropriate facility.<BR/><BR/>Alcohol makes it much more fun. I promise.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619255716588830475noreply@blogger.com