While the husband is away....

22 years ago

The wives will play.

First I took the kids to the store and stocked up on frozen dinners. The kind they like but I won't buy when I have to cook for husband too. This will account for a few dinners during this week.

Second I bought a video. Yup. Bought it. Another piece of something coming into my house. BUT THEN....

I went through his night stand. I made not attempt to hide it. I got rid of just about everything in his drawer and shelf. I also went through his drawers and desk. I usually leave them alone out of respect.

Nope- not an ounce of respect here. I went through everything I could today. AND let me brag--

2 bags of garbage. TWO BIG BAGS. In the garbage can waiting for the garbage man on Wednesday! Four big bags of stuff to goodwill. Four! That is SIX BAGS Gone!!!

I cleaned out his night stand and moved what needs to be filed into the study to file. I threw old catalogs away. I kept his magazines. In fact, I cleaned up so much room, I was able to move all of his magazine from the basket in the front room to his night stand. He's not going to like it but I do. And he most likely won't notice for a while.

ANd I really didn't get rid of much. I went into the kids room and didn't think I"d find much to get rid of because I recently went through their room. One garbage bag of stuffed animals gone! Another bag of toys and games gone!

Oh yeah. GIve me a challenge. I'm ready for it.

Well almost. I'm not doing my closet if I can help it. However, even as I write, I can feel it pulling me in there.... clean me, clean this big black hole of a closet... organize me... throw stuff away....

Tomorrow the pasta machine goes! I'm going to go through all the stuff I can in the kitchen. Yeah yeah! I'm making progress now. There isn't much I can do in the study since I recently went through the study and got rid of and rearranged what I had in there. But I may just go through the study again.

Ginger

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Comments (6)

intherain
22 years ago
You go, girl! I tackled our master bedroom closet last month and got rid of a bunch of stuff, including some of DH's stuff. He has yet to even notice.

As for stuffed animals....(scream!). My MIL, bless her heart, was one of those who stood in line for Beanie Babies. Well, now our kids can care less about them. Stuffed animals, IMO, are the ultimate clutter.

Sheryl
anrsaz
22 years ago
Isn't funny how we know that the dh's won't notice for a while? THen you can lie and say, "I got rid of that 6 months ago!" or the other post was, "I don't know what happened to that!"

Go get em!
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apoem
Original Author
22 years ago
Still working on it. Bags = big black garbage bags! Full.
Two bags of toys.
One bag of stuffed animals.
Two bags of Misc. Stuff- sheets, towels, etc. All in good condition and rarely used because they just don't match my house.
One bag of baby stuff- clothes, toys, blankets etc. (Sigh no more babies for me!)

I think altogether I have about ten bags ready to go to goodwill sitting in the back of the truck. I also have two or three bags by the curb and a box of garbage ready to go to the dump.

I'm feeling good.
G
NCWVCarolyn
22 years ago
I read the post to my DH to see what his reaction would be. He said "You better not ever do that!" I said I wouldnt. Good thing he didnt check my trash bags last week!LOL.I dont know why they make such a big deal out of it especially since 99% of it is never missed. When will they ever learn?!?! Carolyn
talley_sue_nyc
22 years ago
>i> Stuffed animals, IMO, are the ultimate clutter.

Oh, yeah!! I took some away from my DD as punishment, and she's asked for them back a couple of times. "when you comb your hair every day for four days, with only one reminder." Either combing her hair is more trouble than I think, or she doesn't really miss these animals.

She's got SO many of them, how can she even notice they're gone?

I'm fortunate, my DH isn't THAT bad. And if I did go through his desk and file and toss stuff, I don't think he'd be made--mostly because he'd trust me not to toss something he really needed. But then, he defines "really need" in a sane way.
valtog
22 years ago
I hate stuffed animals, too! I put two bags in the barn (naughty, I know:) They have been there since July....last night DD cried because she couldn't find "cucaracha" (excuse the spelling:)....