The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #90340 Message #1723113
Posted By: Bat Goddess
20-Apr-06 - 04:09 PM
Thread Name: BS: Getting Rid of the Excess
Subject: RE: BS: Getting Rid of the Excess
I HATE throwing out perfectly good stuff, which is why my house looks as it does.
But I've been doing a good job of de-accessioning. Books go to the local library sale. Most magazines go to a couple friends. I don't have time to have a yardsale, soooo....Freecycle.ORG (make sure it's dot ORG!!!)
And I've been very, very good about not accumulating much Freecycled stuff. (But it's bailed me out of a few tight pinches.)
The coolest thing, though, was when I got rid of two manual typewriters. One went to the Easter Seal Society in a neighboring town and the other went to a six year old boy who was fascinated by typewriters and like to make books. Wow!
Now if I can just get Tom to eBay the boxes of antique-ish and old stuff and ephemera. I'm tired of storing it!!!