I'm going for spartan in my home interior.

[Maddy McCall]

I'm clearing out junk tonight. All kinds of stuff. Bricabrac, old papers, the thousand pillows on my couch that serve no purpose, pictures on my wall that have no emotional significance to me. You name it, if I can't use it, it's going in a yard sale or in the trash.

God, it feels soooo liberating to get rid of this stuff!

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. We usually have to move

in order to accomplish that. Yeah - it's liberating!

[Maddy McCall]

3. Well, if I get a job somewhere far off after I finish my PhD,,,

I'll certainly need the stuff cleared out, so I'm taking care of some of that now.

Truth is, I have so much SHIT that I don't even know what I have!

:hi:

[knowbody0]

2. im doing that too

must be something in the air?

[Maddy McCall]

4. LOL!

Yeah, dog pee pee in my office.

Ludinda relieved herself in there, and I'm cleaning out junk so that I can shampoo the carpet.

:hi:

[knowbody0]

7. baby cat turds under wood stove

[Maddy McCall]

8. Ok, you win.

:P

[JimmyJazz]

5. Now I'm scared. I've been doing the same thing all day!

This must mean something. I don't know what exactly, but it must! :tinfoilhat:

[Maddy McCall]

6. I decided today that if I can't use it or if it's meaningless, it's gone.

Old clothes, magazines, etc. It's all out of here.

:hi:

[southlandshari]

22. Wow - me too!

I did this all weekend long!!

Well, I SAID I was going to clean, anyway. And I really meant it at the time. That counts for something, right?

[merh]

23. I thought about it too!

I mean, I really considered getting boxes and packing up the excess and calling a charity to come get it.

So, if thinking about it counts for anything, count me in! :rofl:

:hi: :hug:

[southlandshari]

24. LOL - hey there, darlin'!

Thinking about it counts, for sure!

I thought about it, talked about it, promised to do it, and - get this - I even caught a couple of episodes of "Clean Sweep" on TLC over the weekend.

:rofl:


Man, I wish those people would come to my house with all their neat little crates to carry all my junk out with, and force me to part with all the stupid stuff I've had for years and do not need!

[merh]

27. Are you kidding me?

I couldn't stand the thought of them coming to my house and cleaning it. I would be so embarassed. Hell, years ago I had a maid come once a week, but I always cleaned before she came. :freak: I didn't want her to think I was a slob! :rofl:

Just the thought of those folks coming in my house and seeing what a mess I am gives me the willies. Oh, I shudder to even think about it. :scared:

So good to see you, sweetie! When are you going to write the mission statement for GRITS? :hug:

[southlandshari]

28. That mission statement....

I promise I'll write it soon.

I just have to clean this house first!

:P

(thanks for the reminder, mehr! :hug:)

[merh]

29. I have too clean house too.

I'm not about to let Maddy & Jimmy Jazz out do me! :argh:

(Just let me know when you are ready to propose the group. :hug: )

[southlandshari]

31. Pssssst.....

I don't believe either of them cleaned their houses, either!

;-)

[merh]

35. LOL

You could be right! :freak:

[Maddy McCall]

37. et tu, merh?

Yeah, y'all just wait. Photo is coming. :hi: :loveya:

[merh]

39. Don't be using that fancy edumicated langage with me.

(pssst! My agreement with southlandshari is my effort to feel better about my failure to clean as you and JJ have cleaned. :-( Also, it is good to keep her on my side, she has one of these by her name! ;-) :hug: )

:hi: :loveya:

[Maddy McCall]

36. Ha! You are SOOO wrong!

I'm going outside RIGHT now to photograph the bed of the pick-up. Just wait. I'm going to post a photo in a sec.

:hi: :loveya:

[southlandshari]

38. LOL!

Sorry darlin'!

I actually believe you. But that JimmyJazz, on the other hand...



:evilgrin:

[JimmyJazz]

41. Do you have a reason why you have these particular suspicions

about me? :P

[southlandshari]

43. Yes - and I'm not a-skeered to voice them!

Look down - I just posted the truth!

;)

[JimmyJazz]

40. HEY! I did, too! I threw out lots and lots of stuff!

My problem is that everytime I move old kid's toys into the hall to throw away, the kid's come along and play with them like they are brand new toys - after that, I feel guilty about throwing the stuff away :cry:

[southlandshari]

42. Oh yeah?

My problem this weekend is that you kept distracting me from cleaning! So when did all this productivity take place? Hmmmmm? Inquiring minds want to know, darlin'!

:P

[Arugula Latte]

9. I've been in that mood too.

I just took down a garbage bag full to give to charity. However, it seems like no matter how much I give away and clear out, crap just keeps piling up. :shrug:

[Maddy McCall]

10. Thanks for reminding me! We have a Salvation Army here...

and a Goodwill in my work town. I'll put this stuff in bags and haul it off. :hi:

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[Maddy McCall]

12. I'm with ya, pal.

I could stand to pull in a few extra dollars by getting rid of appliances and stuff I don't use anymore.

I just am sick of having to clean a house packed with stuff I don't need.

:hi:

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[Maddy McCall]

20. I'm geing cold-blooded, too.

Love it! CTS week. :hi:

[WCGreen]

13. Tack it to the goodwill for a tax deduction......

It's easier and more profitable in the long run....

[Maddy McCall]

14. Thanks for the advice, WC.

:hi:

[WCGreen]

21. From a lonely accountant, cause I'm a democrat and all the

rest of em seem to be republicans....

[democracyindanger]

15. Pike and bronze shield?

Coooool.

[Maddy McCall]

16. Ok, back to cleaning.

See you later, DU.

[evlbstrd]

17. Separation makes that possible for me.

It's very therapeutic.

[leftofthedial]

18. i do the same thng with my underwear drawer every few years.

ah! liberation!

[Rabrrrrrr]

25. YAY! No couch pillows!

God, I hate those fucking things.

[Canuckistanian]

26. What, like stone pillows and hair shirts?

I never had the gutz..

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[Atlas Mugged]

32. Yes!!!

Ancient Greek warriors make FABULOUS interior accessories!

[Cathyclysmic]

33. Congrats....

getting rid of clutter always makes me feel better

[AngryAmish]

34. Are you going with the Helots to do the yardwork?

[leftylady]

44. I got mad and threw out all of the furniture -

I have a bed and a dresser and that is about it. I like it that way.

[Taverner]

45. I decided to let the toddler decorate

He's going for this disaster style - I think it might be the new 'black'