Hello, tossers! Now, I know that means something completely different in the UK than it does here… And though I don’t know exactly what it means, I know it’s not complimentary. So if we have any Brits in the audience, I apologize in advance (and you can enlighten me with regard to UK slang in the comments section).
ANYWHO… today, Gail Blanke took us to the kitchen in our quest to toss 50 things. This stop proved a little harder than the others on the tour. I guess I typically do a pretty good job of keeping the cupboards organized, and the two moves in the past year have helped me purge the culinary supplies.
In the book, she focused heavily on “that” drawer. You know, the one with all the leftover bobby pins, used batteries, screwdrivers, and other odds and ends. I took a look in ours and found a few things that could go on to a new home, but it wasn’t momentous.
To be honest, this chapter in the book kind of annoyed me. She is very conversational in her writing, almost too much so. She takes us through the purging of her own junk drawer, and she was able to locate a pile of trash that was pretty amazing. I guess I was thinking, “If SHE can’t keep her kitchen junk-free, what hope do we mere mortals have for the future?” After all, she’s a professional! It’s sort of like finding out Jillian Michaels has a secret stash of Ho-Hos in her gym locker. Boo.
All the same, I’m progressing. Here’s the scoop:
7 slightly sketchy items from our refrigerator
1 old set of chopsticks
A half-dozen assorted pencils and pens that are past their lifespan
A couple of lousy cookbooks
2 bottomless plastic tub lids
Total from this week: 5
Time for this week: 15 minutes (including wiping down the refrigerator shelves)
Running total: 30 items
…and that was it. Kind of disappointing. But that’s okay.
Upward and onward!
P.S. Did you miss the last post in this series? Catch it here: Decluttering Update #2.
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