Way to go me – it’s week 2 of staying on top of my bookkeeping efforts for 2022! As a bonus for you the lucky person who landed here in my blog, I’ve got some Dubious MinimalismTM things to share with you too.
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I finally parted ways with some strange stuff – yesterday. Collections two years in the making, Yay ME!
Me to Mr.: “I’m all up to date, February books are balanced and I’ve paid all bills and filed all the receipts and I’m going to move on to tossing things.”
Mr: “You start out every year that way.”
Me: “Yeah. I know. Way to burst my bubble…but, you’re right. I do that. This year will be different.”
Mr.: “You say that every year too.”
Me: “Yeah, I do. One of these years, I’ll change.”
Here’s a quote to inspire us as we delve into the abyss of my Dubious MinimalismTM affairs past the bookkeeping efforts.
The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.
Tony Robbins
I like Tony’s advice above, but listening to his voice drives me crazy. So there’s that. Anyhoo, the way to go in his quote is the reason I added it to the post. Thanks to Linda’s #SoCS prompt, of course.
My Saturday started out with my weekly phone call with my brother. We catch up on things and talk about my dad whose dementia is getting worse. Having gone through that with my mom, we both know the signs well. Once we cover those bases, we encourage each other to go get our weekend chore stuff done.
Me to my brother on the phone: “I’m determined going to get sh*t done today, and I’m starting by parting with things I collected through the pandemic that I don’t know why I collected in the first place.”
My brother: “Like what?”
Me: “Empty toilet paper rolls.”
My brother: “I do that too, only I keep empty paper towel rolls.”
Me: “What? Why do we do such silly things?”
My brother: “It’s because mom raised us to collect stuff.”
Me: “Yeah, you’d think I’d be the last person to save stuff after clearing out every inch of her house 12 years ago. Sadly, I still have some of the stuff of hers to part with too.”
My brother: “It wasn’t just her, she was raised by parents who survived the depression, so she learned it from them. Then she taught it to us. And Dad did too – he always said if you like something, buy two so you have a spare when the first one wears out. I do that, and have a lot of duplicates.”
Me: “Crap, I do that too with some things.”
My brother: “I have doubles of everything. So, yep, we’re doomed to collect sh*t.”
Me: “Sigh…we need to break that cycle. One of these days. Thanks for calling – I’m off to google projects with toilet paper rolls before I collect them all to toss them in the recycling bin. I might call the girls to see if they want them for a project first…”
So, did I throw them away? Nope. I took pictures instead. Cut me some slack…that’s next week’s project. Possibly. Maybe. Yeah. We’ll see.
I have found they are a great container to collect lint from the dryer. I stuff the clumps of lint into the tube along with the used dryer sheet – the tube makes for an easy way to toss it all into the fireplace so that it helps get the fire going.
I have a couple of empty prized possessions. One roll is pre-pandemic size and the other is during the pandemic. 1/4 ” smaller. When there was a shortage of TP. Remember that?
I display those two here on my office window sill. Isn’t that special?
After the above photo session ended, I sauntered to the kitchen to pour myself some more coffee. I let the coffee get cold while I washed the kitchen counters to impress the Mr. I reheated my coffee a couple of times in the new microwave we had to buy because the other one we bought during the pandemic died this past week.
Then I got brave again as I moved a couple of things that have been in the way for a long time. I finally threw away the GMO orange experiments from July 2021. They never turned moldy or stinky – they were just petrified or dehydrated. Both were bought on the exact same day, July 5, 2021. Both were tossed out on 3/5/2022.
Feeling extra inspired to have made the commitment to toss something out, I moved on to another parting of ways. This one was extra tough. When Copper was near his end, he wouldn’t eat his whole meal. I would pull out this tiny Saran cover and cover his bowl and put it in the fridge to save for later. It helped keep it ‘fresh’ and safe from Dessy. I just didn’t have the heart to toss it when he passed away. So I kept it. And finally, I parted ways with it.
Since I was on a roll of sorts, I couldn’t stop there. I headed to my office and saw the next big project to conquer. I was on a mission to do things that don’t require a lot of negotiating with myself to keep or not.
Once I add stuff to the to-be shredded pile, it’s a done deal, right? It’s supposed to be. Why not just shred right then and there? I dunno. Ugh. Maybe this year, I’ll be better at that?!
Way to go me – I shredded all the papers from 2021. And some that had accumulated in 2022. 3 garbage bags later, the papers were all gone. And tiny paper shreds were spread throughout the house…so I vacuumed them up.
Memo to self or to you if you’re so inclined to wait for a big shredding day like me, a pile of paper 1 foot or so high takes 1.5 hours to shred if you focus efforts and listen to relaxing music to counter the grinding noises of the shredder.
Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can.
Anonymous
Speaking of reasons you can do something…if you spend 1.5 hours slouched over a shredder, you might feel a bit stiff in the lower back. Give yourself some help by stretching to touch your toes. If you can’t do that, then give this a try. Way to go!!! You can do it too!
After streaming all those thoughts above, the guilt of not dealing with the TP rolls got to me. I grabbed a kitchen-sized garbage bag and gathered all the toilet paper rolls I could find. Mr. was impressed with my collection.
Then, of course, I had to count them. To know for sure how many fit in a bag.
I was 2 short of 120. I didn’t think I could pee enough to use up two rolls just for a photo op. But, I had to have 120…
So yeah…the prized two rolls from my window sill have found a new home in the bag to toss, burn, donate, or recycle. Way to go, right!? Or…should I save for when I have grandkids who need a costume?
Post inspiration, Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “way to go.” Use it as a phrase or use it in its literal sense. Enjoy!
PS – Have you saved something silly and then when you gather it all together in one spot, you’re shocked? Did you do the math? 120 rolls flushed away in 104 pandemic weeks? Is that normal consumption?
Ummmm…trying to get over the thought of anyone collecting toilet paper rolls…let alone TWO people that do. On the other hand…I know that people that camp swear by the lint in the toilet paper roll thing…And I also have a very hard time throwing away ANYTHING…I too would have associated my dog with the food cover and would try to keep it. Yesterday I went through 3 notebooks where I’ve collected recipes, whether actually ever cooked or not. I threw out the ones I knew I’d never make, and punched 3 ring binder holes in those I wanted to keep and organized them and put them on the cookbook shelf. I hope I can keep it up! That was my big WIN for yesterday. So far today? Thinking about it. Don’t want to over do.
LOL – it’s easy to collect TPRs – just toss them in a drawer instead of the garbage and 2 years later, BOOM 120 of them! Yes, I’ve heard that too with the campers.
The little things our doggies remind us of sure can tug at the heartstrings.
That’s impressive that you got through 3 notebooks. That’s a big WIN! I have a couple of recipe boxes that need the same kind of weeding. We have all of our recipes in Paprika software so we don’t need any of the paper prints outs. Unless we lose power, but then we can’t cook either, so yeah, we don’t need them. But I have some that my mom handwrote and my grandma so I keep them just because.
I hope you have a creative day – enjoy your thoughts that lead you to what makes your heart sing. 💕🥰🙏🏻🤗
It’s so funny that you’ve collected 120 of those! I’m sure they will burn nicely and keep you guys warm. The images of kids are cute, I’ve never seen rolls used like that. I was once fired from a paper shredding job! It was boring to be polite about it. 😂
Those oranges are so creepy, I would have tossed them long ago being the minimalist I am. Clutter sucks! Your coffee cups are so cute, the couple that coffee buzzes together stays together!
The garage photo looks a bit like some of the garages in my neighborhood which I scoff at. How can they live like that?! Stay warm up there, guys!
LOL – I’m glad you are with me on the humor of the collections. They’ll burn nicely, and we can use them in our spring bonfire too to get that going. They’ll go up in smoke, no doubt.
I would totally be fired from a shredding job. I can only do it for so long before I have to quit. Thus the build up of the pile.
Yes, the oranges were creepy. It was so weird to me that they just dried up without showing any mold. Some day I’ll be better at the clutter thing. I should’ve used the pandemic to solve that, instead I did research and read a lot…now I have more books to dust!! LOL.
That was our garage when we emptied my mom’s house to put it up for sale 12 years ago. We went through every box, marked the items then had a big sale. It was a big task.
Stay warm where you are too – so cool that spring buds are starting to appear. I’m looking forward to seeing signs of spring here.
That must have been a major job selling your mothers pile of stuff, wow. And difficult too. You could just toss those rotten spheres into the corn field next door, the deer probably wouldn’t touch them!
Oh, yes, it was 12 years ago and we still have PTSD from the experience.
I might use some of the tubes for starting plants like this. https://www.wikihow.com/Start-Seedlings-in-Toilet-Paper-Rolls
I didn’t know that bunwad rolls are so productive!
Me either. Apparently, people do spend time trying how to reuse TPRs in a productive way. Here I was just trying to find a cute craft to make.
Can I ask why you were saving TPRs? Am I missing something? Should I be saving them? I’m not ashamed to say that I save (almost) all of the napkins we get at the fast food joints. I keep them in the truck, unless we eat at the house. Then they stay on the table. They multiply quickly but they’ve come in handy regularly in the truck when we’ve needed them. Hubs & Son don’t get it and have (jokingly) called me a hoarder. I just smile.
LOL – I don’t know. My brother thinks we just learned to do that? I think my mom saved them too. They do come in handy for little gift boxes, but I’ve only done that with them one Christmas years ago.
Oh, dear…I saved napkins like that too – they do come in handy in the car, that’s for sure.
I think Mr. and I have become hoarders this past couple of years. Come Spring – watch out recycling truck and end of driveway FREE giveaways! Keep smiling – being able to tease ourselves for what we do keeps us sane. 😉
It is amazing the value we put on “junk” to hold on to it only to throw it away years later without ever using it.
You’re right, Anita – it is amazing. And I’m noticing that trend more and more as I age. Sigh.
How funny! I BOUGHT lots of TP, and refuse to use any of my stashed. We will buy a new package from Costco when the bathroom shelf gets down to the last package. Don’t touch the stashed packages in the closet! 😠 I do buy extra of something that I like! I currently have a brand new pair of walking shoes that are several years old because the pair I wear to work haven’t worn out yet (thank you COVID). I also have a brand new pair of awesome sandals because they were on sale and I love the ones I wear right now. I also have 3 brand new pairs of flip flops (different colors) because I fell in love with the slippers (same brand). Oh, and a pair of thong slippers, unworn yet, purchased last summer because the pair I keep wearing are quite worn. But then if I start wearing the new pair then I don’t have a back up! 🤣 My conclusion is that we all have a little bit of crazy in us. And I blame it all on the pandemic for bringing it out! …well and now prices are going up, so we really need to stock up now before we can’t afford it! 🛍🛍🤷♀️
Hi Lisa – I think I remember you saying you had a stash of TP. Way to go! We do too – and we received a case of it for Christmas in a gift exchange drawing. I was like, “YEAH, we scored big!”
I’m so with you on the shoe thing too…the pandemic took me on a cheeta print shoe purchase, the first time I wore them was 6 months later and they didn’t fit. My friend said, “Maybe you could wear them for a coffee engagement where you’re not required to do anything but sit there and look cute.” 🤔😆 I hope you do get to use your new walking shoes soon. I’ll be curious to hear if the plastics they are made out of lasted without any flexing of the materials. I swear either the materials or the glue tend to wear out way too fast.
You’re spot on – we all have a bit of crazy in us and the pandemic has certainly brought out the best and worst of it all.
Thank you for the laugh and the empathy this morning – you’re my hero! 🤗🥰😁
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I used the toilet rolls in the fire too as starters but I never had 120!!!!
A new rolling goal? 🤔🤨🤣
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I aim to inspire 🤣
Way to go you!
I collect a bunch of things, including several that my dad would have me collect. I’m cutting back, and I tossed a bunch last year. It’s not easy.
Thanks Dan! You have a wonderful tool collection. I bet that would be hard to part with? Good luck on your tossing events as they pop up.
When I wanted to build my “retirement” shop, a lot of stuff had to go. It’s happened in two waves, 2020 and last year. I still find myself looking for that thing I know I had, but it’s better this way.
Impressive, Dan – You used your two year time frame wisely. My hubby says, “I know I had it, but don’t know where I put it OR I know I had one, then you made me donate it” syndrome. It is better when all the stuff is gone, it’s just hard for our household to get past “I might need that someday.” 🤣😂😆
Yay you getting rid of some clutter Shelley. My whole house is cluttered and I bemoan the mess, but don’t seem to deal with it, just sigh a lot … you know, kind of how Scarlet O’Hara would sigh and say “I’ll think about that tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day.” The shredding … that would be clutter downstairs. My mom used to do all the shredding. About once a month, she’d shred everything and was meticulous about doing that, then we got Sugar, our first canary. Having the shredder going meant he would freak out and was scared. So my mom asked me to shred downstairs and close the door so he couldn’t hear it. It still bothered him – he’d get skittish. So, I said I’ll go outside when the weather was nicer … that was 2009 and to this day, I’ve not shredded anything and Sugar, then Buddy (canary #2), are both long gone. The Rubbermaid tote is pretty full. I tell myself “you need to keep records five years, right – well I’ll keep them ten years ‘cuz I’m an alien – the government may want all those records.” Maybe I can have a bonfire when I’m retired. 🙂
Thanks, Linda. I’m going for the easy to part with things.
I like Scarlet’s comment too – I opted for that approach way too much the past couple of years.
Aw, sorry about your memories of shredding, those do make it difficult. If I were you, I’d use a shredding service that comes to your door or as part of your banking institution. At least where we live, our bank offers that service twice a year. We can take one box per banking member and drive through and drop it off. It’s free too. Way to go!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts – I always appreciate hearing from you!
Good to know Shelley – I see they have these events advertised, but have not looked into them. Maybe I should as there is a ton of paperwork downstairs that I don’t need to keep. Thank you for the tip!
You’re welcome – I hope you find one, you’ll feel so great if you can do that. When my mom passed away, I was able to have the service stop by on their route to local businesses. I had 25 grocery paper sacks full lined up on the driveway. They gave me a receipt and certificate of shredding and off they went! It was such a relief.
Interesting! The first law firm I worked had been in business almost a century and we were moving to a new building. We knew two years in advance, so in an effort to get rid of very old files, by contacting descendants of clients or even more recent files and asking if they wanted the file materials returned to them, the process was supposed to be orderly. What was not returned to clients was to be shredded by a large company. So that worked out until about the last six months, when I saw the clerk heaving lots of Redweld files into dumpsters they brought into the office, then they were taken away en masse to be burned. So much for total organization.
Oh, my, I’d be furious if I was a client and my records were just tossed into a dumpster. Then a fire – wow, very interesting, and makes me wonder how other places take care of their records? Now with so many things online, I wonder what happens to any papers at all?
I’d have been furious too and they were so orderly that it took too long to get everything moved out and there we were on the last day before the move – lots of things getting tossed!
Infuriating for sure!
I collect papers for shredding, too. My shredder shuts down for a rest after 20 minutes, so it’s a forced break. But they do make a mess, don’t they? I am good at keeping up with finances, not so good with the shredding. I have pile downstairs waiting for me right now. Ugh.
Hadn’t thought of saving TP rolls, but I do think the mac and cheese costume is adorable. LOL.
Yay paper collecting is so fun and messy. I currently do not have any paper to shred – until I go through the papers on my desk that should be shredded after I review them. It’s a neverending cycle. I’m still keeping up with finances – and I have your comment posted on my bulletin board to remind me it can be done! You can double the 20 minutes spent to your advantage – do squats each batch of paper you load into it. I did that as part of my efforts and…I’m still sore, apparently I need to work those muscles more. 🤣😏😆
There’s no grandkid in the works as far as I know so I’ll have to restart the collection if that ever happens so I can make one of those costumes. Our oldest did get engaged, though. Hmm. In the meantime, I’m thinking of using the TP rolls for plant starters for the spring. I saved a lot of Zinnias and Marigolds from last fall. https://www.wikihow.com/Start-Seedlings-in-Toilet-Paper-Rolls
I came from frugal parents who saved many things, but not TP rolls. They did save all glass jars with lids. Cleaned of course. I used to do the same thing until my husband gently explained that it was nuts to do this. I also saved hundreds of wine corks over the years but gave them to Goodwill when I found out they collected them and recycled them properly. In that scenario it was easy to let go.
Jars…oh, my, yes, glass JARS…my mom and dad both did that too. And so did my hubby’s family. When we had babies, we saved all the baby jars. They did make for nice sorting jars for nuts and bolts and tiny craft supplies. But how many nuts and bolts does one need?
I’m going to donate the corks – ever since you mentioned it, it made me feel good about the parting of ways. I may make one cork creation before that, but then I also don’t dig the idea of dusting such a thing. My dang spoon collection requires that kind of maintenance. Sigh.
Thank you for sharing your tips and suggestions. I’m inspired by your words!
I have a pile of wine corks that I keep for some reason… there may be a craft project in my future… or not. But, TP rolls? I think the thought of the germs inside the cardboard roll would creep me out a bit. I have used paper towel rolls for various things. Good for you for getting rid of stuff. I always feel much better when I do.
If you find a fun and easy project for the corks, I’m in the mood to know!
UGH Germs…huh, well, THAT’s an interesting point. That explains that I found a Pinterest post about how to sterilize them. Nobody sterilizes the paper that is on the roll the entire time it’s there until it’s gone though or washes the toilet everytime before sitting on it? Come to find out on a DuckDuckGo search, the toilet paper itself is the most loaded with germs. 🙄🤨 The bonfire or the seed starter project is looking more and more the best route to go!
I think it depends on what brand of toilet paper you use. We use ScotTissue, which comes 1000 sheets per roll, and use about a roll per week. Each sheet is about 4.5 inches square, or 20.25 square inches, so a thousand sheets would be 20,250 square inches. or 140.625 square feet. If you’re using a different brand with smaller rolls, 1.15 rolls per week (120 rolls divided by 104 weeks) sounds reasonable.
Imagine what kind of a mind would actually sit here and figure all that out…
I’m smiling and laughing out loud – thank you for doing some creative math, John! You made my day. 🙂
Going to send you a link Shelley – I heard a story this morning on the news and was going to send you the audio, then just Googled and found a similar story.
Here’s the link to a story I heard on the news Shelley. I thought of you right away.
https://nypost.com/2022/03/08/toilet-paper-rolls-get-smaller-as-prices-stay-the-same/
Thanks for the link. It’s true, I’ve noticed that as well. We have a stash of paper towels that prove that as well. They used to be so thick and absorbent, now they’re loosely rolled and flimsy. Sigh.
You’re welcome – thought of you right away. I always bought Bounty, but could never find he jumbo rolls and the smaller ones it seemed I was always replacing with new ones. Some paper towels you can read the newspaper thru them. 🙂
I thought of you today when I saw a clip of some flying squirrels on Facebook. I can’t remember where now, but I said to myself, “Oh, my, Linda would love this!”
I would love to find some as well as those red squirrels with the tufted ears. There is one Metropark that has flying squirrels and they have an organized “night walk” where people carry lanterns and go through the woods to see them. They also have a similar event called “Owl Prowl” – apparently there are lots of flying squirrels. I’m not sure I’d be comfortable walking around the woods in the dark – snakes, mice, even spiders. Thanks for thinking of me Shelley!
Oh, my, I’m with you in not wanting to walk in the woods at night. Maybe on a full moon night? On second, thought, no, definitely not a night-time stroll! Too many spooky things for me.
You’re welcome – I think of you every day, Linda, you’re such a kind friend, thank you!
Yes, things that go bump in the night Shelley. Not for me exploring the unknown in a forest. Thank you Shelley – your comment warms me on a bitter cold night.
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Learn something new every day! If we had a real fireplace, I now know how to make quick kindling!! I have saved empty paper towel rolls to use for packing in shipping boxes. Otherwise, out they go. I think it’s wise to wait until you are ready when it comes to getting rid of stuff. Who knows when it will come in HANDY? That’s always my go-to reason for holding on to what I would call…miscellaneous stuff. We got rid of a lot of stuff when we moved in 2016, but it has collected again quite mysteriously. I am very talented in finding place for things that my husband swears we have no room for. However, I am eyeing things that no longer “bring me joy” and am nearing the ready-to-throw-out stage again. However, first – the fact remains – I still haven’t started the taxes! 😆
🔥🔥🔥 You’re welcome for the hot tip!
We’re burning a few this week since we’ve been blessed with another cold streak. Interesting – paper towel rolls for packing in shipping boxes? I may have just found another use for the TPRs!
I fear ‘come in handy’ is my rule of law too. We haven’t moved in over 30 years, so…that’s a lot of opportunity to think it’ll come in handy later. Another problem is we can’t find it when it was to become handy so we buy another. Sigh.
Marie Kondo’s ‘bring me joy’ book is on my book shelf. Collecting dust. I love the colors on the cover and I’ll re-read it again when the urge to purge strikes me this April. I’m predicting that’ll be the next big session of cleaning for me? 🤔😏🤣
Thank you for sharing your confessions and the truth about the stage of your taxes – you’ve still got time to get them ready. Deadlines seem to help some of us, right? 😉🤗🤣
Glad to help. Just imagine someone receiving a box of birthday gifts surrounded by empty TPRs? LOL. There’s a conversation starter.
That book is on my shelf too. My biggest take-away is the question about joy. But then I often can’t give myself a straight answer! 😁 And therein lies the problem.
I’m so tempted now to use the TPRs for gift wrapping like that 🤔😆 I have wrapped and decorated the tubes with scrolled up notes and money in them before. The gifts were met with joy. I didn’t keep any of them, though, Marie would be proud of me for that.
Since you mentioned the question about joy, I struggle with that too. I do smile when I look at the book – I remember the first time I read it, the second time, and the third time. So it must bring me joy somehow. 😉 Joy is a very personal thing. I think people like us who treasure memories struggle the most with parting with things.
I think you’re right about that. It can be a struggle! It probably always will be. 🙂
I agree :-)!
Shelley, I really hope you get rid of your toilet paper rolls. Or do I need to drive over and do an intervention? I guess it’s hard for me to imagine this since I live in an apartment and saving non-essentials is a big no-no for me. I’ll be going through my stuff again soon, just to make sure nothing is taking up too much space.
Speaking of which, I also have shredding…a big box of it. It’s too much for me to shred, so I have to find a place that will shred for me without charming an arm and a leg. Once that’s done, I can keep up with shredding duties as needed.
Hope you’re staying warm today and have a great weekend!
LOL – Mary, I may disappoint you, I’m strongly considering using them as plant starter tubes for my marigolds and zinnias. I always just plant the seeds directly into the flower pots. I feel like experimenting with the treasured 120 tubes. LOL! You’re wise to keep your apartment free from clutter. You’re welcome to drive over and check though… 😉
In our area the credit unions host 2 days a year for free shredaway days. It’s a quick drive-through service. Maybe you’ll have service like that too – or call your bank and encourage them to host a day for their customers. Yay for big shredding goals. So far I have shredded every day – no pile is building on my shredder.
Stay warm is right – man, I so didn’t want to see this cold stretch we’re having. Thank goodness Sunday will put us in a stretch of 40s and 50s – time to try on the shorts to see if they fit. 🤔🤣
“How to Start Seedlings in Toilet Paper Rolls” 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Hi Shelley
When I taught art I think we used the leftover toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls for some crafty project – and they sure did take up space !
And it was fun to be reminded of the tp shortage – we never ran out But I did get worried (and my son was about to bring us packs from where he lives two hours away) but that was needed – we were able to buy multi packs and one time – when it was really in short supply / I walked in to a CVS and they had two four packs left – I bought one and because we had enough – my hubs (who is a part time health coach) raffled off the four pack on Facebook and it was super fun!
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Enough of the tp talk!
I like your dubious minimalism (TM) and enjoy your posts about this topic
Sorry about your dad and that garage photo reply says a lot!
Thankfully when my FIL passed away – we had helped him get rid of a lot of stuff on and off for a long time before that final departing – so he still had so much stuff but we knew almost all of it and then had gotten rid of maybe 70% across five+ years!
Hi Yvette! Always a pleasure to hear from you. If I was an art teacher I’d be all over using these tubes to create something beautiful. There are some very beautiful wall sculptures that can be made from them.
We were worried about TP for a bit too – the shortages have happened again a few times, but we still had our stash from the previous trips available. I love that you raffled a 4 pack on Facebook!
Glad you enjoy my dubious minimalism – there will be more posts, I have more motivation this year than I have had in the past two years.
My dad is slowly giving away stuff. I hope he keeps up that trend as the weather improves and he can get out and about. That’s inspiring that you worked with your FIL to get rid of stuff earlier – I imagine that could be a good relief.
Thanks again for stopping by – you might enjoy my recent post about Iodine. I know how you love to share your insights on those kind of things too!
Hi – I will definitely come back to check out the iodine post!
And share my two cents worth (not that I know that much about it – but it was a key part of my rebuilding my terrain – in small amounts and used isodoryl – and that actually ties in to what I forgot to add in the first comment – it relates to your reheating of the coffee – did you know that some folks argue the microwave is bad for health !
Dave asprey of bulletproof recently had it in his cookbook and so the folks I trust the most seem to just suggest getting away from using a microwave – and so when I reheat tea or coffee – I use a little stainless steel sauce pan – it took a while to get in the habit and it ended up being quicker than I expected. Anyhow – I was going to mention that and what reminded me was that iodine can combat radiation
And I think I had radiation exposure from the many many dentist visits I had / possibly from imported food / and perhaps from using a microwave
Either way – I will chime in more on your iodine post – )
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And I only helped my FIL on two moves – other family members get the credit for much more!
Lastly
The thing about teaching elementary art (which I did for a handful of years) is to consider craft versus art standards for each grade level – sometimes cute crafts might not address standards – even tho all activities have value for things like fine motor skills, creativity, etc.
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Thank you for elaborating Yvette. Dang…I forgot about the microwave stuff. I had assumed that with newer models of them they’d put off less radiation? We just bought a new one because the previous new one we bought two years ago just died suddenly. I wonder if I’m putting a drop of iodine in my coffee that reverses the effect of the microwave?
Now that the weather is getting warmer, I’ll probably start drinking cold water instead of heating up my cup so often.
I need to practice on my own stuff before I help another family member move!
I love elementary art – some of the things that my kids brought home as treasures made my day. I saved most of them in a bin and gave them to the girls when they graduated college. Strangely, they didn’t want to keep many of them. 😉🤔 They were more sentimental to me!
My children do not want their stuff from school either and so I am taking pictures and tossing stuff in increments.
I have decided I will save one bin for each and then wait until they are like 40 – because I think at that age they will change their mind nd want a few things.
Last year my mother had a lab report I wrote in 8th grade for a dissection – and it brought tears to my eyes to read what I wrote (how similar in tone much of my writing was as it is now) and I was so happy – and might not have been if she had given it to me in my 20s – hmmm
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thanks for the reply – and I have really enjoyed talking about health with you – 🙂
Ah, yes, timing makes the difference. I’m now more interested in some of the stuff I saved from my mom’s house. Especially the pictures.
Thanks for all your health tips and for sharing them on my blog too. It’s fun to share!!
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We had a friend when I was growing up who collected everything. One of the things was the frozen orange juice containers, which she’d use as makeshift vases for flowers–she grew every kind of flower–to bring us. She would stack them in giant pyramids in her kitchen. My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, only because he’s a neat freak. I hoard books, that’s about all. And because I don’t hoard crafty stuff, I never have costume-making things for the kids. So there you go!
Hi Rebecca – thank you for sharing your thoughts. Oh, my, I think my mom saved those OJ containers too. They do work well for vases since they don’t leak. The pyramids takes it to a whole new level. I could try that with my TPRs 🤔😂
Don’t tell Mr., but he used to be more of the neat freak until he discovered my ways of hoarding. We need to encourage each other to part with things. I bet your book collection is beautiful. It’ll be interesting to see how your boys end up being – hoarders or neaters? (That’s a word, right? 🤣) I made costumes for the girls when they were younger, they didn’t mind my ‘crafty’ stage. Thank goodness it was always cold so winter coats covered them up! LOL.