http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=287x7670Oh my.
The primitives betray their crass materialism again, this gross accumulation of "things" just for the sake of having them, proving that they're just carnal beasts with no concept of Higher Things in Life.
One wonders how many of the hungry could be fed, if the primitives spent their money on humanity, and not on things.
eleny (1000+ posts) Sun May-10-09 05:04 PM
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Cleaning out the bedroom closet - Oh my
Hubby and I share a bedroom closet in an older home built after WWII. You can walk into it and we each get a side for hanging clothes and 2 shelves each above our respective hanging rod.
It all started when I decided to switch from wearing pullover tees to cotton blouses and figured I might need to go shop. That was until I discovered a dozen blouses buried on hangers way back in the closet.
Many loads of laundry are getting done today. Tomorrow I'll iron the blouses. Then I'll have at all the blue jeans. Cutting down the frayed ones to clam digger length and make some knee patches for padding for working out in the yard. Later in the week I'll tackle my shelves above the hanging rod. It's a nightmare up there on my side.
The upshot is that we've got several bags of clean, usable clothing and accessories for the thrift, enough summer blouses & pants for several years for myself and a closet that's a "walk-in" not a "reach-in". My feet may be achy but my shoulders feel lighter.
The warped primitive who, other than her politics and her Hatred of all that is good and decent in the world, is otherwise pretty practical:
Warpy (1000+ posts) Sun May-10-09 05:43 PM
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1. I do a cleanout at the end of both summer and winter and decide what goes in the storage trunk and what goes to the thrift shop. If I haven't worn it all season (and it's one of 2 "posh" outfits), out it goes. It doesn't matter how much I liked it when I bought it. If I don't wear it, it's gone. If it's no longer wearable, it's rags for dusting, mopping, or to be cut and woven into rugs.
The bags that go to the thrift shop twice a year get lighter and lighter.
eleny (1000+ posts) Sun May-10-09 05:55 PM
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2. That's a great plan worth sticking to I made some hard choices today and don't have any regrets. I kept a couple of pairs of black slacks for going out and other events. We don't do ultra posh things but I did keep a couple of pieces for emergency needs like a funeral where there's little time to plan.
One thing I find hard to ditch is blue jeans. When they get frayed I wear them for doing yard work and general cleaning. But they do stack up since you can't in good conscience donate frayed pants. Maybe I ought to learn to braid a rug and use them for that. There's so many uses for denim.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Sun May-10-09 06:10 PM
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3. Jeans are different and I kept all my old tapered leg jeans for yardwork and painting and cleaning out the scuzz in the bottom of the fridge and other disgusting jobs. I won't wear them out the front door, but I will wear them out.
Jeans I like don't get donated. After I pop through the knees and seat to the point that the remaining fabric is too thin to hold patches, I cut them into rug material.
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Sun May-10-09 11:11 PM
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4. Sparkly, aided by SparklyJr, have been sorting clothes and creating a line of bags of cast-offs in our upstairs hallway. I'll bet there are ten garbage bags full of good used clothing and even some new, never worn clothing.
I don't want to make it seem as if Sparkly's an extravagant or wasteful shopper. She is the picture of frugality. I can honestly say that only twice in the years I have known her has she ever shopped at first tier clothing stores. She can almost always find what she needs at off-price, off-off-price, and final closeout stores. The highest up scale she goes is Kohl's, but more often it is a $100 garment for $3 at final sale at places like Marshall's.
Not all such purchases work out, but the hunt makes her happy and she deserves that!
Mom, the Polynesian queen, the primitive woman bothered by cold weather:
troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Mon May-11-09 12:19 AM
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5. My husband is doing an estimate for building a home.
Budget is $16,000,000. ONE bedroom. He says the walk-in closet is half the size of our (3br, 2 ba, family rm) house. 18,000 sq. ft. There is also to be a guest house, as a separate contract.
I asked if they own a winery, he said, no, that's why they want the house so they can then build a winery.
The couple is in their late 30s and he is retired. Retired from what industry? Healthcare insurance company.
yy4me (1000+ posts) Mon May-11-09 07:46 AM
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8. Seems to have been the weekend for clean-outs. My daughter and I are having huge yard sale(which I swore I'd never do again). The proceeds will go toward helping pay a Vet Hospital bill for her dog. Major life saving efforts and 3 weeks in the Vet hospital intensive care and she is now healthy but my daughter has a huge bill for the service.
Her Vet emergency was as a result of a reaction to the painkiller Previcox. She had a minor operation to remove a benign cyst and reacted to this very controversial medicine. Check into this stuff before your animal has any operation and needs painkillers.
Stuff is going that I haven't touched for years. Still getting it together, the attic is a challenge but I'll feel better when it is done. Maybe I'll be able to walk up there again.
