(minus)365 :: Day 108

Giant things. Giant things people give you that you don't need but it's nice of them so you take them. Like this:

144* - This is a GIANT TV that my dad gave me a few years ago. It just sits there on the floor. Because I can't lift it. I was using it up until tonight when I switched it for my old 25" TV that I can lift and won't collapse the stand I have. Plus the 25" TV has more than one video input so I don't have to crawl around on the floor to switch out my DVD & Roku all the time. Eventually I'll get an LCD TV. I'm saving up like a good girl.

As for the tank TV, my brother said something about his friend wanted one so I'm hoping he'll come pick it up. Soon. Because otherwise, I have no idea how I'm gonna get it out of my house.


*oops, I forgot to put a number on this but I don't feel like editing it now... just pretend it's there, mmkay?

Hike #3 :: Chuckery Trail

This week is when spring decided to stick around and this is when I kick my trips to the local parks into high gear. When I looked at the weather report for the week, I knew there would be one or two after work hikes. Today seemed like a perfect day after a kinda chilly day yesterday. So me & a friend & 2 pups headed to the Signal Tree to hit the Chuckery Trail. This is one of my favorite local hikes, even though it includes my nemesis THE REALLY STEEP HILL. Hee. Nah, it's good for me, right? Plus, that hill is secretly why it's one of my favorites. I've even taken to attempting these uphill battles without my asthma inhaler. (wheeze wheeze wheeze breathe)

Anywho, I forgot to snap any photos or take any videos. So this is all you get. Words.

The trail is posted at 2.4 miles but my Nike+ tracked 2.6... perhaps my shoe doohickey needs re-calibrated. But either way, nature rules. :D

Just Say No... to Garage Sales

I've decided to not have a garage sale. I've been going back & forth with it since I started this de-stuffing project and finally today I said, "Enough. Just donate it ASAP & get it out of your face."

I have had a successful garage sale before. One. Out of... 10? And by successful, I mean I made a few hundred bucks *because* I sold one big item for a few hundred bucks. But *most* sales, I'm lucky to get $50 out of and they are a lot of work. And then at the end, you either haul the junk back into your house for the next sale (bad) or you take it somewhere & donate it right away (better). When it comes down to it, there are much more fun/useful things I would like to do with my free time this summer. And while I could always use a few extra bucks, I simply don't want this stuff anymore. And having it sitting around waiting to maybe be sold is frustrating me. So to me it's a much better deal to give it away sooner then hope someone will give me a tiny fraction of what I originally paid for it later.

Now, there may be exceptions... for instance, Powells.com has started offering credit for used books online. So maybe some of my nicer/newer books that I don't want anymore, I could sell & pick up something (used) to read. Also, there are things, like the GIANT record player (spoiler alert! hee) that came w/my house that may just head to the curb. It will probably be more likely to get picked up by the Sanford & Son metal people for it's internal bits then bring any money to Goodwill. And the hassle of getting it to Goodwill doesn't seem worth it. And maybe, maybe, there will be a couple of things I will deem worthy of trying to craigslist or ebay away. But I kinda doubt I'll even go to that trouble for bigger items.

I actually thought of setting it all in my driveway & advertising as a Free Market type of thing but even that is a lot of work on top of a trip to donate it.

I just want it gone & I don't want anything to stand in my way! Bwahahahahaha... hehe.

(minus)365 :: Day 102

112. Tablecloth that made me dizzy when I put it on a table
113. 2 curtain panels
114. doggy cone that's too small for Goyle
115. xmas card box I thought would be a cute gift box
116. frame
117. headband & cross necklace
118. shot glass from Portland... I've never been & have no idea who gave me this
119. bikini that I found in a bag of clothes... I didn't even wear bathing suits when I was tiny
120. men's dress shirt - i was gonna make it into something girly & cute
121. sun & moon ornaments
122. blank books
123. agility ball

124. stuffed koala
125. belt
126. tablecloth
127. Cabbage Patch Kid w/half eaten arm (you'll never guess who did that)
128. 5 little angel boxes
129. makeup bag
130. Neil Diamond concert program
131. Madonna - Like a Virgin cassette tape
132. shower curtain rings
133. blue's clues magnet
and in the back... more Tony Robbins CDs (#93)

134. messenger bag
135. water bottle
136. pilates video
137. file folder
138. hair dryer attachment
139. door knocker - I LOVE this and am conflicted about giving it up but my doors have windows... I may attach this to my mom's front door so it'll still be around (totally counts!)
140. 2 more curtains
141. over the door hooks
142. watch box
143. panty hose - I hate panty hose, always have & haven't even worn them in 10+ years... no idea where these ones came from.

I'm gonna have some bigger items this weekend when I'm ready to put stuff into my car (or to the curb). :)

(minus)365 :: Day 100

Spring cleaning is in the air & I'm back to moving unwanted things out of my face... let's see what we have today, eh?

80. decorative box - I have so many of these, I must have really love them at some point
81. espresso maker - one of those stovetop ones, I rarely make coffee & when I do I cold brew in a french press
82. promotional martini glass & random ramikan
83. candle holders
84. 2 cafe curtain panels - nowhere for these in this house
85. another purse!
86. another lock!
87. more random remotes
88. gift bag & random cloth bag
89. 4 little decorative tea lights
90. wrist cuff & pair of earrings
91. sleep monitor - little gadget that you latch on to every time you wake up to measure your sleep... I learned I sleep like crap. Which I already knew.
92. pom pom maker - I think I bought this to make pom pom for hats I knitted, but I never learned to knit hats
93. Tony Robbins CDs - there are more of these... I never even finished the 1st week. heh
94. piggy bank - I have at least 3 piggy banks so goodbye to this dollar store one

95. giant martini glass - this was a gift & I think it rocks but I can only think to put ornaments in it & I haven't done that in 7 years
96. exercise DVDs - I don't use these ever
97. Italian language CDs - found the CDs for this set
98. lunch box - I don't tae lunch to work anymore
99. unused xmas cards
100. picture frame - there are more of these somewhere too... thought I liked them, changed my mind but broke one before I could return them
101. Really random pile - magnet, barbie blanket, arm band for old mp3 player, sewing kit case
102. pencil sharpener - so excited to find this only to find it's broke - boo
103. Kabbalah deck - from that time I thought I might like to learn about Kabbalah because Madonna does - hahahaha
104. sewing pattern

105. towel holder - I really like this but have nowhere to put it in this house
106. Shoes! Decided to count each pair seperate because, well, I make the rules! This is a terribly cute but uncomfortable pair of tennis shoe flats
107. faux uggs - super comfy & useful for NEO but worn out & no longer keep my feet dry
108. cute & comfy vintage heels but worn out & at the end of their life
109. pile of cheap worn out flats... my favorite shoes for work even though my doctor says I shouldn't wear such unsupportive footwear... these get buried when I buy new ones & I forget to throw them out
110. Another pair of tennis show flats - this pair was also not comfy & the dog pretty much killed them anyway
111. Super cute but horribly painful vintage heels - I remember I wore these out right after I bought them & made my friend go back to my apartment 20 minutes later because my feet hurt so bad

And that's it for tonight... really thinking about compiling as much as possible for a huge Goodwill drop-off this weekend because I am so sick of all this junk. So hopefully, there will be more updates on this project this coming week.

Hike #2 :: Goodyear Heights Metro Park

It's been a slooooow start to Spring here in the NEO, so this weekend of gorgeous weather was mucho appreciated by moi. Even though my to-to list is 88 miles long, I HAD to spend part of today in some woods. So the pups & I headed over to Goodyear Heights Metro Park to check out their trails. I chose this park because I had never been there (except for ballet in the park) & they have 3 different trails that intersect which is great when you want more than a 1.5 mile hike. I did the Adler trail & the Piney trail but I detoured a bit & ended up on the Parcour trail a little too... all total, we walked 4.11 miles. I definitely want to go back to this park when the tree fill out... here are some pix (including obligatory puppy porn):

How do you solve a problem like (gar)goyle?

Have y'all met my dog, Goyle? Have I told you how much he loves to chew & defluff things? Things like shoes, blankets, sheets, couches (yes, plural), chairs, dog beds, toys, underwear, socks, ironing board covers, and anything else he can get his teeth on? Yeah. Look closely at that photo. It pretty much sums up his persona... An adorable cuddle monster who eats up all my money. :D