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I've been wanting to continue the cleanup of the upstairs loft and spare bedroom. But when I come home at night, all I want to do is lounge around, watch TV, hop on the computer, or sleep. In my mind, I know that I'll never get things done that way. I know that I should devote 2 hours an evening doing cleanup.

I think the next step for me is to take some of the outgrown baby clothes I still have and take them to a consignment store. That will take several weeks, if I drop off one tub a week. But then I'm thinking, "Should I wash these clothes again before I take them out?" I know I -- or ultimately, [livejournal.com profile] mariasmom since she bought the clothes -- won't get much for them.

I probably should thin out the comic book collection as well. But again, I know I won't get very much for the ones I sell. I won't get what I paid for them. :(
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Yesterday I cleaned out a few boxes at the foot of the stairs. One box was full of recipes I've clipped and saved over the years. Some came from supermarket handouts; others from the newspaper or weekly circulars. I thought I'd get around to using them. But since I haven't, there's no sense in saving them. Usually, I'll try the dish first, and then ask for the recipe. It's rare that I make something starting with the recipe. And so they went into the recycle pile.

Spent an hour in the garage this evening. Collapsed some unused corrugated cardboard boxes, and threw out a large amount of plastic food containers I'd been hoarding. I have enough; I don't need to save these any more. I also threw out some packing foam. I found a few things that can go out onto the freecycle list, such as a cardboard "wishing well" we used for our wedding, and plastic bags that I will probably never use.

If I keep chipping away at this, 1-2 hours a day, eventually, it will get done, right?

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