Howdy all. Thanks for stopping by to read and chat. Hope everyone is doing well today.
It is in the middle 40's this morning, going into the 60's. I can handle that just fine. It is going to get pretty darn cold come the end of the week, at least for a couple days. Time to get the water bowls ready to plug in!
Today will be a few pics - notice pricing on some of these things!
I know these were cheap = so an inexpensive way to try them.
Both of these items were tucked away in a cabinet down in the basement for "safe keeping"!! LOL! I guess they were safe - as I have no memory of buying them.
Now I need to utilize them!
I have wondered about garden seeds if things ever went to hell in a hand cart in the world. Well, I found a bunch of those as well. I know they are old and many may not germinate - but some would. Years ago, I planted Luffa seeds that my daddy had saved from more than 30 years prior and they came up!
I knew I had saved seeds, and I knew they were down there somewhere and I found them!!
Look at the prices of these - boy, it would be nice if seeds were still that cheap
Notice the old baby wipe or wet wipe container - that is a great use for those when empty. They hold seed packets and keep them dry!
I have been cleaning upstairs as well. Moving things around a little, although I can't move much, things are pretty much where they are. I can move smaller things around and make it feel a little different. I have 2 Rubbermaid drawer sets, one on each side of my stove. The drawers are see through, so for years I had black poster board inside them, so you couldn't see through them. My appliances are all white trimmed in black, so that worked. I decided to change it up the other day. I also have Coca Cola items in the kitchen, so there is some red as well.
I just used red printer paper that I had on hand. Works perfectly.
I am having fun finding things that I have put out of sight for long. It is a lot of work going through cabinets, boxes and sorting and cleaning - but these little surprises make it more fun!
So, I continue of my journey of decluttering, and I will show you fun new finds.
Ok, this could be really embarrassing, to have so many things tucked away that have been forgotten. Yes, it could! It kind of is - but now found again, they will be used or donated to bless someone else.
It is amazing how many things can be hidden away in such a small house, but it is the basement, and those seem to be catch-alls.
I am finding things to use, and redecorating a little and all for free. That is my kind of stuff!
Have you ever found useful items that you forgot about?
Could you also be called a 'lightweight' hoarder?? LOL!!!! (my new name for myself)
I hope you all have a sunshine kind of day!
Daily gratitude: I am so thankful for my friends and my family, and for my ancestors from the past. I know have many good traits that came from them.
I have used slow cooker liners for years. They make clean up so easy! Kroger brand is just as good as Reynolds and cheaper.
ReplyDeleteThank you for that info. I will be using these for sure.
DeleteYes, I have found forgotten things and wondered where I bought them and when. :D It's rather silly feeling. We have that nasty S word in the Friday forecast. :( I don't think it will amount to much as the temps have been so warm, and we plan another all day hymn singing on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThe cat got her claws clipped yesterday. She was beginning to hang up on things, and she absolutely freaks out if *I* try to clip her claws. Growl, hiss, even try to bite. Something bad must have happened to her earlier in her life, someone clipped too short or something.
Today must be a laundry day, no way around it. ;)
MaryB
Well, I am glad I am not the only one who has 'misplaced' things!
DeleteYuck on the S word. We are supposed to get rain on Thurs. and Fri. and they say maybe sleet or a bit of S in it. UGH. Like you - it won't last - as it will get warmer next week.
Poor kitty. Bits is always working on his claws and leaving nails laying around - seriously. Blackie and others in the past, always let me do theirs.
Seems laundry waits for no one!
I have found things that were purchased by mom and dad, many in the garage for garden and household tasks - hose repair kits, light socket replacement kits, hooks to attach Christmas lights to bricks, zillions of envelopes. I’m keeping them all and using them or at least saving them “in case.”
ReplyDeleteVery proud of myself because I’ve been able to saw the old mailbox post to the point I think the trash will take it. First I sawed the part that was broken, then the 12” base that went into the ground and was black with rot. I also have the part that broke off. The main post is too thick to try to cut with my saw but I’m pretty sure it now will fit in the trash can. I’ll put a few of the pieces in the trash this week so as not to overload it. My trash company is so picky.
Pleasant surprise yesterday when I received my grandparents marriage certificate in the mail. I had sent to Massachusetts for it in early 2026. Every month I could see that they hadn’t cashed my $6 check and I had pretty much given up. I sent to Rhode Island at the same time to get my great-grandparents marriage certificate ($25) and got it within 30 days. Barbara M
Heck, those kinds of finds are useful - I would keep them too. Yep, don't get me started on the garage and all the crap in there - G loved his stuff!
DeleteGood for you on the mailbox post. Sometimes just a little old ingenuity works best. Glad you could do it yourself, and hopefully they take it all.
That is so cool. What a neat surprise to receive. I have my paternal grandparent's marriage certificate. I have copies of a lot of old death certificates - there is so much info on those. You got that for a good price!
Hope the week has a lot more good surprises.
Your adventures with the mailbox reminded me of a story about my grandmother that has come down through the generations. In the early 1930s, she was forced to replace her sink. She put it in the trash. The trash collectors left it on the sidewalk. So, she put it in the backyard and each night before collection, she sent "the boys" out back to chip off bits of the sink and put them in the trash. What makes this so hilarious for me is "the boys" were my mom's older brothers. My mother was born in 1914. So you weren't the first to do this, and congratulations for getting it done. My grandmother would be proud!
DeleteThank you, Maxine! By the way, thank YOU for the tip on having the investment people/mutual fund company give any charitable contributions directly to charities from a RMD in order to save on taxes. I did not know this and it is a good strategy. Barbara M.
DeleteYour daily gratitude posts are encouraging! It's too easy to get down in the mouth and grumble. I have been studying Numbers and boy, did the Israelites grumble. One would think seeing the Master at work, they would be grateful, but nooo, not them. Some of them were swallowed up whole, right into sheol.
ReplyDeleteI love finding things that were temporarily (!) lost. That's interesting about the old luffa se eds. Makes great scrubbies. We found out that old green bean seeds are not 100% viable. The Farmer pulled up the rest of the green beans (new seeds) yesterday, and I broke up the surprisingly large harvest and cooked them for lunch. Enough left for today, possibly tomorrow. When we set up the sukkah last month, I looked in vain for some tablecloths I used the year before. They were in the tub with the electric blanket. Who knows why? I am still looking for a large bottle of cinnamon essential oil, which I am certain is just hiding from me. Found several totes at Goodwill so they will be put to good use. Erin uses crockpot liners. Says it is easy peasy.
Your red accents look nice in your kitchen. You would like Erin's kitchen. It is red and yellow with a Coke theme.
Going out to do some outside work, as rain is forecasted (slim chance) for Wednesday and Thursday.
Enjoy this beautiful day! The little kitties may not like the cold temps which arrive soon.
Thanks - I just need to be reminded sometimes there is so much to be grateful for.
DeleteOh, I know many won't be viable - but they are worth having (just in case). Daddy raised them for the scrubbies - I still have a bag of those as well! I have gifted many over the years and have used them - but it was a good year for him then and there were tons of them.
Yay on the beans. I usually put things away so I will remember where they are - LOL!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, you see how that works!
I bet her kitchen is cute. I spent a lot of the morning outdoors. It is lovely out.
They already don't - they all sleep snuggled together in the doghouse generally, if it is cold at night. During the day they nap in the greenhouse. They sure are smart.
I did a major decluttering back in 2019 when I first retired, and oh my, were there items I'd forgotten! I've less stuff now, but it is spread out in three places so I still find things occasionally or duplicate something I already have.
ReplyDeleteI've used crock pot liners and they are good for easy clean-up. But I would forget I had them and end up washing the crock pot anyway. In other words, if you can remember to use them, they do work well.
It was cool this morning but we're on our way to another 85F day. I've got two loads of laundry done and on the line...it won't take long for it to dry.
Oh my, I sure wouldn't want to keep track of stuff at 3 houses! I can see how you would misplace things.
DeleteI will have to set the liners where I keep the crockpots - so I can use them. I am glad to know they really do work.
85 sounds pretty ok to me! But I like warmer temps.
I am always finding things that I had forgotten about and I agree that it is fun to shake things up with what you have to hand. You don't need a lot of red to lift the look of a room. I remember reading an interview with a very up-market interior designer who said that she always uses small touches of either red or black to give a room a bit of oomph. I have slim black picture frames in my bedroom and red cushion covers and a rug with red details in my living room. It doesn't seem much, but take them away and the rooms feel much flatter somehow.
ReplyDeleteI has been fun finding things AGAIN!
DeleteYou are right - you don't need a lot of red. I don't really wear red, but it does jazz things up and it puts me in a good mood. I smile whenever I am in there now.
Good advice!
I love your touches of red, it's like a little kiss.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you are a hoarder of any description, just a keeper. "Hoarder" always reminds me of the TV show. My other half is a keeper, but luckily, he is also a giver, so while we do have an overabundance of stuff of all description, he is happy to give it to anyone who might be in need of it. Just yesterday he got a call from a guy who needed a piece of odd sized guttering, if he couldn't find 5 inches of this size he was going to have to redo the whole house in a standard size. Of course, we had the 5 inches he needed. So, it's good to be a keeper, but not a hoarder.
Take care, Louise.
Thanks.
DeleteOh I like that word "keeper"! It sure sounds better. Oh that show is something, I feel so neat and minimalistic whenever I see it!!! LOL
I love he is a giver as well. I do think we tend to keep things that might be useful someday - it is how we were raised, maybe.
Nice he could help the guy out.
I will now call myself a "keeper"!
Isn't it amazing what you can find when you clean?
ReplyDeleteIt sure is. I have so many areas in the basement that I just haven't looked at in ages.
DeleteNow it is just decluttering by using up on the old homestead. I have never used the liners in my crockpot/slow cooker.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
That is the way to do it - I plan on doing it all better going forward. I look forward to trying them, if they save a mess. Won't cost me anything.
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