Only 'cause I want to sell you something, lol.
Over there ------> at the top there is now a section called cleaning house. It contains (at the moment) a link to my half.com spot where all the VHS, CD's and books I can live without will/are being listed. Not a lot up right now, but with approximately 5 more boxes of movies, one large box of CD's and 3 bookshelves of books...I've got plenty to list.
I haven't even gotten through the first layer of a 3 layer box of VHS...oh mercy. Plus there are like a gazillion that don't have sleeves or # that will be listed as a batch on the evilBay. sigh...I am lost to the world of "get it out of my sight...now." Links will be added as things are posted at various other places that allow me to dump my unwanted goods...trash to treasure I suppose.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
A Little Randomness...again
not post holiday...technically it is but dang...the first month of the new year is very nearly halfway done. And the list of things to do around here continues to grow at a much more rapid rate. Packing, paring down, planning and stocking up. It is very difficult to pare down to the bare minimum for packing while still managing to keep stocking up.
Everything that gets bought causes me to cringe...I have to pack that now, my mind says. Not now, my other mind retorts. Well, before we move it has to be packed, mind says. I cringe at the conversation but also cringe at the thought of not buying that extra few cans of chicken or pouches of tuna or whatnot. I'd love dearly to raise my own meat, but let's face it...my current landlord is a dog hater so I'm pretty sure chickens would be out of the question. My future landlord (military housing) will most definately not allow for the beasties...so I tend to stock up on the canned variety when I see it. Tuna...well, I don't live on the ocean so raising it is a no-go. Alas, the packing and buying cycle, vicious though it is, continues. Let it be said here that I've not bought anything since before Christmas that is not vital or necessary. Yes, new jeans and sweatpants for me are necessary...especially while they're on clearance.
I've yet to decide what to do with the VHS...they remain boxed. Ditto with the record collection that has been passed from the parental units along to us (yes, vinyl...ya know those black disks). I love it dearly but no longer have a working player. The 'rents said to bring it back if we don't want to keep it, but they don't have a player either...silly people. Don't really think there is much in there that is of any value to collectors...Dad's part is mostly Jim Neighbors if that gives you any idea. A few Beatles and Beach Boys (mine and the sis') are mixed in the randomness. They will probably find their way to storage to be dealt with at a later date. Provided the later date ever comes around for me to be digging through storage.
Things is hairy folks. Scary hairy. Numbers are not matching up in the jobless/claims sector and the explaination of shrinking work force is a farce. It's almost too late for those just waking up to the world...the time to stock up and prepare for anything major runs short. Really, even if you don't believe or have the same fears you should be prepared for something. Face it...there was NO real reason besides lazy that most folks got caught by surprise with the weather lately.
Winter=cold in most parts...even if it doesn't usually get cold you should, in theory, be ready for it just in case. And newsflash...winter is only just beginning...we aren't even a month in. It's still cold, it can get colder and watch out...it might snow, ice, sleet, etc more. Just a heads up in case you weren't sure of the season or are firmly entrenched in the whole Global Warming belief system...we aren't warm here. It'd down right colder than a well diggers ass, literally. Get some real winter clothes, get some decent boots, get an alternative source of heat and know how to use it. Get thineself prepared.
Rattle, rattle, rattle...blah, blah, blah...I know, pretty much preaching to the choir but someone out there might stumble on this and find something useful. If you're new...click the labels below for previous stuff (if you don't know how to work blogger). I don't have a goldmine like others, but I do have a few things you don't see on the usual.
Everything that gets bought causes me to cringe...I have to pack that now, my mind says. Not now, my other mind retorts. Well, before we move it has to be packed, mind says. I cringe at the conversation but also cringe at the thought of not buying that extra few cans of chicken or pouches of tuna or whatnot. I'd love dearly to raise my own meat, but let's face it...my current landlord is a dog hater so I'm pretty sure chickens would be out of the question. My future landlord (military housing) will most definately not allow for the beasties...so I tend to stock up on the canned variety when I see it. Tuna...well, I don't live on the ocean so raising it is a no-go. Alas, the packing and buying cycle, vicious though it is, continues. Let it be said here that I've not bought anything since before Christmas that is not vital or necessary. Yes, new jeans and sweatpants for me are necessary...especially while they're on clearance.
I've yet to decide what to do with the VHS...they remain boxed. Ditto with the record collection that has been passed from the parental units along to us (yes, vinyl...ya know those black disks). I love it dearly but no longer have a working player. The 'rents said to bring it back if we don't want to keep it, but they don't have a player either...silly people. Don't really think there is much in there that is of any value to collectors...Dad's part is mostly Jim Neighbors if that gives you any idea. A few Beatles and Beach Boys (mine and the sis') are mixed in the randomness. They will probably find their way to storage to be dealt with at a later date. Provided the later date ever comes around for me to be digging through storage.
Things is hairy folks. Scary hairy. Numbers are not matching up in the jobless/claims sector and the explaination of shrinking work force is a farce. It's almost too late for those just waking up to the world...the time to stock up and prepare for anything major runs short. Really, even if you don't believe or have the same fears you should be prepared for something. Face it...there was NO real reason besides lazy that most folks got caught by surprise with the weather lately.
Winter=cold in most parts...even if it doesn't usually get cold you should, in theory, be ready for it just in case. And newsflash...winter is only just beginning...we aren't even a month in. It's still cold, it can get colder and watch out...it might snow, ice, sleet, etc more. Just a heads up in case you weren't sure of the season or are firmly entrenched in the whole Global Warming belief system...we aren't warm here. It'd down right colder than a well diggers ass, literally. Get some real winter clothes, get some decent boots, get an alternative source of heat and know how to use it. Get thineself prepared.
Rattle, rattle, rattle...blah, blah, blah...I know, pretty much preaching to the choir but someone out there might stumble on this and find something useful. If you're new...click the labels below for previous stuff (if you don't know how to work blogger). I don't have a goldmine like others, but I do have a few things you don't see on the usual.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
A few things...
on my mind as I begin (rather re-start) the arduous task of packing up our things in preparation for "the move." Even though we don't know where we'll be, we've been told it is going to most likely be Stateside (one of two TX posts or one in GA) so the move will be our job. I've found as we pack that even though I somehow manage to rid us of some things, I've not gotten rid of nearly enough.
I've tried (pretty much unsuccessfully) to freecycle some stuff on a local group and only managed to give away one small box of the boys outgrown clothes. Still have a big box of old women's sweatshirts/sweaters/maternity and a car seat (all in dang good condition)...I get that initial email then nothing else. These are the same people that are forever posting wanteds..."I NEED this" or "I'm desperate"....really, if you are so desperate, then take what I'm offering without asking for specifics and be glad that someone is posting something that you NEED. Okay, that was a little ranty...but now I remember why I stopped freecycling for a while.
I'm also a little perplexed at what to do with the 300+ VHS we've accumulated over the past 14 years. All three VCR's we have eat tapes, so we don't use them (alas, this revelation came too late for my Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade VHS). Sis will inherit the child-friendly ones for the nephew but what to do with the rest. There are so many, I'd hate to just give them away when I could sell them for 50 cents a piece and have a little extra $$ (even if it just amounts to $20 or less). Ebay is an option, but do I want to mess with that? Yard sale? Another do I really want to mess with it thing. No local shop to buy them (matter of fact the only movie store in town just went out of business). I have to decide what to do with them because I don't really feel like dragging them cross country...again.
The obscene toy collection will be taking a nosedive soon, with a chunk of them being donated or whatever. There are just too many despite previous cullings of the flock and that's more I don't want to move.
We will not discuss the book collection...it will not be culled. No negotiation. There is nothing in there that won't be read again (several times) or useful for something...though I'm pretty sure I don't need 15 cookbooks...I think...nah, I'll keep them. I don't care that when the whole shebang is packed up it equals anywhere from 6 to 8 boxes...these are invaluable.
So here I sit...wondering how to rid the house of things that we don't need/want when I am trapped in the dilemma of sale/giveaway/trash...not a life changing decision really but one that puzzles all the same.
I've tried (pretty much unsuccessfully) to freecycle some stuff on a local group and only managed to give away one small box of the boys outgrown clothes. Still have a big box of old women's sweatshirts/sweaters/maternity and a car seat (all in dang good condition)...I get that initial email then nothing else. These are the same people that are forever posting wanteds..."I NEED this" or "I'm desperate"....really, if you are so desperate, then take what I'm offering without asking for specifics and be glad that someone is posting something that you NEED. Okay, that was a little ranty...but now I remember why I stopped freecycling for a while.
I'm also a little perplexed at what to do with the 300+ VHS we've accumulated over the past 14 years. All three VCR's we have eat tapes, so we don't use them (alas, this revelation came too late for my Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade VHS). Sis will inherit the child-friendly ones for the nephew but what to do with the rest. There are so many, I'd hate to just give them away when I could sell them for 50 cents a piece and have a little extra $$ (even if it just amounts to $20 or less). Ebay is an option, but do I want to mess with that? Yard sale? Another do I really want to mess with it thing. No local shop to buy them (matter of fact the only movie store in town just went out of business). I have to decide what to do with them because I don't really feel like dragging them cross country...again.
The obscene toy collection will be taking a nosedive soon, with a chunk of them being donated or whatever. There are just too many despite previous cullings of the flock and that's more I don't want to move.
We will not discuss the book collection...it will not be culled. No negotiation. There is nothing in there that won't be read again (several times) or useful for something...though I'm pretty sure I don't need 15 cookbooks...I think...nah, I'll keep them. I don't care that when the whole shebang is packed up it equals anywhere from 6 to 8 boxes...these are invaluable.
So here I sit...wondering how to rid the house of things that we don't need/want when I am trapped in the dilemma of sale/giveaway/trash...not a life changing decision really but one that puzzles all the same.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Since....
I don't know WHERE I'll be but pretty much what the housing situation will be come planting time (okay, so maybe not this year...but I do know I'll be in the same place next year) I've been eyeballing some stuff to make on-the-go gardening a little easier.
I'm diggin' this Worm Factory 360 and checking out the smaller (ie less expensive) models they have too. Reviews seem pretty well on the positive side, so it's on the wishlist but not a definate buy. Seems that it would travel well...just what to do with it should we be station not Stateside in say 4 years....since it's not a definate buy, I won't worry. I also like the idea of the EarthBox
system, but have the stuff on hand to do that already. Some window boxes that I've had for a good long while, some twine and dow rods...simple, effective and cheap. And I totally see a Mini-Garden Stacker 
hanging/sitting in my kitchen window, loaded with herbs...yeah.
My list from Baker Creek is complete and I'm ready to put in that order...as soon as the "put away" fund is large enough to handle it. Should be alright soon enough, then I play the sit and wait game...trying to decide if I should start them and risk damage in a long move or just hold them for next year...oh, the decisions.
I'm diggin' this Worm Factory 360 and checking out the smaller (ie less expensive) models they have too. Reviews seem pretty well on the positive side, so it's on the wishlist but not a definate buy. Seems that it would travel well...just what to do with it should we be station not Stateside in say 4 years....since it's not a definate buy, I won't worry. I also like the idea of the EarthBox
system, but have the stuff on hand to do that already. Some window boxes that I've had for a good long while, some twine and dow rods...simple, effective and cheap. And I totally see a Mini-Garden Stacker hanging/sitting in my kitchen window, loaded with herbs...yeah.My list from Baker Creek is complete and I'm ready to put in that order...as soon as the "put away" fund is large enough to handle it. Should be alright soon enough, then I play the sit and wait game...trying to decide if I should start them and risk damage in a long move or just hold them for next year...oh, the decisions.
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