Cleaning everything out.

1/4/2016 2:54:29 PM	Cleaning everything out.
trisha1 Erie, PA 68, joined Dec. 2007	I'm putting my house up for sale mid March so I want to start cleaning now so I won't try to get it all done in 2 weeks. Was going through my pantry, OMG. I had so much food in there that had expired. Found a sealed box of Lipton Green Tea that expired June 24, 2006. Can't believe I moved that tea from my old house to this house in 2007. I looked expiration dates up on line. Can salvage some cake mixes, pudding, pancake syrup and some sauces. I'm throwing away 2 Maxwell 34.5 oz coffee containers away, putting, cake mixes. This has taught me a lesson. I will be putting most of my can goods in the basement, I have an area for that. Hopefully Tuesday I will be going through that area and getting rid of more expired goods. Meet singles at DateHookup.dating, we're 100% free! Join now!
1/4/2016 3:30:26 PM	Cleaning everything out.
maggievalleymtn North Myrtle Beach, SC 64, joined Jun. 2013	Good luck! I'm going through the same thing...a big task at hand.
1/4/2016 4:45:01 PM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	Sorry you had throw so much out.
1/4/2016 4:49:57 PM	Cleaning everything out.
trisha1 Erie, PA 68, joined Dec. 2007	It was my own fault. Won't do that again. I will rotate everything and check the pantry to see if I already have what is on my grocery list.
1/5/2016 8:25:19 AM	Cleaning everything out.
sankie1 Irvine, KY 69, joined Dec. 2011	My procedure is "one can or box" of something then when I open it, the product goes on my grocery list. My problem is with produce. If I toss it's usually fruit or something in the veggie bin.
1/5/2016 9:19:09 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	While in business, inventory control was one of my long suits. In this world of retirement reality, COSTCO, among other box stores, put a new spin on that saying.... One can never have too much of a good thing... When I go ta COSTCO, my eyes spin, my heart rate goes WAY up. I don't use juss one cart, I need two! BUY BUY BUY... An if'n yer movin', move it with ya... I moved here with a year's supply a TP, paper towels, anna lifetime supply a light bulbs... [Edited 1/5/2016 9:21:14 AM ]
1/5/2016 4:26:20 PM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	I bought coffee at an auction once. It was supposed to be expired. It drank just fine.
1/5/2016 6:03:05 PM	Cleaning everything out.
shezakeeper_2 San Antonio, TX 62, joined Jul. 2013	I'm trying to do the same thing, clean and clear out, simplify and minimize. It's very freeing. oh, and I did the same thing a few years back with food WAY over expired!! What brought mine on sad to admit was I got food poisoning. Gosh, I was sick as a dog!!! It was shelf milk I put in some hamburger helper. I don't think I've eaten hamburger helper since! [Edited 1/5/2016 6:04:54 PM ]
1/6/2016 9:25:26 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	There's a fine line be tween order an diss order, called analosity... Rearrangin' an cleanin' out are both good things Ta unclutter what was jumbled, more space brings See the forest fer them trees Don' bee late like them bees... (waitin' fer Spring) Yer spirits will sore an yer heart sings I dunno if'n thet's trew, I juss made it up...
1/6/2016 10:38:59 AM	Cleaning everything out.
char7138 Catasauqua, PA 77, joined Nov. 2008	Interview 3 real estate agents for their qualifications. Make sure they have been in business FULL TIME , for at least 3 years. They should make an appt. to see your property ,then another appt. to sit down and review comparabels for sale and SOLD ! If anyone gives you a price at 1st meeting- DO NOT use them. It's like a marriage- you must feel comfortable with them. Did you know : length of listing contract is negotiable, commission rate is negotiable. There is No such thing as - " 6 % commission is standard" ! Charlie, 40 years , Broker Associate, retired.
1/6/2016 6:17:05 PM	Cleaning everything out.
shezakeeper_2 San Antonio, TX 62, joined Jul. 2013	~ Charlie ...... thanks. I plan on selling my place before long.
1/7/2016 3:30:51 AM	Cleaning everything out.
trisha1 Erie, PA 68, joined Dec. 2007	Char, my home will be for sale by owner. I do have a realtor, but I'm not using her as I have to get the most I can from the price of my home. She knows this. I have someone who's daughter was going to buy it last year, she was preapproved but lost her job. She did get a job shortly after. Her boyfriend wanted to rent but has since changed his mind and wants to buy. They will be coming down the first part of March to look at the house. Hopefully we can agree on a price. I also have a very good attorney to use for the papers that have to be drawn up.
1/7/2016 5:41:26 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shezakeeper_2 San Antonio, TX 62, joined Jul. 2013	I was wondering about that ..... I mean what does the seller have to pay for and all that.
1/7/2016 8:27:37 AM	Cleaning everything out.
sankie1 Irvine, KY 69, joined Dec. 2011	Quote from shezakeeper_2: I was wondering about that ..... I mean what does the seller have to pay for and all that. Each state has different laws regarding the sale of real estate. If planning to sell and don't know a realtor start your education before hand. Look to see who is selling property, vs. who has plenty of listings and few sales. Drive the neighborhood and surrounding area to see what realty the signs are with. One thing a realtor brings to the table is the benefit of helping a potential owner secure the loan needed. That's the hardest part of buying a house and the "for sale by owner" is more difficult in this respect. This year it's going to be a hard issue with the increase of the lending percentages on mortgages. I know of a couple who signed contracts to purchase in November and are being kept on the back burner with loans. The reason is the mortgage companies are waiting for the interest rates to go up before finalizing loans. The seller is usually responsible for the realtors commission, pro-rated taxes on the property, and sometimes the termite inspection. The buyer (in this state) is responsible for the inspection (which is the best money you can spend), pro-rated taxes for the months of the year the home will be theirs, closing costs of the loan, title search, and lawyer fee's.
1/8/2016 8:13:10 AM	Cleaning everything out.
cupocheer Assumption, IL 68, joined May. 2010	Trashy
1/9/2016 10:02:03 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	Wull...
1/9/2016 10:13:34 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTC3pGBjs4
1/9/2016 10:49:08 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shezakeeper_2 San Antonio, TX 62, joined Jul. 2013	~ I found Marie Kondo author of "The Life-Changing magic of Tidying Up" very helpful. The YouTube is difficult because she uses a translator, I'm glad I hung in there and even though I don't get as personal about the "feelings" connection to items, there is a lot I use of her theory. It is easier for me to turn loose of items and things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1-HMMX_NR8
1/9/2016 12:06:58 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	I am trying to clean out junk. My house is an anthropological dig! I was raised that if you didnt have it on hand..do without til next months shopping trip. I am also a survivalist temperment. My inheritors should be able to survive for a couple hundred years! It is hard to toss stuff that is still usable. Like clothes. I have to grit my teeth and say dont wear in a year...how about havent in TEN! Face it..you will NEVER wear it! What is sad is all the stuff we value..the kids dont. And there is so much crap available in this country..no one buys it. I get bummed in resales. When I got married the furniture was late relative and used. WE decided whether to buy the sofa with bad upholstery and good springs..or good upholstery and bad springs. Now I see ones that look like they came out of a showroom a year ago. And I dont NEED A SOFA!
1/9/2016 12:25:48 PM	Cleaning everything out.
maggievalleymtn North Myrtle Beach, SC 64, joined Jun. 2013	I honestly don't know where to begin...
1/9/2016 12:55:51 PM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	When you're in a mood to juss toss Be certain whatcha toss is no loss Like an overstuffed chair Covered in that mohair Or that old ridin' blanket from hoss Turn it in side out an up side down... Turn it every witch way butt loose... Once up on a time, I lost my wallet as a young teen (actually thought someone kiped it)... Butt wen cleanin' out Mom's house after she left us... Had ta turn the old couch up side down ta git it threw the door, an out popped my long lost wallet... Among a buncha other stuff, it had innit... ten, one dollar Silver Certificates... Once up on another time, some one I know, after losin' her parents, foun' $40,000 cash stuffed in the walls of their house... So, check them crannies an crevices...
1/9/2016 8:54:18 PM	Cleaning everything out.
artist820 Tehachapi, CA 60, joined Jan. 2013	Quote from shezakeeper_2: ~ I found Marie Kondo author of "The Life-Changing magic of Tidying Up" very helpful. The YouTube is difficult because she uses a translator, I'm glad I hung in there and even though I don't get as personal about the "feelings" connection to items, there is a lot I use of her theory. It is easier for me to turn loose of items and things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1-HMMX_NR8 Thanks for the link. And good luck on your sale. I just had a garage sale and now I am motivated to have another sale. Even if you don't make a killing, it is a great way to meet your neighbors and share your junk for below cost. For example: I sold Levis for $3.00 per pair. Goodwill sells them for $7.00. My neighbor asked why I sold them for less and I told him that Goodwill was ripping off the very people that they were supposed to help. (btw I bought some brand new Wranglers at Marshall's for $5.00). Note: The weather has to be warm for people to venture out. I'd say at least 50 degrees and sunny. If it's over-cast or held on a Sunday, forget it. if you can start putting your stuff out in the garage now, you can actually see your house de-cluttered and realize that you don't have enough out in your garage. You might have to clean out that closet you haven't even looked in lately for more junk to sell. If you didn't miss it, you didn't need it. You are moving so you have to decide to let it go. Just ask yourself if you want to pack it and haul it and risk it breaking. If you have stuff left over from your garage sale, call your local Veteran Chapter to haul it away. They help house Veterans. It's really difficult, as Orz stated, to get rid of stuff especially since you might need it later...... I know i have too many art supplies, but hey, I might need them for some art project down the line. For example, i grabbed postcards for the upcoming Faculty Art Exhibit. I was going to mail them out to my friends at my old art school, but time ran out.... lo and behold I had to make a Profile using "punch hole" colors. The postcards came in handy. I used the apostrophes for eyes. My art professor like the idea. He was impressed and i was surprised.
1/9/2016 9:46:18 PM	Cleaning everything out.
sorpstar Wayne, NJ 64, joined Oct. 2009	Remember multiple listing sells more houses then anyone... make sure you get a good realtor who represents you first... About fees to pay for example 6 or 7 %...remember if you are paying 5 % the 7% homes are shown first and so on...realtors are money motivated first... As another said interview 3 real estate companies and ask questions...you're selling, not buying and most realtors got lucky selling not listing homes...a good realtor markets and has multiple listing sell home, sometimes that get listing and buyer, not always case... The contingencies of contract are most important...break a contigency you have to start all again..I'm talking of dates to meet on contract, like revision period, home inspection, getting mortgage, and closing...miss one of them there is no sale... Open houses don't sell homes because if a buyer is already looking they may use your home to compare to the one they actually want...if you have an open house make sure they are represented by a realtor or you'll be spinning your wheels..good luck
1/10/2016 8:45:28 AM	Cleaning everything out.
sankie1 Irvine, KY 69, joined Dec. 2011	Around this area "open houses" are mostly for the realtors of other companies, and let's face it. Realtors want to sell their own listings because their percentage is higher.
1/10/2016 8:58:53 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	National Survey... Q... Whom, fer one, is THEE least trusted (I choke when I use the word)...'profession'... in America???? Answer... Used car salesperson... Q... Whom, fer one, is second on thet list a least trusted... Answer... Realtor... They are interchangeable... One year they sell used cars... Next year they sell real estate... Hay, I don' make this stuff up an I never ever lie...
1/10/2016 1:42:03 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	I cleaned in basement last eve. OK...do I really need all these plastic cups from fast food? sigh...fine..keep the biggest and next two down and TOSS the REST! Our problem is being raised to wear it out, use it up, make it do or do without. And we live in a through away world now with mountains of stuff. Our country fails because it is based on buy buy buy. And too many old folks just make due. So what if the elastic is failing...pant hold up the undies. That crack in the rubber boot is still small..wear a bit more. So that bowl is chipped..so what..dont use the edge anyway. And then there is that drawer of new in package we wont use cause it is too good and new.
1/10/2016 1:49:41 PM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	ORZ,you just described me! My house looks like a combination,flea market and grocery store. I shop thrift stores too. Being a scrooge has paid off for me . yes my Mom managed to drive that into my head but good! I really don't NEED anything,except companionship.
1/10/2016 2:39:52 PM	Cleaning everything out.
cupocheer Assumption, IL 68, joined May. 2010
1/10/2016 2:40:03 PM	Cleaning everything out.
cupocheer Assumption, IL 68, joined May. 2010
1/11/2016 9:23:37 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	I need to clean out them nasty old toobs in my TV, what showed a reel scary game yester day, an git me some good ones fer nex week end...
1/11/2016 2:16:21 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	I take great glee when Joe needs a something to do something. And I say let me look. And in my junk jars and bins, find an item that works perfectly. HA! Dont cut on me saving crap!
1/12/2016 9:51:11 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011
1/14/2016 8:30:44 AM	Cleaning everything out.
cupocheer Assumption, IL 68, joined May. 2010
1/15/2016 10:13:00 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	I've hadda garage sail or to No ads juss a sine or a few Wen tourists are here An I'm drinkin' a beer To or three all day long who knew
1/15/2016 2:12:43 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	Joe helped me cleaning in the basement. He praises me every time I toss an old plastic butter container or newspaper. lol. It helps to have someone who will haul the trash to the dumpster when full also. And sweep and vacuum behind me. I am getting realistic. No one else will save that crap I do. And I dont need so much of any one thing.
1/15/2016 3:23:28 PM	Cleaning everything out.
maggievalleymtn North Myrtle Beach, SC 64, joined Jun. 2013	I made a big dent today, too. I'm not a pack rat, but when I brought some stuff here from Mama's house, I hated to throw it away. I'm going to probably get rid of too much, but it is freeing! Everyone, keep up the good work.
1/15/2016 6:21:06 PM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	I have to get with the program. I have clothes I've had for 30 years at least. I guess I'm a slob at home. I love old comfortable clothes. Maybe I could spare some old tee shirts with stains on them....!? They'd make good rags to clean with.... No no no I must stop this! I think I'm a hoarder too!
1/16/2016 9:13:30 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	Gonna wash all them wimin' outta my hare... Them wimin' whom wanna man fer his tools... Mamma warned me a bout them...
1/16/2016 2:49:30 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	WE have a closet full and a dresser full. So how come we wash and wear the same 3 outfits?
1/16/2016 10:05:29 PM	Cleaning everything out.
cupocheer Assumption, IL 68, joined May. 2010	.
1/17/2016 9:22:37 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	What??? Gotta shake off all the out side in fluence, cuzzit's game day in Carolina... Gotta git sooted up soon... Put on my game face... An clean out thet there p*ssy cats liter box!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z8lS--AyBU GO HAWKS!!!
1/18/2016 11:32:32 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	I see by thet clock on thet wall, it's time fer me ta clean my self on outta hear... Buh bye... Butt I ain't gonna go ta work, cuzzit's Martin Luther King Day... Happy holler day y'all...
1/18/2016 1:20:44 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	You know the joke..the poor that he was supposedly for..have to work today. So only the well off or welfare get to celebrate.
1/18/2016 1:35:46 PM	Cleaning everything out.
trisha1 Erie, PA 68, joined Dec. 2007	orz, we are creatures of habit, that is why we wear the same 3 outfits, and it cuts down on the wash.
1/18/2016 5:28:43 PM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	Right! That doesn't work out for me . My work clothes are a disaster in one day.
1/18/2016 6:58:35 PM	Cleaning everything out.
luckylouie42 Cedar Grove, WV 74, joined Mar. 2008	why do we hold on to those old clothes , that we have not worn for years ? do we think we might need them or what ?
1/19/2016 8:36:06 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	I hate moving because.... In twenty-five words or less... It's a good thing when there are new beginnings... BUTT... I pride myself on being organized... TILL... For whatever reason, I pack the extra printer paper in with the Christmas stuff... AND... Knowing I won't need the Christmas stuff for a year, it goes up in the attic... SO WHEN... My girls came to visit and CLEANING OUT, got a email... Dad, I found this an that in with the stuff we took... I hate moving!!!
1/19/2016 1:42:40 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	Everytime I moved swore never again. Now I finally can mean it! I dont bother to change farm clothes when dirty. Wait til really bad. What is the use..go to the barn or shop and look the same in five minutes! Mom wore white Lady Manhattan shirts. She would whine to me..look at the fronts. Just put it on. Maybe if she had been flat chested? LOL. The problem is we were raised on wear it out..cant wear new..too good. So we hang onto anything we COULD wear. when desperate...or dead...or homeless..or.....
1/20/2016 9:10:15 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	Thet stuff thet I think is kewl, my kids think... not so much... So, when they come ta take stuff ta CLEAN OUT the garage, etc... I tell em.... THAT was yer Gramma's... Not all ways izzit, butt... It gits gone thet a way... A hunnert yeers from now, whose gonna care... riiiiiiiiiiiiite?
1/21/2016 9:46:48 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	Cleanin' out, all them memories, from be four Cuz I've started, a new life, at the Shores No way! I cain't do it! I'm reely not in to it It ain't as easy, as chngin', my drawers
1/21/2016 2:57:39 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	That is what is hard. The fact that young today dont give a rats a** about history or family past. And when they do..it will be too late. Hard to toss stuff we hung onto for decades. Even if we havent seen it for...decades. lol.
1/21/2016 10:21:42 PM	Cleaning everything out.
connier Nampa, ID 69, joined Jun. 2008	been slowly cleaning things out here because yes, it is hard.. but my boys are not interested and I never see the grands so don't know what ,if anything, they may like. so today was going thru some photos and found some I had forgotten about.. good for a few smiles
1/22/2016 1:29:41 AM	Cleaning everything out.
bub0492 Minneapolis, MN 70, joined Aug. 2014	cleaning out as well. tons of stuff. no one wants it....
1/22/2016 6:48:15 AM	Cleaning everything out.
sankie1 Irvine, KY 69, joined Dec. 2011	With having the flea market booth I constantly clean things out. I am always on the go to find other stuff as well, so the space to store is always full but different look. The things I want to keep for myself that was my parents things is buried so deep I couldn't get to it without cleaning the entire garage. The only good it does me is that sometimes I see something and it gives me a warm memory.
1/22/2016 8:43:01 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	A sad state a affairs, butt most usually wen I clean out... Everything comes outta where it is... I sort threw it, then... Stack it rite back where it was, butt neeter... An I gitta warm fuzzy feelin' a noncomplishmint... [Edited 1/22/2016 8:43:52 AM ]
1/22/2016 3:44:00 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	I can have more fun shopping my basement! Amazing what I have kept. And amazing what I kept! But, found a Revell model yesterday in a cabinet. Chevelle 454. Wrapper gone but not built. Now..finish or sell?
1/23/2016 2:05:07 AM	Cleaning everything out.
bub0492 Minneapolis, MN 70, joined Aug. 2014	Quote from orz: I can have more fun shopping my basement! Amazing what I have kept. And amazing what I kept! But, found a Revell model yesterday in a cabinet. Chevelle 454. Wrapper gone but not built. Now..finish or sell? I do the same thing. Brought up a 60 Starliner kit with a bad box. Only one choice there! What color...
1/23/2016 9:29:00 AM	Cleaning everything out.
shaggyoledog Ocean Shores, WA 69, joined Apr. 2011	I bot me some new Muk Luk slippers, so now I kin toss them old ones out...
1/23/2016 3:01:55 PM	Cleaning everything out.
orz Portage, WI 67, joined Jul. 2010	Joe said get a new pair of mukluks for a gift. So they are on order. Hope they get here soon..this pair of sheepskin boots is fast loosing the Shoe Goo soles and what is left of the original ones. I guess I used them up in 5 years or more of winters. And still eye up the shafts of leather and wool to cut off and save. sigh.....
1/24/2016 11:23:50 AM	Cleaning everything out.
itemgirl Lima, OH 67, joined Mar. 2009	I threw a bunch of paid bill receipts this morning.

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