With Spring finally here, we are in the midst of a Kitchen renovation. While packing up the cupboards I was quite surprised to see just what an abundance of plastic ware I really have! I decided it was as good a time as any to get rid of as much as I could. Not as easy as it sounds.............what do you keep & how much do you keep? I pondered this for a day & decided to make a keep pile & a throw away pile & after seeing the size of my keep pile (bigger then my throw away) I knew I had to come up with a better way to get rid of some. So I thought well if I haven't used it in a year it goes. In the end I threw out (Goodwill) 2 big garbage bags full! Plus some with out lids went into the recycle bucket! It is rather like purging & quite freeing too. I know that we are just barely starting this project & it will be trying at times but I think I have made a very good start. As long as I didn't pack away anything that we will actually need in the month & a half I think I will be ok. but check back in a couple weeks with a progress report & we'll see how well I am holding up? LOL Any tips would be appreciated. ~hugs & *** ~

Good Luck with your kitchen re-do! Its so fun and rewarding once it gets done. Living thru it is a different story :) Electric fry pan and crock pot will be your best friends! Keep us posted! Cheerful Flowers to you!

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by pldc 23 Apr 2014

I have thought of the crock pot but not the electric frying pan thanks for the idea! ~hugs~

Wine and lots of it! We just finished redoing walkways, adding a sprinkler and new grass. Needless to say it was a very muddy/dusty project for quite a while. Good luck on the month and a half time line (haha). Hugs. Nan W

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by pldc 23 Apr 2014

Thanks Nan. I am happy to hear that yours is over as I am guessing are you. Here's to a low stress & on time renovation. Cheers!

I've decided that plastic containers are like rabbits. Put two together and they multiply!

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by pldc 22 Apr 2014

LOL sounds true to me too

Kudos to you for purging. It's amazing how well you can live with a couple of pots and pans, wooden spoons and knives. I hope the renovation goes according to plan and you get to enjoy some wonderful restaurant meals too.

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by pldc 22 Apr 2014

Well my Nutritionist wouldn't like that lol, neither would my thighs so I best give that a pass lol

Well done - it really feels good to get rid of clutter. I'm not that good at it!!

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by pldc 22 Apr 2014

well it took me over 30years so I'm sure there is still hope lol

Good for you i am a heaver .If something sits for awhile and someone says oh i like that were did you get it???Its there's lol Then like you i do a real good clean up .Then off to the Sally Anne i go (good will store).
Now you got lots of space lol.I am waiting for someone to come along who needs pots and pans ?? huggers

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by pldc 22 Apr 2014

I had no idea I had that many of them.............scary thing & the last thing I want to be is a hoarder lol. 30 years is a long time to keep things