Category Archives: Decluttering
Sometimes It Feels Like the Stuff Is Winning
We were invited to take part again this year in a friend’s neighborhood yard sale. We’re thrilled because it draws a large crowd, and we have a good time hanging out with our friends. We participated last year, made nice … Continue reading
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Project of the Month
We have been downsizing here at Casa Losing It for the past couple of years and have gotten rid of a huge amount of stuff we neither used nor needed anymore. We’ve sold things on eBay and Craigslist, had yard … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Simple Living
An eBay Virgin No More
I honestly can’t come up with a good reason for why it took me so long to get started with eBay. I guess it always sounded somewhat more complicated than it actually is, and I also didn’t think I had … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Making Money
My Not-So-Good Month with Craigslist
I’m just going to come out and admit that September has been a disappointing month for Craigslist sales, and I’m really not expecting things to turn around in the remaining week. We’ve had no shows, an attempted scam and one … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Making Money
Unpacking the Blue Tea Box
For more than 25 years, my husband and I have faithfully taken this blue paper-covered box wherever we moved. From duty station to duty station while he was still on active duty in the navy, and from house to house … Continue reading
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Tuesday Odds and Ends
Our garage sale last Saturday was a lot of fun and a big success. I had a goal of making $235; we ended the day with $449 and some change, and didn’t have much left over to bring home or … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Miscellaneous, Weight Loss Maintenance
Decluttering For a Cause
We didn’t attend our the annual fundraiser this year, but we donated quite a bit, raising $990 for our group, quite a bit more than what we would have spent if we had attended. The out-of-pocket cost for our donations … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Fundraising
Fundraising + Frugality, Part Deux
I wrote last year about my frustrations with the annual fundraising model for the yearly 8th grade trip to China. Last fall I proposed a different way of doing things that would cut back on expenses and hopefully draw in … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Fundraising
To Be Filed Under DUH!
All the nice, cute, attractive organizational supplies in the world – boxes, shelves, hooks, etc. – aren’t worth a dime if your kids don’t use them. YaYu could not find her glasses this morning, so I told her I would … Continue reading
Filed under Decluttering, Simple Living
