{"id":3106,"date":"2014-03-23T07:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2014-09-26T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T19:58:22","slug":"a-drawer-a-day-wk-3-bedrooms-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/a-drawer-a-day-wk-3-bedrooms-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A Drawer A Day: Wk 3-Bedroom #2 &#038; 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Journal1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3119\" src=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Journal1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Days 365+69d ADAD Journal\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I\u2019m not sure if I made much progress this week. I finished Bedroom #1 but one of the drawers took me a couple hours to go through. I had forgotten that this was where I stashed old diaries and calendars dating back to my college graduation in 1969. Eventually I decided to keep them since many were prayer journals that were sobering to read \u2013 so I did. <em>Note to self: Always put the year on journals.<\/em> I spent part of my time reconstructing dates based on which child was referenced and who wasn\u2019t born yet. There\u2019s a big gap between 1984 and 1999. Either I didn\u2019t do much praying during those years, didn\u2019t journal, or lost it. I suppose if I found the missing 15 years it would mostly be prayers of supplication like, \u201cDear God, which of these 4 children should I worry about most.\u201d (These were the years during which we always had at least one teenager.) Wading through the memories took a good amount of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bedrooms #2 and #3 were quick but not very satisfying. These are now guest bedrooms so the dressers in both of them were empty. The desk drawers, however, were stuffed with our kids&#8217; papers, diplomas, and mementos. Unfortunately, the owners now live in Singapore and Nairobi, Africa. I pruned a few obvious things but know better than to give away those African bracelets or photos. <em>Note to self: The next time each of these world citizens comes home, INSIST that they go through these desk drawers and only keep those things they will need to get their next job.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>WEEK 3 RESULTS:<br \/>\n30 Drawers reviewed 20 of which were empty<br \/>\n3 Drawers had nothing I was willing to give away<br \/>\n7 Drawers had things to Give Away or Throw Away<a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Give-Aways.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Give-Aways-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Days 365+69d ADAD Give Aways\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">1. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; line-height: 1.5em;\">Give-Aways<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several calendar planners. (One was undated and thus could be used any year you care to take the time to put the dates in. One was dated 2002 which means it will be perfectly good again in 2019, 2030, and 2036.<\/li>\n<li>Some patterns for children\u2019s clothes. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be sewing for kids again.<\/li>\n<li>Office supplies including a whole bunch of paper clips<a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Throw-Away.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3114\" src=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Throw-Away-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Days 365+69d ADAD Throw Away\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">2. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Throw-Aways<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\n<li>A manual for a sewing machine I no longer own<\/li>\n<li>A manual for a Macintosh Power Book, \u00a91997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">3. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; line-height: 1.5em;\">Wait<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Wait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3115\" src=\"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Days-365+69d-ADAD-Wait-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Days 365+69d ADAD Wait\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Jim\u2019s calendars from 1971 \u2013 1981 plus 2001, 2002, 2003. He&#8217;s out of town, so I have to wait to ask.<\/li>\n<li>Pretty practical white plastic box that might be good to store something in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">4.<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Keep<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\n<li>Many patterns that I probably won\u2019t use again since I have little time to sew anymore, but I\u2019m just not sure who to give them to. Are there any takers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">WHAT I\u2019VE LEARNED:<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>1. \u00a0Beware of Other People\u2019s Stuff<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>It\u2019s tempting to want to throw away other people\u2019s stuff that they haven\u2019t touched in years. I\u2019ve decided, however, to give them one more opportunity to prune their stuff before I make the final decision. My rule of thumb is that keeping a good relationship with family members is more important than an empty drawer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">2. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Don\u2019t Get Distracted<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; line-height: 1.5em;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Since I\u2019m going room by room, drawer by drawer, it\u2019s tempting to also clear out peripheral stuff that I notice near the drawers. I decided I better not since this could escalate into more major cleaning and time. The result would be that something that seemed simple and doable morphs into a major home redo and I then lose motivation. A Drawer A Day feels manageable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m not sure if I made much progress this week. I finished Bedroom #1 but one of the drawers took me a couple hours to go through. I had forgotten that this was where I stashed old diaries and calendars dating back to my college graduation in 1969. 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