Can You Stand Some More Decluttering P*rn?!?!

Ready or not, here it comes!
Just the pictures because I don't even want to talk about this stuff.  It's bad enough I have to show you the photos....

It struck me today as I shot these photos that I have Clutter Bulimia.  I use to buy shit and now I am purging it. 

I am well on my way to becoming a Minimalist.....well, except for that whole high end technology snobbery/hoarding(My Apple product is superior to your "fill in the blank" and I am allowed to spend huge amounts on them and replace them freely as new items come out so that I have every Apple related product on the planet but have only 3 pairs of pants but it's because I spend ALL my money on technology because my priorities are so screwed up, not because I believe you should only own 3 pairs of pants so you can save the planet, because if I thought saving the planet was important, I wouldn't be supporting the over consumption of technology products and the precious metals it takes out of the Earth and the slave labor that is harnessed to harvest the raw materials)thing they do.

Ok, so maybe I'll never be a Minimalist...until they get over themselves.  ;-)

80 more items to chalk up upon the Clutter-Free tally sheet....yippee!

Sluggy

Just Shoot Me In The Head Next Time!

Well, obviously, since I am on the computer this morning and NOT out in the garage running my Toy Sale you can guess that the said Toy Sale is NOT happening.
Lots of crap is aligning around here that has just made it not possible to have this Sale.
And I've been feeling quite depressed all week because of this.

I don't do well under stress anymore and things around here have been stressing me out a LOT!
Hubs reminded me, right in the middle of my panicked "I've got to get this up and running but nothing is working out right" state that we don't NEED the money this Toy Sale might bring in.  And I had my doubts that we'd make much anyway.

So I said "screw it!" and pulled the plug on the sale idea on Wednesday and said haul it all off to charity.
Besides, we NEED the tax write-off more to get us over the standard deduction amount so it pays to itemize instead of taking the standarad deduction for our filing status.
One of the big drawbacks of being middle class and having a paid off house is that it's difficult to have enough deductions to itemize(unless you live somewhere the property taxes are Very high and/or you have out of pocket medical or employee costs)without that mortgage interest deduction.

Then on Friday I reconsidered hauling it ALL off to charity and thought I'd attempt to recoup some cash by selling some of the toys on a local online sale site.

This is where I'll interject my post title....somebody just shoot me in the head next time!!!

I posted about 30 items yesterday with really low prices.
Now I am in the midst of dealing with people wanting things and having to arrange pick-up/drop-off days/dates/times.
There goes my weekend.....

And one of the many fun perks of dealing with people locally is dealing with the crazies.

For example...I posted my items with prices.  As things are spoken for, I repost an updated list of what is left.   So everybody can see what is still for sale.  Sounds sensible, right?

I had a post of 12 dolls.  I sold 10 of the dolls so I updated and reposted that 2 of the dolls were the only ones still available.  This email was posted with the original email copied below it.

This morning, I get an email reply on that repost that says this.....
"Wanted other things. TY."

So what the hell is this person saying?

1. Did they want the other dolls that I sold already, but felt the need to email me and tell me they wanted what I sold already and don't want the ones still available?  If so, why do I freaking care??!!
2. Do they want the things that are left?  Or do they want "other things" that I am not selling and I'm suppose to be clairvoyant and KNOW what they want?  In either case, why do I freaking care?


I also had 2 people ask for dolls that were already sold....they sent their emails as replies on the post where I said that these dolls were sold already!!
Give it a minute to let that one sink in......


After today, I am so DONE with this......seriously.
Take this crap out of my house before I change my mind again.lol


Sluggy

Fun Friday Nights GIVEAWAY!

 I know that when Friday rolls around my family is more than ready to end the work week.  Hubs is done for the week at the office, #2 son is done with school and I am done with whatever it is I do all week long. ;-)

Since my kids have been about 10 years old, they have had sleepovers on Friday evenings.  This always means fun foods, snacks and movie rentals.

MyBlogSpark and Totino's  recently clued me in that Totino's Pizza Rolls and Party Pizzas have specially-marked packages out now with promo codes that can be redeemed for a free one-day redbox DVD rental.  That's a nice deal!
And since a redbox kiosk moved into our town this past summer, this makes it an easy deal to take advantage of for me!

Here's the Details on the Promotion......
Purchase 4 specially marked Totino’s Party Pizzas or 2 Totino’s 40 count Pizza Rolls to receive a free one-day redbox DVD promo code that can be redeemed at the following

• Rolls: totinosfridaynight.com/redbox_pizzarolls
• Pizza: totinosfridaynight.com/redbox

With more than 27,800 locations, and available nationally at Walmart, there’s always a redbox kiosk nearby! Find the closest redbox kiosk by checking redbox.com/locations.

MyBlogSpark and Totino's sent my family a prize pack this month, so we had a Friday Fun Night of our own last week.
We were supplied a Free Redbox movie rental code and coupons for both a box of Totino's pizza rolls and a party pizza.
What teenage boy doesn't like pizza rolls and pizza?  This creature does NOT exist I tell ya!

I also included in this prize pack were 2 plates shaped and decorated like slices of pizza, a reusable popcorn container and what I have dubbed the "Pizza Wheel of Death"......

Anything that comes with TWO interchangable blades and a plastic safety guard on it is not playing around!
Have you ever seen a more serious pizza cutting implement in your life??

Seriously.
You could hack up Zombies with this thing without breaking a sweat!  A Great tool in the kitchen or for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Speaking of zombies....
#2 son and his buddy set to work inhaling the pizza rolls and party pizza and other assorted snacks and soda last Friday evening.
They also watched the movie I let them pick out.
Ok, so that might not have been a wise choice, to let THEM pick out a movie, because have you seen the taste level of 15 year old boys?
Let's just say no adult would want to eat pizza after watching this movie......

I would call this Friday Fun Night a success!

And thanks to MyBlogSpark and Totino's, you can try to win a Prize Pack for your own Friday Fun Night right here on my blog!

Your giveaway winner’s prize pack will contain:
• 2 VIP coupons
• Free one-day redbox DVD promo code
• 2 pizza slice plates
• 1 popcorn bucket
• 1 pizza cutter

WIN IT!

Your mandatory entry is this....

•   Make a guess on which redbox movie my 15 yr old son rented.  Leave a comment with the Movie Title.  You don't have to get it correct, just take a guess.  I just want to see who can think like a 15 yr. old boy. ;-)

Easy, huh?

You can gain additional entries by doing any or all of the following as well.....

• "Follow" Don't Read This; It's Boring! by clicking on the FOLLOW Bar on the righthand side bar, then Leave a comment here for one additional entry.
• Post about this Giveaway on your own Blog or a Message Board/Online Community then Leave 3 separate comments here for three additional entries.
• Follow me on Twitter.  Here I am.  Leave a comment on this post that you are a Follower with your Twitter name/id for an additional entry.
• Tweet about this Giveaway on Twitter.  Leave a comment on this post with your status link for an additional entry.  Use this text " Win Movie Rental and Totino's Snacks at Don't Read This; It's Boring! http://simpleslug.blogspot.com/2011/10/fun-friday-nights-giveaway.html #slugmama #MyBlogSpark "  This entry can be done once a day for more entries but be sure to leave a comment for each time/day that you tweet about the giveaway.

This giveaway will end on Friday, October 28th at 11:59pm. On Saturday the 29th  I'll pick a winner randomly from all the valid entries. Good luck! Legal Mumbo Jumbo--“Disclosure: The VIP coupons, prize pack, information, and giveaway have been provided by Totino’s through MyBlogSpark.” Sluggy

Wordless Wednesday....OK, Maybe Not....A Musical Interlude

While I am off getting my crap together for this Garage Sale, here is a wonderful singer, singing a great song.
I "heart" Raul Esparza.
He was in a production of that great old Sondheim musical "COMPANY" a few years back.
PBS recorded a live performance of it for their "Great Performances" Series.
This is the last song in the show.

Enjoy!

Sluggy

Storage is Done!...Well, For Now......

See this photo here.....

This photo means I have physically gone through every box in storage.
Go me!
Remember what that area looked like before?....

Crammed full as far as the eye could see!lol
Now?....there is an echo if you talk in there.

Here is what is left....

The stacks on the left going to the back are stuffed animals, beanies, etc. that I need to dispose of.
Daughter's dollhouse is also to the right of those boxes.
The tubs stacked up in the center back are fabric.
The tubs/boxes to the right of the fabric are some toys bound for eBay.
The tubs in front of those boxes are more fabric.
And in front of all on the right is my excess tp/paper towel stash plus excess toiletries.

Obviously the Toy Sale didn't happen last weekend as I wanted it to.
It was a combination of my back issues which meant I didn't get everything done in time.
The rainy weather was a factor too.
#2 son also had a band competition on Saturday.

This weekend we are expecting nice sunny weather and no band practice/competition.
I have made strides in getting items cleaned up and shelved in the garage and if I can get Hubs to drag heavy tubs of toys around the house for me, and the drugs don't run out, this sale might actually happen.
I hope I'll be ready by Saturday!
I need to get some flyers put up in town still and the ads online on Wednesday or Thursday.

I am making plans for whatever doesn't sell already......yah, I am a geeky planner.lol
I can try selling some on the local online selling board.  That's the first notion but I don't have high hopes for that idea.

After that, I may make some of this available on a different online group.  It revolves around providing free Holiday gifts for those who can't afford them for their kids.  It's a statewide group but I'll need some of the 'angels' on that group to come up with some cash donations for the shipping costs to get the gifts to any towns not close by.  We'll see how that goes....

If none of this pans out, or if all of it does and there is STILL stuff leftover, then I'll be giving more stuff to Toys for Tots and/or Salvation Army.
Then I have all these white plastic shelving units to get rid of, so they will probably go to SA also.

I do still have a TON of items eBay-worthy besides the ones in the photo above.....and they are all sitting in my living room now!
Ugh.

To make this more of an "Ugh" moment.....2 days after I finish the sale, I have company coming to stay here for 2 days.
So just when I'll want to fall into bed from exhaustion, I'll need to clean out the living room and clean the house.

I just need to drink...... ;-)

Sluggy