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BurnDoubt

(1,649 posts)
36. As I'm sending this...
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 05:39 PM
21 hrs ago

I am procrasterbating instead of digging out of my own hoard of construction odds-and-ends I set aside to do “projects” in my reclining years.
The years are here, but the passion has fled. My mission now is to get rid of it all so my Lovely Wife doesn’t inherit my trove.
I’ll keep the guitars, though. That’s the hill on which I would now prefer to die.

“If i’m late, don’t wait.
Go on without me.
I may tarry awhile.
I mean to know, before I go,
How come the Devil does smile.”
Jesse Winchester

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Oh, malaise True Dough 23 hrs ago #1
I believe you malaise 23 hrs ago #5
nope Skittles 23 hrs ago #2
And the truth is that I love most of my very old stuff malaise 23 hrs ago #3
YES! Skittles 23 hrs ago #6
So true malaise 22 hrs ago #15
Same! littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #24
Same here Lifeafter70 22 hrs ago #8
right?? Skittles 21 hrs ago #33
I paid more for a dress I will probably never wear again Lifeafter70 21 hrs ago #38
Our daughter got married a few years ago leftieNanner 21 hrs ago #42
Believe me I spent a lot of time looking for a dress Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #43
I got mine at Chico's cksmithy 20 hrs ago #46
I'm the same about old stuff. Susan Calvin 22 hrs ago #10
Me too. I still wear flannel shirts I bought in the late 70s Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #39
a neighbor does that "FB Marketplace" thing Skittles 21 hrs ago #40
During my Christmas cleaning, I finally threw away he last gift mum bought me malaise 19 hrs ago #57
Yeah. Don't you hate letting go? Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #59
Indeed malaise 18 hrs ago #60
Give it to goodwill Be The Light 23 hrs ago #4
I don't care for goodwill. Their CEO makes over 750 grand a year. I donate to the Capuchin run Ziggysmom 22 hrs ago #7
And they treat their employees badly Lifeafter70 22 hrs ago #9
Find local thrift stores that have a local mission Envirogal 2 hrs ago #71
I don't shop much at all anymore..only necessary items but a good rule I try to follow is..one new, two to go Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #11
Same here malaise 22 hrs ago #14
Try a hand pour pour-over? Never breaks, cheap as it comes, you'll never drink old coffee again! fierywoman 21 hrs ago #32
Thank you!!!!! Dixiegrrrl 4 hrs ago #69
and nothing is made to be fixed Skittles 21 hrs ago #34
Get a percolator, they last forever. You have to adjust the coffee amount and still use a filter, cksmithy 20 hrs ago #47
;-{)...... Goonch 22 hrs ago #12
Bwaaaah for the home sweet hoard😂 malaise 22 hrs ago #13
How'd you get a picture of my house!? Marthe48 21 hrs ago #19
Haha malaise 21 hrs ago #26
Hahaha! Are these masterpieces your creations, Goonch? ❤️👋 littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #27
Good for you. They will probably be so thankful. Katinfl 22 hrs ago #16
Brings to mind certain (low-budget) cinematic imagery... peppertree 22 hrs ago #17
You win the thread - Bwaaaah for an arm and a leg malaise 21 hrs ago #20
Why, thank you malaise. peppertree 21 hrs ago #25
Amazing fun facts malaise 21 hrs ago #28
Thanks! peppertree 21 hrs ago #31
Quilters AverageOldGuy 22 hrs ago #18
My oldest sibling is a quilter malaise 21 hrs ago #22
Respect!!🪡🧵🏆 littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #29
;-{) WAR PREPPING Goonch 21 hrs ago #21
Hehehe malaise 21 hrs ago #23
I take things to the road in front of the farm. I have a sign that says "free" and magically they disappear. littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #30
For years I used to leave stuff outside a family owned supermarket malaise 21 hrs ago #35
Know exactly what you mean. I try to make sure that they're things people would need. I'm also dealing with the ... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #41
I gave a niece something mum gave me malaise 20 hrs ago #44
Great ideas! Thanks, malaise.❤️ littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #48
As I'm sending this... BurnDoubt 21 hrs ago #36
I know that we all have stuff Niagara 21 hrs ago #37
I am a serial hoarder of pottery malaise 20 hrs ago #45
I'm a serial hoarder of vintage cake stands and Indiana Glass Niagara 20 hrs ago #52
LOL malaise 19 hrs ago #53
Leaving tings at a bus stop might invite a visit from the bomb squad. rickford66 20 hrs ago #49
Not where I live malaise 19 hrs ago #55
Why ? rickford66 12 hrs ago #66
I wish Cirsium 20 hrs ago #50
I've never been one to shop much. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #51
HA ! Had a Waterford comforter that was a steal and never opened vapor2 19 hrs ago #54
Love it malaise 17 hrs ago #62
I found a local group of families who lost their homes in a wildfire. CrispyQ 19 hrs ago #56
Everyone in my circle gave stuff to hurricane victims malaise 17 hrs ago #63
Its taken me years to clean out the garage Bayard 18 hrs ago #58
They should keep the family photos malaise 18 hrs ago #61
I live in a boating community BeneteauBum 17 hrs ago #64
To borrow from anotherDUer malaise 17 hrs ago #65
Another place to donate to SuzannaD 4 hrs ago #67
Great idea malaise 4 hrs ago #68
good idea! I'm going to see if I can do this. nt TBF 2 hrs ago #73
"Buy Nothing" groups can be an alternative to questionable. . . Collimator 3 hrs ago #70
The stuff of today mostly ends up in a landfill. llmart 25 min ago #75
I love tools and use them Woodwizard 2 hrs ago #72
I don't give away tools but there will be no new ones malaise 2 hrs ago #74
My house has been stuffed with items from 3 different households for several years... Trueblue Texan 24 min ago #76
Love it malaise 11 min ago #77
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