And the Purging Continues

No one can see it, but we do have several clean cabinets and closets and drawers in our house.  Not all of them, and there are a couple of rooms that really need to be purged.  But the attack is on...one drawer, one closet, one cabinet at a time.

Today we tackled the refrigerator first.   We pitch leftovers and things that are near spoiling or past their expiration dates frequently, but occasionally some items find their way to the back.  Then it is time to remove everything and wash shelves, clean the back, top, floor, and sides plus the door shelves.    Today was that day.  I have to say that we did throw away quite a bit of opened but not completely used containers, some yucky string cheese, outdated cream cheeses, and some nasty looking sour cream.  Now the fridge is clean, sparkling (well, kinda), and ready for the Thanksgiving dishes that will make their way into it in the next week.

Next up was the dining room closet.  Shoes have been tumbling out of the bottom and the door cannot be closed because of the lack of room IN the closet so too many coats are hanging on the inside of the door.  This was interesting. One bag for shoes that were just old and worn out.  One bag for shoes that were out of style or didn't fit anymore.  A crate for shoes for the winter months.  A box for the summer sandals and shoes.  Then the coats.  Some I wear only once in a while. Some I had forgotten about.  Some were indicative of former employment, and even though I probably won't ever wear them, I kept them.  Another two bags for Goodwill.

Moving out to the sunroom and the stack of shoes there.  No one needs to have four pairs of 'working outside' shoes, so I pitched three of those.  I kept one pair of outside flipflops along with the shoes I wear to work in the yard and on the mower.  My fancy work boots are out there too.

In the laundry room was the last stop. Gary had more to contribute the bags there.  His old work clothes that he always used for planting and harvest went into the trash bag.  No need to keep 10 pairs of old holey jeans and ragged t-shirts.  More shoes to the bag also plus other odds and ends of things that had made their homes on the shelves.

All told ---two bags of trash and three bags for Goodwill. Just from the closet and two racks of shoes and clothes in the sunroom and laundry toom.  Plus that doesn't count the bags of pitched food from the fridge.  Have to add at least two more for that.

What a feeling!  And even though no one will see it or notice, I do feel SO much better knowing that the purging process has been working.

On to the upstairs tomorrow!