Can you believe we do this every few years?
I think we could have filled it to the top if we'd persisted for another week, but there's a limit to how long I'm willing to have an unsightly dumpster blocking half of our driveway.
It really made me think about the unnecessary things we buy. I hope it'll make me pause the next time I start to reach for something stupid on a store shelf.
We also have five trash bags stuffed with clothes and housewares that will be going out for a charity pickup on Friday. After that, all I need to do is file some stuff in my home office and I'll be done. Done, I say!
The feng shui is so improved in this place, I could swear there are dragons doing cartwheels in every room. We like that - it entertains the cats.
No, I can't believe you do that every five years. Except, come to think of it...I tend to move every five years and that's when my cleanouts get done. I wish you were here with me in my garage holding my hand and telling me what it's okay to throw and what I should keep.
Posted by: ByJane | June 25, 2008 at 12:48 PM
I'm impressed! I do a regular one-extra-bag in the garbage each month (and mor ein the summer), but I've never rented a dumpster for house cleaning. Great idea!
Posted by: Daisy | June 25, 2008 at 04:57 PM
thankfully that pesky dumpster will vanish forever from the world and all evidence of your wastefullness will evaporate.
or, no wait... that junk will simply occupy a landfill until well after we're gone. sweet.
Posted by: oscar | June 27, 2008 at 12:07 PM
That's really impressive. I always feel better after a clean-out, even if the during is a little stressful.
Posted by: Missy | June 29, 2008 at 09:15 PM