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De-Cluttering Progress!

December 31st, 2010 at 05:37 am

I spent a little time getting the coupons organized today. Lots of them will expire tomorrow, so I went through and figured out what I can use in the morning, and sent the rest to my friend whose husband is in the Air Force. She can use expired coupons on base for a year after expiration, I think.

I looked at my cookbook shelf today and decided that it needed thinning. I probably had 100 cookbooks. I really love to cook, and people know that... so they give me cookbooks all the time. I chose my 30 favorites and bagged up the rest to donate tomorrow. I think I can survive with just 30...ha ha! I kept the classics like Julia Child, Joy of Cooking, Greens, Savory Way, The Silver Spoon, plus some local favorites, the kids' cookbooks, and some especially unusual ones... And OF COURSE I kept the Star Wars Cookbook. Silly. Ridiculous, even, but the Swimbabies love Wookiee Cookies!

So that's progress, right? Since we'll be gone for the weekend and I have to work next week, I probably won't get much more organizing/de-cluttering done until next weekend. But I might be able to work on a drawer here and there.

I rode my bike today rather than driving, so I'm adding $1 to my Challenge. $67.24 + $1 = $77.24

5 Responses to “De-Cluttering Progress!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    That is a lot of cookbooks!! Very good job thinning down.

  2. CB in the City Says:
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    Yeah, when I was shopping for books yesterday I looked at several cookbooks, but realized I already have more than I use -- and it seems like everyone else does, too. Now that you can get just about any recipe online, cookbooks don't seem so necessary.

  3. ThriftoRama Says:
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    I sure wish you could drop those cookbooks off at my house!!!

  4. Swimgirl Says:
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    ToR: I kept all the good ones! And besides...you're trying to get rid of stuff, too! Do you use epicurious.com? It's my favorite online source for cooking. It's the Bon Appetit and Gourmet Magazine website.

  5. Homebody Says:
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    I have a bunch too that were above our refrigerator, but we bought a new frig and had to get rid of the shelf above, so they are in a box in my garage. I need to figure out which ones I want to keep as most new recipes for me come from the net.

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