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Crayons don’t have lids
By Moriah on January 9th, 2009
I have no patience for trinkets and clutter (especially ultra-cheap plastic toys). Rest assured those birthday-party goodie bags will be sent almost straight to the trash, my own children’s parties included. (Candy eaten first, however. I mean, I do have priorities.)
I’m sure it’s a result of growing up as an MK.
That would be ‘military kid.’ (As opposed to missionary kid or minister’s kid. Those would not be correct. Lovely as those might have been.)
Each time we moved, we had to look at each object and decide if it was worthy enough to wrap, box, load, haul, unbox, unwrap, and put away. So I’ve been a purger for as long as I can remember.
I remember cleaning out my bedroom as a kid and ‘hiding’ things in the trash I no longer had use for, but didn’t want my mom to see me throwing away.
(Sorry, Mom.)
‘Unsentimental’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.
My latest toss? Markers. Madeline cannot seem to remember to put the lids back on and they continue to dry out. I’ve spent the better part of several mornings scrambling around under the table in search of that elusive yellow cap.
I finally got so tired of dried up, scattered markers, (and a tattooed Adelaide, if I’m being honest) I finally started tossing them in the Goodbye Bin, aka the kitchen garbage pail.
We’ll pull out the markers again maybe when they’re in college.
Maybe.
What’s your toss?
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Paper that the Princess has colored on. She loves to draw and color and does it ALL THE TIME. If I were to keep every picture she drew me and every “note” she was written me I would be drowing in paper! I keep some of it, but throw most of it out. Am I going to regret that one day?
Happy Meal toys. Baby toys that are too dang loud and don’t do anything but make noise (of course the baby isn’t a ‘baby’ anymore anyway.) Game pieces left all over the floor. So why do we still have so much stuff?!?!
BTW, pinkmommy – scan some of those pictures into the computer, then you can have your cake and throw it away too!
As I was reading your latest blog, I read through “MK” like it was a common acronym like ASAP.
Yep, totally knew that was Military Kid.
From one military kid, to another! Happy New Year!
I do believe I would be the guilty party that gave your son markers for his birthday. Ha! Happy de-cluttering day!
My kids do nothing in moderation – so their creations with the glitter glue pens involved big gloopy messes of wet glitter glue. I tried saving their ‘masterpieces’ – really, I did! When 2 days had passed and they still weren’t dry – I quietly threw them in the trash. And the mostly empty pens, too. And then I rushed the trashbag out to the curb – heaven forbid they open the trashcan and find their belongings in the trash. The whole world would have heard the ensuing uproar!
My secret toss is stickers. Princess won’t just stick them on something and leave it there. Noooo! She has to stick in on herself, on artwork, peel it off and find another spot to put it. And when it won’t stick any more I’m not allowed to throw it away.
She piles them on her dresser or some other place. When I’m in those rooms by myself I grab a few and toss and she never notices (thankfully).
I’m with pinkmommy on this one. Rayna loves to draw as well and I have bins full of her stuff, now I toss most of it when she’s not looking lol.
One day, you will have a markerless household. It will also be child-artless.
I miss those dried-out markers. I really do.
I toss paperwork. I hate how much paperwork comes through our house. And I do file the important things, but sometimes I “clear” Adam’s desk and toss “Non important” papers, and then, hear about it later. I try not to, but I can’t handle the mess it makes!
Oh…oh…oh…I cannot BELIEVE how much I love this post of your, Moriah. Sometimes I almost feel guilty for tossing out the junk toys that clutter up my house, but I seriously can only stand having them around for a very short while. Birthday bags are the WORST. In fact, for Savannah’s bday last week, I totally boycotted and refused to give them out – I’m sure I looked like a loser to everyone else, but hey, I wasn’t about to spend good money on junk that the other moms were going to toss out. Right???
I toss crayons constantly. And yet I still find them all over my house. Lately, I’ve been tossing Barbie shoes. I’m just tired of finding them everywhere, and seriously Moriah, I’ve been dealing with Barbie shoes for years.
Dried up bits of playdough!!!! Ugh!!! They get caught in your carpet or taste-tested by a curious toddler :)