And even more oddities make their way to the trash:
- The family tape measure. I blogged about this before. But I really threw it out. See?
- Bag of assorted cheap women's jewelry. And lots of it. From one of my exes, who probably couldn't sell it at her shop. More bachelor accumulations. My girlfriend ain't gonna wear these. Neither will I. Time to just get rid of it.
- Travel toothbrush cover. "Why didn't you tell me you had these?!?" screamed my girlfriend as she found them. "I wouldn't have bought one!!!" Well how the hell was I supposed to know? I told her, "If you TOLD me you NEEDED one of those, I could have given it to you before you bought one. Duh." Needless to say, we have "better" cases, and don't really need to own 5 of these things. Time to just get rid of it.
- Empty boxes. Things get used, or transferred to some other box. Yet the empty box still managers to linger behind. From the outside observer, it looks like a box that has something in it. But it is not. It is an empty box. Into the trash you go.
- Come to think of it, this belongs in category #4 too. A few years back I bought an electric razor that also had built-in aftershave lotion you could pump out of the back. This was handy for travel, because it meant one less bottle to tape up and take with me. But the samples they care are now all gone. And as with any electric razor, you have to wonder if they still make stuff for the specific model you have.
The closet contained a lot more: pillows, sheets, flashlights, toolboxes, toiletries, an entire shelf of plastic shopping bags (which I've been using to help pack stuff for the move). And it's shockingly looking quite empty right now. This was an epic battle against clutter. But the cleaning continues.
