I’m so tired and distracted right now that it’s hard to remember to take something to school to give away each day – Giving at school\u00a0tends to be\u00a0the easiest way to keep on track with my downsizing.\u00a0 Since I didn’t take anything yesterday, I found myself in an all too common position:\u00a0 end of the day and nothing Given, Thrown or Sold. I hate it when this happens because I am taking this commitment to Give, Throw or Sell daily very seriously.\u00a0 AND I am hoping that I am running out of time to take this at a leisurely pace.\u00a0 (When the house sells, I don’t want to be in a position where we are throwing things out left and right or, worse,\u00a0moving them to some new location.\u00a0 And, of course, I’m hoping it sells quickly.) So last night\u00a0I had to run out to the garage to get some blueberries from the freezer and on my way out I picked up a couple of sleds that I bought our kids for Christmas a few years ago and carried them to the trash can.\u00a0 The sleds\u00a0were cheap – and totally ineffective for getting a kid down a snowy hillside.\u00a0 So they took up residence in the garage for years, giving me an easy Throw last night. Tonight wasn’t much better as far as having time to contemplate a decent Give or Throw.\u00a0 Melissa finally convinced me the other day that the downstairs toilet was running almost constantly.\u00a0 I seriously had not really noticed.\u00a0 She kept telling me that our water bills seemed high and that she heard it running, but I always shrugged it off.\u00a0 Once I finally paid attention, I admitted it needed to be fixed.\u00a0 So I wrestled with the toilet tonight.\u00a0 I took it apart, put the new part in and it leaked.\u00a0 I had to run to Lowes to get a new gasket and then take it all apart again.\u00a0 It was a messy, disgusting job.\u00a0 When I was done, I asked Melissa what to do with the towel I had used to soak up spilled water and to\u00a0clean … stuff.\u00a0 She suggested I make it my Throw of the day.\u00a0 That’s good, because I’m too tired to go searching for a better option. And now that I’m finished with this, I need to go sanitize the bathroom and check once more for leaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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