A "Well, duh..." moment
By Stacey
@xstitcher (34065)
Petaluma, California
March 31, 2023 8:14pm CST
I finally went into my room to see what I could start with. I put a lot of clothes in the washer for this evening, my laundry hamper is overflowing.
I noticed this huge box by my bed that had been there so long I'd forgotten what was in it.
I took it out of the room into the livning area and opened it to find...
A bunch of plastic bags.
What the heck I had that in there for I haven't a clue, but it's out now.
I put the plastic bags in a large garbage bag, and then took the bag from the recycling can to the dumpster, then dumped it and brought the bag back to the apartment so I could break down the box and put it in the recycling can.
No sooner had I torn a couple of pieces off of the box and put them in the bag, that the thought came to me:
"Why don't you just take this box to the recycling dumpster?"
Well, duh...


So, I folded the box and went back to the recycling dumpster and now I have a foot or two of extra space on my bedroom floor.
More things in my room need to be relocated, but it was a start, anyway. 






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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
1 Apr 23
I was thinking you may have kept the plastic bags, so you could reuse them. I always do, they can be used in so many things. But it's good you have now a more spacious area. I wish I could clean up my bedroom too, as it is stuffed with all kinds of toys, boxes, etc. I guess, I will have to "relocate them as well. 



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@xstitcher (34065)
• Petaluma, California
1 Apr 23
Yeah, I was probably thinking something like that.
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@BarBaraPrz (49563)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 Apr 23
And any day now you'll want a plastic bag or two and won't have any on hand. (That's how the world works when you throw something out.) 

@shaggin (74163)
• United States
1 Apr 23
Definitely nice to have that extra space. The bags couldn’t be taken to a store drop off to be recycled though?
@xstitcher (34065)
• Petaluma, California
1 Apr 23
Yes, which is what I plan to do with most of them.
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@velvet53 (22548)
• Palisade, Colorado
1 Apr 23
That is a good start. I love making more room around here. I have been busy downsizing and it is starting to look a lot better. My youngest won even commented on it. That shocked me because usually he doesn't notice things like that.
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