So it’s pretty obvious that we use these cabinets not so much for detergent and dryer sheets, but to shove old clothes that I had the intention of donating or putting on ebay. First, if you have a similar situation and need to go through your laundry room cabinets, please take my advice and do NOT decide to do this while the washer and dryer are both going! OMG…so hot! Anyway, I found a few random items….a very pretty circular burgandy table cloth…BUT I cannot recall ever having owned or used a circular table so I have absolutely no clue why I have that. Needless to say, I trashed it. I also found THREE Downy balls. Do you remember those? Does anyone even use those anymore?? And the strangest thing I found that shows just how long its been that stuff has been piling up is an (unused) boys swim diaper. My son is now 16 years old!
Now I know the experts say that slobs like myself should just throw everything away or donate it and not try to pile things up that may or may not ever be sold on ebay. This was hard for me because I found a new with tags pair of Nike shorts still in the bag. (I guess I had the intention of returning them and never did) and I found a pair of ADIDAS pants and a few older, but in great condition t-shirts from Abercrombie and Fitch. I only kept about 5-6 things for the either donate or immediately put on ebay pile. I’m having a hard time with the idea of just giving away clothing that is either brand new with tags or in excellent condition. I know I need to let go of this, but I’m not there yet. I am telling myself that if I can sell these few things on ebay, then it can make up for the cost of what I’ve bought for this project (heavy duty trash bags, a step ladder, and several tubs and containers). The other thing I kept were old shirts of my son’s from childhood and from sports teams he was on. I shoved them in the cabinets with the intention of possibly making a memory quilt for him someday. My daughter has already graduated and I can’t find the old stuff I kept for her so that opportunity is gone, but I would like to possibly do this for my son for his 18th birthday or high school graduation. I’m going to rewash those items and put them in a tub.
I can’t believe how much cabinet space I now have! Of the four cabinets, two are now completely empty and the other two just have laundry stuff, dog sweaters and a few other odds and ends. I have a home for these rags that my husband loves that we’ve never had a place for and a home for the elastic cotton bottoms for my steam mop!
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