We all have ways of dealing with clutter. My husband's method is particularly amusing, and effective on some level. Dajuan tends to gather things, put them in neat piles and then place them on the highest shelves and surfaces that exist in our home. For most of the general population, this makes his clutter "out of sight, out of mind".
When I peered up at the top shelf in one corner of our basement I spied a plastic tote (note my discussion about rubbermaid bins here) that appeared to be full of manuals and boxes. I hauled it up from the basement and laid it open in front of my hubby tonight after dinner. "Do we have to?" he moaned. Then he let out a deep belly chuckle in a sort of acknowledgement of his quirky clutter keeping habit. Together we delved into the tub and either recycled or trashed almost all of the items.
Below you will find a list of this things that were lurking in that high perch. I hope you find them as comical (and ludicrous) as we did.
1. Empty box from a camera that was stolen from my van in 2006
2. Identical camera box containing the camera that was dropped in Toddy Pond in 2003
3. Empty cell phone box from a phone that I donated to ewaste maine
4. Assembly directions to a desk that we gave to Goodwill in 2008
5. About 100 trash bag ties
6. Manual and Tag from our leather desk chair
7. Best Buy receipt from purchase of camera (see #1)
8. Time Warner Cable receipt dated 12/19/2002
9. Empty box from a surge protector purchased in 2002
10. Packaging from a camera case (see either #1 or #2)
11. Manuals from a 2002 Mac. (Note: I am blogging on our 2009 Mac)
Ha ha, Dajuan has some issues! :) Those are hysterical things to save.
ReplyDeleteGlad you see the humor in it Jo - I was hoping it wasn't just funny to me because it was late at night and I needed to get the job done!
ReplyDeleteha! those are some random items if i ever heard of them. he sounds like my dad. my dad believes the cell phone boxes should never be thrown away, along with the packaging of anything "expensive"
ReplyDeletego eubanks!
Oh-Oh, unfortunately Dajuan and I have a lot in common. My office is full of stuff like that. Bethany - I don't know you, but I think your Dad and I would get along real well. Interestingly, Brian always refers to everything in the office, the basement, the closets as "your stuff" meaning mine, as in "When are you going to clean-up/go-through your stuff in the office?" Since much of this is what I would call "household" items/papers/etc., if we ever split up, Brian would have just his clothes, because those are certainly not mine, and absolutely nothing else because it is all apparently "my stuff".
ReplyDeleteSherri - guess you and Dajuan have alot to discuss over the campfire next summer!
ReplyDeleteGotta love all that falls under our umbrella as moms and wives - including everyone's stuff being our stuff!