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I tried and failed To Discard underwear. Hard to toss clean ones.

Will wear one last time and discard when dirty…

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I had a good experience with a local redfin guy who was involved in our short sale deal and I don’t see how him bring involved as a redfin guy had any impact. I liked the rebate.

I think but don’t know that not having an agent would’ve put us at a disadvantage in a short sale offerr.

Guys very good and patient. Name on request.

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Just 6 ties. It’s actually mindblowing.

I may get rid of my stretched elastic undies next. I hate to discard any underwear. But it is inevitable at this pt. Of no return…

This could significantly deplete my underwear reserves.

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so its only been about 3 weeks into this decluttering tidying jag, and i cannot report that i have become a superior individual, however…it is justa fascinating exercise.

i have found things i didnt recall i had.

the things i am keeping seem nicer, not surrounded by misc. junk. things seem a bit more peaceful.

i like the table clear.

i still want to acquire things, but perhaps nicer things, never extra things. there are still things to let go of in the house but it hasnt happened quite yet.

a couple days ago i got rid of the vast majority of my ties for instance. they were old, in various states of disrepair , some dirty, some just unloved. why was i keeping them all? i dont know. i guess i recalled how much each one cost at the time, in 2005, 2006, and it felt like i was “throwing away” that amt of money. thinking about the 2 $20 bills that tie cost made it seem like those twenties were going in the trash….

but in reality id worn each ties 100 times or more.

and some just never worked for me but i couldnt admit it.

so now, just 6 ties.

weird. im used to a massive clump of ties. i dont think i have discarded a tie in over a decade. i would often buy a bunch due to various discounts involved in mass buying … i would like to buy more, but probably just one or two at a time…

having just 6 almost looks like they belong in a boutique.

my 6 favorites that spark joy remain neatly lined up. no big defects on them. no lunch stains from 09. just 6 gorgeous ties. each one a unique gem. each one beloved. 6 is probably enough for a while

bowties are a little unique because if you stain one side, you can “reverse” the tie and wear the stain on the back. thats a feature you dont have on a long reg. ties, because those ties are not wearable on the backside. so theoretically bowtiescould last longer because they ahve the reverso feature.

i decided to let the stained ties go. i once saw an old lawyer with really badly stained ties, almost bib like. i recall thinking he needed a full makeover. this was many years ago. i definitely dot want to be that guy. jeez. come on…

I also sold $980 worth of stuff on ebay

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[quote=flu][quote=FlyerInHi]do you need several ipads or several phones?

get rid of the old one when you buy something new.[/quote]

Ah yes…

For Android, there’s a need for different versions of Android… Lollipop, KitKat, Jellybean. For most cases, I can get by reflashing the phone/tablet. Not always… Then there’s the issue of Samsung’s version of KitKat isn’t exactly the same as LG’s version of KitKat..Which isn’t the same as Asus’ version 4.4 KitKat. And when I do figure out and workaround all the peculiarly, I get to repeat the fun all over when Google comes out with lollipop on their Nexus devices, with OEM’s trailing to upgrade devices afterwards..

As far as Apple….. Interesting tyidbit.. Once you upgrade to say iOS 8.1, there really isn’t an easy way to downgrade back down to iOS 7.1.2 after Apple stops signing 7.1.2. Which means, you need to keep some devices on 7.1.2 for verifying compatibility while buying new devices that support 8.1…[/quote]

yeah. And then if you have 3 kids with 6 devices each …

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[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=scaredyclassic]If you have kids…

20 years down the line…

They leave…

Maybe you think

Should a spent more time hanging with them…

Less time worrying about keeping cleanliness stds.[/quote]

Teach your kids good lifestyle habits. Good for them and good for you. Make up their beds with military corners.

When I grew up, different days of the week were assigned different tasks. We ate fish on Fridays and changed the bedsheets on Saturdays. I eat fish more frequently now but the routine is automatic.

It’s not about fussing over every speck of dust. But putting things away as you use them, such as putting dirty clothes in the basket in the laundry room after the shower. Don’t let it pile up on the floor. And put the wet towel on the rack, don’t throw it on the bed.

If every Saturday morning, the kids put bed linens in the laundry room for mom and dad, then the family has more time to do things together.

It actually saves time to be clean and tidy, because you don’t need to come back and clean up the mess later.[/quote]

ah. Yeah. Good luck with that year zero thru 4. For each one. Remember there’s overlap.

also I’m sure they will all eat their veggies

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If you have kids…

20 years down the line…

They leave…

Maybe you think

Should a spent more time hanging with them…

Less time worrying about keeping cleanliness stds.

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Liberals are messy…

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/organization-and-political-leanings/

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Ahhhh… UCgal with your usual wisdom… How does one so young get so wise?

CE[/quote]

Not so young…
(Older than scaredy, but I think maybe younger than BG)
and often wrong vs wise… But I’m freely willing to learn from my mistakes.[/quote]

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My little one is 12 today!

If you want to keep separate property separate, don’t mix it together. For instance I brought 3 valuable comic books to the marriage. If my wife had a comic collection I would not put our books together in one pile I’d keep them safe and separate.

as I have done so for 21 years. ALL MINE!!!!

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[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=scaredyclassic]not a correlation. justa hypothetical.

if one states “all tidy people are superior”, then there need exist only one tidy pedophile to counter the initial proposition. there’s no correlation; just a hypothetical example to ounter a kind of absurd initial sweeping proposition.[/quote]

When I state that “tidy people are superior”, I mean in general, limited to the area of personal space. Of course, I don’t mean “all 100% of tidy” people. I think that we have to be mindful of the context.

People think that neat freaks are fussy, demanding and difficult to be around. I understand that, and I don’t really mind. That’s why I try hard not be fussy and demanding of others when I obtain services. But when it comes to my own personal space, I’m very quick to judge.

I think it’s like drugs, alcohol, food and other personal weaknesses. The people doing it to themselves are no hurting or bothering anyone. I would vigorously defend their right to do as they please. But we can still judge and not want any of that in our own lives.

Example here. When I go with friends to a restaurant and they order dishes that I don’t think are worth eating, I will just stay quiet and let them enjoy. But in my mind, I would think huh, no. When people leave a messy table full of bunched up napkins, I think “glad I don’t live with such people.”[/quote]

well, thats sure not what you said above. here you seem to be saying, all things being equal being tidy is better. above, you seem to be saying tidy people ar eless likely to use drugs, have bad lives, have better upbringings.

and there’s no particular evidence for that.

autistic people might be very neat and orderly…and damaged. being neat and tidy probably doesn’t mean shit.

it’s very difficult to hear you when the tone is so utterly judgmental.

it might be as simple as saying: I prefer tidiness to messiness.

all the inferences and judgments and inferences that you draw afterwards just aren’t necessarily true, no matter how dogmatically you may assert them.

our personal preferences are simply that.

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I think it depends on the reason for the clutter. Not all clutter serves same psych. Function.

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I thought I wasn’t bothered but I guess I was.

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http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6124824?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Interesting data pt.

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Well. Come on people. I was very messy and now I’m almost ppsychotic ally neat. At least for now.

but I’m still essentially the same idiot.

shit. I smell peanut butter.

oh wait there’s an open jar of pb a kid left out for lunchmaking.

phew.

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not a correlation. justa hypothetical.

if one states “all tidy people are superior”, then there need exist only one tidy pedophile to counter the initial proposition. there’s no correlation; just a hypothetical example to ounter a kind of absurd initial sweeping proposition.

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