My pitch list, Parts 3, 4, 5 & 6

My life is pretty pathetic considering I've been blogging about nothing other than what we're giving away or throwing away. I promise a better post tomorrow on Chad's birthday.

Until then...

Life today involved de-junking the kitchen. And while I was at it, I also de-junked the dining room, the living room, and the coat closet. Even Chad got in on the action, by going through the "fourth drawer," or the drawer in our kitchen full of batteries, plumbing equipment, owner's manuals, Krazy glue, felt, and heavens knows what else that fixes things that are broken.

This might be the best list yet:

•  I think a rite of passage in marriage is receiving crystal vases. We got about 7 of them. Considering that I don't ever have more than one bouquet of flowers in my house at a time - and even that's a rarity - I really do not need seven crystal vases. Today, two went in the giveaway pile.
• Other things that were eliminated from the china cabinet: a salt & pepper shaker, a weird little wooden eagle and a serving set.
• 9 tea lights that were almost burned down to the nub. This was a particularly embarrassing find.
• 15 magazines (Robert, there's your answer...)
• 6 coffee cups
• 9 kitchen gadgets including 4 whisks. I'm pretty sure after the purging, I still have three left. Why does a person need so many whisks?
• 6 pieces of barware
• 15 VHS tapes - pretty sure since we don't have a VCR, those should have been donated long ago
• 7 hats
• 3 scarves
• 6 tote bags - another particularly embarrassing find. They collect like dust bunnies, I'm telling you!

In sum: 11 things + 7 things from the bathroom + 12 from the bedroom) = 30

I'm starting to worry that I might not be able to fit this in one trip to Goodwill.