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Post by cyn on Mar 18, 2015 17:11:42 GMT -5
Oddly enough, I didn't have to get sassy with myself. I must have changed, because I didn't feel like hanging onto Every-Single-Stinking-Item that I found. I saw neat stuff, but nothing was sensational - and nothing was donatable either, unless you count some cheap costume jewelry or dollar store picture frames, or that kind of junk. All given amnesty to the garbage, since I didn't want to get caught up in it. I barely glanced at the stuff except to tear up any identifying writing on any old bills. I did find some interesting stuff, and I kept that - but my mindset was different this time. It was more like I wanted to get rid of everything, and if something *really* stood out, then I kept it. I hope I can stay feeling like this, it's a hugely welcome change from my hoarder's wanting to keep everything usual MO.
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Post by razy on Mar 18, 2015 21:12:55 GMT -5
Tough self-love sounds right to me. " style="max-width:100%;"] I was thinking 'self-love' can have some interesting connotations.
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Post by papermoon on Mar 18, 2015 22:51:21 GMT -5
Oopsie Now that we've strayed afar from the original purpose of this thread, let us hope somebody comes along soon with something they're struggling to release. Somebody...? Anybody....
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Post by creativechaos on Mar 18, 2015 23:09:03 GMT -5
well i think tough love works for some people and situations and gentle self-talk works for other people in other situations. so we're all right. what works best for me right now is drill sergeant "GET UP, CC!" papermoon! i will change the subject back to "should i keep this?" let's see - i struggled with a set of very expensive but dried-up rapidograph pens. i kept them for so long. i will never use them - i was given them in this condition, when a friend who had them died. should i donate them to some other poor hoarder sucker? nope! i tossed them into the trash. amnesty. on a more serious note, i did something baaaad - and probably pretty stupid - which i reported in the acquisitions thread. i'm in the process of moving my massive amount of art supplies (paints, pastels, markers, etc.)from the living room to the bedroom. of course they will not all fit; i can only cull a bit at a time. i went through them quickly in the first pass. wanted to see what-all i had. i didn't get rid of many things. the watercolors were easiest - i got rid of about 6 sets of kids' watercolors. kept one old artista set - it's sentimental. i am most likely *not* going to do art with kids again and if i do, they can bring their own materials; i don't have to provide 'em. Unswamping, i thought of you when it came time to go through my big box of oil pastels. i have myraid sets - mostly of cheap cray-pas. but i do fine with any oil pastels and i love using them all, so i kept them for now. will sort again another day. art-supply sorting quickly brings up high anxiety - i am sorting POSSIBILITIES. i can only let go of those a little at a time. chalk pastels? only released one box of used nu-pastel chalk pastels into the donation bag, and one box of all brown nupastels. if i were only going to keep the "good stuff" i would have released everything but the Rembrandts. but some of the cheap chalks have really nice and strong colors. i'm confused. the truth is, i really don't use chalk pastels. too messy and hard to store the drawings - so fussy. maybe eventually i can get rid of most. i'll be using this thread when i have to sort more of these things. there - although i didn't exactly need advice, i am setting the stage for when i do.
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Post by papermoon on Mar 18, 2015 23:17:42 GMT -5
Well done, CC, for letting go of the rapidographs. They are a bear to clean once ink has dried, and even when clean they will never perform as well again. I know, I've wasted countless hours on that futile task in the past. Also well done for your other releases, no matter how small. Beware of the words "for now"... they're a trap like "just in case"... a trap I fall into time and again, as in: "I'll just set this here for now."
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Post by Unswamping on Mar 19, 2015 0:23:30 GMT -5
creativechaos you did well on releasing those poor radiographs. Yes once the ink dries in them, theyre just trash. I have a friend who does some really wonderful work in craspas. Personally, i think theyre hard to store and very messy. You could send the nupastels to me, i would use them. I do have a set of blick pastels, which are not considered "professional" but i really love the bright colors. I love rembrandts too. And winson newton and schmicke and sennilier. And terry ludwig and my precious set of mount vision. I really should start selling my art. i used to think they were difficult to store the paintings, i guess im used to it now. Gosh now i want to paint. Im glad youre getting rid of the kids stuff, yes they can buy their own. Youre doing great.
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Post by ohblondie on Mar 19, 2015 8:11:45 GMT -5
creativechaos...very impressed. I am finding that it is easier to cull/toss/donate when I have all like items together and I can see how much space I actually have to store them. I gathered as many clothes throught the house that I could find and dumped them on my bed. I emptied my closet on my bed then started putting items away. WHen I saw how full the closet was - it was easier to say I dont need three white shirts I will donate this one. WHen I found a shirt I really liked and space was limited on the rack - it was easy to look at the rack and pull out shirts I did not like as much as the one I really liked. I did this with my stash of candles I found some plastic storage drawers and put tea lights in one drawer, votives in another, etc. When I saw how many I had it was easier to start using them and sharing them. I let my kids use some as holiday gifts. At least candles are consumable. Once you burn them - they are gone. FOr me it helps to get all like items together then organize and purge. I need to visualize the space and what I am trying to pput into it.
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Post by immaculata on Mar 19, 2015 16:02:40 GMT -5
I am having difficulty with some papers from my local church. I'm involved in the campaign to restore it, after we had a slight problem with the roof falling in. As part of that, I stored the various books and papers when they were moved out of the church during the works to fix the roof. Now I have several cardboard boxes of stuff that is quite historic and am finding it hard to decide what to keep and what to toss. I did ask the central church archivist for advice; she said to bring her the preachers' books and (obviously) any baptism, marriage, or burial records and parish registers, and also said to check any Bibles for genealogical data at front or back, so it's been easy to set those aside. Cheaply photo-copied hymnsheets from a few years back have been easy to recycle. I have recycled boxes full of obsolete hymn books (after checking for inscriptions or inclusions). But what about these boxes?
- Glorious-looking and dry, but quite mildewy, sheet music for hymns from the first World War, the 20s and the 30s. - Three booklets of unused certificates for the Rector back in the 1700s, to give to poor people so they could go to the doctor for free. - Blank forms to get a marriage record added to the public registers; these date from the 1800s. - Beautiful decorated Edwardian choir concert programmes containing sheet music for every song.
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Post by imamess on Mar 19, 2015 16:30:27 GMT -5
I would send them along to the church archivist and let her make the call.
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Post by immaculata on Mar 19, 2015 16:40:46 GMT -5
I would send them along to the church archivist and let her make the call. Thanks for the suggestion. I asked her about them. She said that they might have artistic and/or historic value but parish registers are the only documents her remit includes.
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Post by casper on Mar 19, 2015 16:49:33 GMT -5
I would ask at the local museum if they would like them. It is part of the local history.
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Post by papermoon on Mar 19, 2015 16:52:30 GMT -5
Do you have an online bulletin board? I would place a notice asking if any members of the church would be interested in those things. Give a deadline date and state clearly that those items will go to the recycle bin if you get no takers by that deadline. (First get the archivist's OK on this, in writing or by email.)
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Post by dtesposito on Mar 19, 2015 17:53:04 GMT -5
Immaculata, that's the kind of stuff I would have a very hard time letting go. If there isn't any historical society that's interested, and for the items still in good condition, your church might be able to sell them as "ephemera".
Diane
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Post by Unswamping on Mar 19, 2015 21:50:19 GMT -5
Ok, I'm cleaning out my office and I came to the "pile". This would be my collection of blank books and sketchbooks. My question is "how many should I keep" ? I counted 85 altogether. These are all blank inside, I think. I do use blank books and sketchbooks so getting rid of all is not an option. But I think even I have to admit 85 is probably excessive. I would like to start using more of them so I stop having scattered notes every where and have my sketches in one place. Should I just keep the really nice ones and let go of the cheap dollar store ones?
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Post by razy on Mar 19, 2015 22:55:40 GMT -5
Ok, I'm cleaning out my office and I came to the "pile". This would be my collection of blank books and sketchbooks. My question is "how many should I keep" ? I counted 85 altogether. These are all blank inside, I think. I do use blank books and sketchbooks so getting rid of all is not an option. But I think even I have to admit 85 is probably excessive. I would like to start using more of them so I stop having scattered notes every where and have my sketches in one place. Should I just keep the really nice ones and let go of the cheap dollar store ones? Yes!
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