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Post by Di Dreaming on May 4, 2009 8:56:57 GMT -5
Dear Self;
You are hereby granted amnesty from guilt for tossing out the stuff that is slowly dying in your pantry.
The food may technically be good* but some things are certainly not good** and you might as well acknowledge that you will not eat them. There is no need for them to sit quietly in your pantry until they die of old age and thus absolve you from guilt when you toss them.
They are not going to magically transport themselves to a starving orphan anywhere in the world. Besides which, if you don't like them, what makes you think that anyone else would appreciate them if you put them in a food donation basket? Toss the stuff out! ! If you feel extreme guilt you can put the nicer stuff in a box for the Rescue mission, but remember that they don't like mushy pasta in nasty red sauce either -- the dried beans and peas however, might be enjoyed. There is a difference between a personal dislike and ganky food. (Why did you BUY stuff you don't like anyway?)
And BTW, STOP BUYING CORNSTARCH! ! ! While it's a great product, NO one on earth needs 2 canisters, 3 partial boxes, and one plastic container of the stuff. REALLY!..
And as for the communion cups and the tiny sample cups, WHY are you keeping them? Are you really going to serve tiny glasses of grape juice to 500 people? You know that you will never get around to filling them with bird seed and wrapping them in tulle to make miniature "wedding bells" -- that was a really bad idea at the time.
Yes, you may keep the plastic dessert size plates but why not occasionally USE them?
As for the rest of the crap that you are hoarding in that hidey hole -- Good luck!
*acceptable to eat, within the 'use by' time frame.
** enticing, delicious, nutritious, and attractive
**** I would talk to self about that crowded bookcase of cookbooks that is crammed in the pantry and the shelf of weird small appliances, but self isn't ready to listen to reason regarding them -- yet. Lecture being prepared to deliver later....
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Why do I have 6 cans of Campbell's Cream of Fungus soup when I do NOT consume fungi?
And why do I always think that Black eyed peas for "luck" are a good idea when I don't like them?
Those items are now in a box for the Rescue mission as they are personal dislikes and not "bad" food.
The off brand mac and cheese, the off brand canned spaghetti, and the weird veggies are all residing in the dumpster. I moved the individually sized soaps and toiletries to the bathroom and have resolved to use them up. (Most of this stuff was sent to the area after a hurricane)
I see a lot of salmon patties in my future. I found 4 cans of salmon in the pantry.
More updates to follow, if self will get her stubborn butt in gear and just deal with the mess. Dang, she is a difficult person to deal with -- be glad she doesn't live in you!
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Got up this morning and called maintenance. They are supposed to be sending someone out to check out the situation -- personally I would prefer that they send someone out to FIX it.
Did not listen to self and dragged the cookbook bookshelf out of pantry and culled about 10 books. At least they are all fitting comfortable now.
Didn't touch appliance shelf... If they need the pantry clear for repairs I will deal with that then...
Meanwhile, I need sleep because last night there were too many words in my head and they wouldn't allow me to rest...
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4:07 Tuesday... Maintenance finally came by. He is going to sand and repaint the shelves tomorrow (and leave enough paint for me to completely repaint pantry -- funny how they only fix the problem)
I should have known not to listen to self: everything else has to come out of pantry including the appliance shelves...
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Post by sleepymom on May 4, 2009 9:15:24 GMT -5
Love it!
Getting up now to throw out a couple of boxes of open cereal that is probably NOT good by either standard.
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Post by dayeanu on May 4, 2009 10:11:04 GMT -5
You deserve to eat good food that you enjoy. Toss the rest. BTW, having at one time been the recipient of some of those donated food bags, let me assure you that I'd rather you threw that other stuff away. Do it for me! Here's your card: (draw in borders yourself, as I can't!) You are hereby granted A M N E S T Y to toss anything you choose  |
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Post by Lucky Laura Loving Life on May 4, 2009 10:25:57 GMT -5
Dear Di,
You are so cute! Yes you do deserve to be guilt-free on the pantry purge!!!
Love the idea(not bad) of the wedding bells,wish I had come up with something like that
for DS's "wedding" .They married at the city in Vegas but are planning something fancier
next spring.But you are SO good to be brave and purge such things if they are only putting
a burden on your space.
Love, Laura
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Post by Di Dreaming on May 4, 2009 11:52:35 GMT -5
BTW, having at one time been the recipient of some of those donated food bags, let me assure you that I'd rather you threw that other stuff away. Do it for me! Some of this stuff may have come in a food box. I have theorized that certain ganky food doesn't really get eaten, it is merely churned from household to household under the assumption that if a person lacks money, they must also lack taste buds. |
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Post by howardsgirlfriend on May 4, 2009 12:50:06 GMT -5
I find tossing questionable food so much easier now that I have a composter.
"I'm not wasting it--I'm composting!"
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Post by messymimi on May 4, 2009 13:39:28 GMT -5
Is donated food like the world's only fruitcake -- the one that gets passed around every year and never dies? 
Please toss away.
messymimi
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Post by Di Dreaming on May 4, 2009 15:47:11 GMT -5
Dear Di.
NEENER! NEENER! TOLD YOU SO! !
But NOOOOOOO you had to tackle the pantry and see where you ended up???
Sure: Toss out old food, wash shelves, return items neatly to a nice clean home... HA! HA! HA!
You started washing and made the discovery that the current (now blackened paint) was on top of contact paper. You loosened old paint intending to leave paper but it had holes in it so that it partially loosened when you washed the paint. Then when you pulled up the contact paper, you found bubbles of old sticky paint over particle board. Now you can't wash it because particle board and water do not mix. You can't put your stuff back on top of sticky, bubbly, ick.
So smart one, just what do you intend to do NOW?!?!?!
Smugly,
Self
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Post by snailspace on May 4, 2009 16:26:29 GMT -5
And BTW, STOP BUYING CORNSTARCH! ! ! ROFL! You're doing great! Sorry about the shelf situation, though, it always seems like one chore begets ten more, doesn't it? Think how nice it's gonna look when it's done, though!  |
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Post by notsomessyshell on May 4, 2009 16:39:08 GMT -5
Loving this thread. You are cracking me up. Stupid shelves. They are testing your commitment! Show them who is boss and tackle them. New shelf paper? How about some freezer paper?
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Post by sleepymom on May 4, 2009 18:48:11 GMT -5
I am SO glad you brought up pantry stuff today.
I threw away my stale cereal, looked a little closer, and discovered ANTS. I don`t think they got any higher than the cereal shelf & poison is being eaten. 6 boxes of cereal, 1 bag of chow mein noodles, and a box of rice have bit the dust and are no longer aging in my pantry.
And I would clean it off best you can and put down new contact paper. Good Luck!
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Post by limegreen on May 4, 2009 18:57:23 GMT -5
I am going to toss that box of store-brand fosted flakes which were like sugar coated cardboard but are still within date, so technically "good". There is a tub of "cajun" spice which smells like smoked sawdust and tastes about as good. That's going out too.
We already agreed that we were tossing the fancy herbal teabags - wasteful - but oh boy they tasted naaaasty.
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Post by hopehope on May 4, 2009 20:19:40 GMT -5
" You know that you will never get around to filling them with bird seed and wrapping them in tulle to make miniature "wedding bells" -- that was a really bad idea at the time "
you know, don't you, that I am in a public place and making a spectacle of myself when the tears roll helplessly down my cheeks? oh, you are a one, aren't you.
and that cream of fungus, mm mm. Oh my. tasty.
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Post by iprocrastinate on May 4, 2009 20:30:20 GMT -5
 Dwa20 In your honor and in tune with you, I eliminated a number of items from my fridge that I had been aging. People on this board continually find new ways to engage me in desqualoring. THANKS!!
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Post by houseworkhater on May 4, 2009 21:36:53 GMT -5
You are killing me! I am LMAO because this is a conversation I have with myself EVERY time I open my pantry.
I am inspired...
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