tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post4446319237569894865..comments2023-10-01T07:36:48.172-07:00Comments on The Belyoak Bunch: The Dominant Dumpster-Diving Geneshaunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11742270945335370549noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-51397370897342501652008-08-04T11:00:00.000-07:002008-08-04T11:00:00.000-07:00Oh, junk bowls...can'ts live without 'em. We have...Oh, junk bowls...can'ts live without 'em. We have a whole drawer in the kitchen for this stuff. Not just a little drawer, a full size drawer. belive me, sometimes it is just easier to throw everything away...yard sales are over rated. How much time do you spend outside on a weekend waiting for someone to pay you a dollar for a box of crap. If it is really worth something go for craigs list. I'm all about craigs list. love yajenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596480467191091806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-75313073075106772992008-08-02T19:58:00.000-07:002008-08-02T19:58:00.000-07:00Hello - I have the same problem. Excavated my daug...Hello - I have the same problem. Excavated my daughter's room and then boom, looked around my office and thought gee I wonder where she gets it? duh.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-72611545704478503302008-07-30T22:07:00.000-07:002008-07-30T22:07:00.000-07:00I forgot my son's pinata, which was stuffed with r...I forgot my son's pinata, which was stuffed with random candies, in my closet. The party was over before I realized I left it at the house. <BR/>Before I could remove it from the home, the boys found it. It was crushed before I knew they had it, as it is.<BR/>Now I'm still trying to purge our home of scattered junk, weeks later. If they spot me throwing out even one of the thousands of pieces, a spitting fit ensues.<BR/>God Bless You.Shonda Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411603868888972136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-77273514615804189092008-07-28T18:37:00.000-07:002008-07-28T18:37:00.000-07:00I think that might be the story of many moms acros...I think that might be the story of many moms across america. Kudos for showing the humor in it. :-) My kids fish things out of the trash as well. I can even relate to the flowers. My son flipped out when I threw out the old flowers. Now if I could just find a way to purge my own world of that same clutter. Good luck~!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166069692762411256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-68326976354920293572008-07-28T18:29:00.000-07:002008-07-28T18:29:00.000-07:00Oh, I am a packrat too. I hide the goods in the ...Oh, I am a packrat too. I hide the goods in the attic so that my husband doesn't get too upset about it all. But I am having trouble hiding the thousands of books. :-) Can you have too many books? I say no.<BR/><BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-912323982172499442008-07-27T21:16:00.000-07:002008-07-27T21:16:00.000-07:00Thank you for the many LOLs in this post! I needed...Thank you for the many LOLs in this post! I needed them!!!! Love the one Barbie leg! My daughter is 14, and I finally braved doing just that, tossing out all the amputees!Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-9513153833016060812008-07-26T23:11:00.000-07:002008-07-26T23:11:00.000-07:00How funny is this? My kids are 12, 12 and 9 (and ...How funny is this? My kids are 12, 12 and 9 (and if you count dear hubby, 40). I am forever hiding things in the garbage... And just this week, there was a kid's meal cup on the counter from some restaurant. I had thrown it in the garbage - but must not have "hidden" it very well. It had reappeared and was full of liquid. Did she wash it before filling it up again? Doubt it... yucky!!! <BR/><BR/>My husband and I have a term for "purging" the kid's ginormous collection of stuff. It's called "crapfest" and we get out the crap from everywhere... (parents included) and we throw out the junk, pass on the good but old (to Salvation Army) and keep the rest. Crapfest days are always accompanied with wailing and gnashing of teeth, but so worth it!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106848355088879851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-23305383407199476402008-07-26T12:24:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:24:00.000-07:00After a long long long TWO moving adventure ... I ...After a long long long TWO moving adventure ... I can look at this posting in a very different way ...<BR/><BR/>The MOUNTAIN of recyclables and garbage that we tossed paled in comparison to the TWO 26' van loads of STUFF we had to move ... but it has inspired me to KEEP PITCHING ... the thrift stores and recycle depots won't KNOW what hit them by the time I'm done ... <BR/><BR/>I'll delete that dumpster diver gene from my family by FORCE if necessary ... <BR/><BR/>... oh ... and the 'clean the bathroom naked' bit !!!<BR/><BR/>You could hire yourself out ... ;)?!?!?!?Reverend Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17592815717779408231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-17774684187476992672008-07-25T13:57:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:57:00.000-07:00You GO! I don't hold on to much at all, but unmat...You GO! I don't hold on to much at all, but unmatched socks I am definitely guilty of. You never know when one might show up right? And socks are something that I hate to spend money on, so that makes me want to hang on all the more! Good luck!GustoBoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868732223452915490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-33773964603791242192008-07-25T13:06:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:06:00.000-07:00I started hiding trash, or what I viewed as trash,...I started hiding trash, or what I viewed as trash, when the kids were little. One pathetic day, I had to pull Melanie out of the garbage can. She just knew I had thrown some of her treasures out. The beauty of them being older now, I can do it when they are not home. They never miss it. Not once. I feel so good after I have purged. It is healing on some level. <BR/><BR/>Happy purging my friend! Don't rule out the yard sale, Hannah and Chrisite made over $200.00 in 4 hours. Stuff I considered crap.<BR/><BR/>XOXOXOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-42571038597075967472008-07-25T06:20:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:20:00.000-07:00I throw out toys or set them aside to go to the DI...I throw out toys or set them aside to go to the DI, but if I am not quick on the draw to get these things out of sight everything comes back out again. We are due for de-trashing day as well.Thelissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270503440337458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-37992453961463622992008-07-24T21:08:00.000-07:002008-07-24T21:08:00.000-07:00LOL I can't even tell you how well I relate to thi...LOL I can't even tell you how well I relate to this post, if it wasn't writen so well I would have thought it was my post.Tarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010836269647647403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-2222018290189034502008-07-24T20:10:00.000-07:002008-07-24T20:10:00.000-07:00Well I seem to remember the path to somewhere or o...Well I seem to remember the path to somewhere or other is paved with good intentions. I am so hopeless in this area....<BR/>I can purge tolerably...it is that very purging that gives me permission to get more stuff, though.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019933420393340992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11657020.post-58819195804865888942008-07-24T19:19:00.000-07:002008-07-24T19:19:00.000-07:00It's hopeless, actually; but we must keep fighting...It's hopeless, actually; but we must keep <A HREF="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2008/01/david-lets-talk-about-david-shall-we-he.html" REL="nofollow">fighting the good fight</A>.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.com