Garage Sale

I've got a lot of shit. No, not just the "normal" amounts -- a LOT. My grandmother used my apartment as a dumping ground for all of her garbage over some 10 years. I couldn't throw it out because whenever she came to visit, she asked me where *INSERT PIECE OF GARBAGE HERE* was.

She used to give me all of this stupid, ugly and dirty crap for my kitchen with a "barnyard" theme. I have a pig-shaped cutting board, cow salt n' pepper shakers, a chicken napkin holder, lamb potholders -- AND I NEVER WANTED ANY OF IT -- I HATE "COUNTRY" THEMES!

So I have gone through about half of my boxes that I recently moved from storage into Doug's garage. Mom and I threw out some things, but we are left with an awful lot of junk to sell. Glasses, baskets, tins, candle holders, knick-knacks, pots and pans, dishes -- just a whole lot of crap. It took us 3 hours this morning to go through half. I imagine I will spend at least another 3 hours just going through the stuff. I am packing the few things I am keeping -- personal "memory" type stuff and a few pieces of kitchen ware -- the good stuff that I got either as gifts or that I bought for myself. Anyway, I have 4 large tote boxes that this stuff is going into. The rest of it can burn for all I give a shit.

When I finally set up housekeeping for myself, again, I will hopefully have a real job with a real paycheck. I will, then, buy my own NEW stuff. No NANA garbage!