Decluttering discussion thread: share your wins, ask for advice, inspire each other!

[Greyweld]

Trying to sort and declutter mos toys. She is not helping. She is undoing piles and peeing on the floor.

[noodle]

I can only do this activity when my toddler is asleep or in daycare. Godspeed

[Greyweld]

My toddler doesn’t sleep.

[noodle]

Word. Worrrrrrd.

[plainjane]

don’t look too closely just yet, but the shadowy one might be deciding to recycle several years of convention booklets.

[Greyweld]

At a certain point you just start throwing everything you don’t like in a big trash bag yeah?

[plainjane]

@plainjane

sock situation

18 pairs of unworn handknit wool socks. There is another pair on the needles halfway done.

[Gdogg]

They are so pretty! Sell them or donate them or gift them?

[Smacky]

Handmade socks are such a complicated thing. They take so long to make and need proper care so you don’t want them going to just anyone.

I had a sock knitting era and the people I gave socks to were carefully selected.

[plainjane]

they can’t be donated, as they shouldn’t be put in a dryer

I can’t ethically sell them, as nobody would pay even close to what they’re ‘worth’ and I’d be undercutting other crafters

I do gift them, but there is a limited set of people in the world who want them (they are size 7.5-9.5 if you want a pair or two, they can be mailed)

[BiblioFeroz]

Do you have Buy Nothing? Then you could “donate” them only to people who know how to use them.

[diapasoun]

I am a size 8 and would treasure a pair of hand knit socks. Also US though so shipping/tariffs might be weird.

[plainjane]

I will mail anywhere and take the chance on ‘gift $5 value’ statement

[Gdogg]

Perhaps exchange for a Penzey’s gift card? IIRC - you are a fan of Penzey’s

[plainjane]

Penzeys is great and doesn’t ship to Canada. I think a donation to local food bank (or other charity of choosing) would be good vibes.

[noodle]

I so wish those would fit me.

[Ivy]

My feet are a size 8 and would love to wear hand knit wool socks!

[ElleP]

I think it will be magic having your socks scattered to send love all over. Sadly I am only a 5.5 foot, but socks are one of few clothing items I do take care of.

[Bracken_Joy]

I’m somewhere in the 8-9.5 women’s range of shoe sizes and, if they’re not narrow in the toe (I have duck feet) I would adore 1-2 pairs. I already “line” dry a lot of items including Latte’s wool socks. You could always pop them in with Ivy’s and it’d give me an excuse to hang out with her soon!

[Bracken_Joy]

I need to find a way to declutter soon. The end of the year is essentially a month between Little’s bday, Big’s bday, then Christmas. So. So much stuff. And Little has hit the age where she can get into things already put away in other spaces and drag/demand they go back to central spaces. Husbands work schedule was supposed to slow down this month but lol jk stuff keeps getting added. Great for $$ and knowing his clients still love him, but not exactly an abundance of time to send children out of my house.

Also. Bigger kid brings home a literal grocery bag full of art 1-2 times per week from school. I love. Love her school and all the crafting they do. But oh my god. the paper management.