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Isn't it lovely? Sigh. And it makes me so....
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You see, my darling friend Melissa, of Magnetic Catholic fame (you really should 'like' her on facebook. Her stuff is awesome.) recently sent the kids some new magnetic paper dolls, but the box was, like, enormous. And you know why it was enormous? Fabulous Coach purse that she found on Ebay for next to nothing!
Or so she promises me. Because I can't have her spending oodles of cash just so I can stop carrying around the ghetto $12 purse from Payless Shoes that I've had since 2006.
Seriously y'all, the thing was finished...
Pretty much when the rubber coating on the outside of the purse is peeling away from the fabric lining, I'm thinking it's time to say good-bye. So I said a hearty good-bye and shoved that thing in the trash. Oh it felt so good!
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Finally! A use for laundry baskets that doesn't mean more work for the mama! I should probably go check and see if they need any dried bread or pond water to go with those prison cells....
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Please tell me you have a pile of mail...and books...and notebooks...and dvds...and coupons...and packing lists...that looks at least half as bad as this one does, sitting somewhere in your kitchen just begging you to do something with it. Please? Even if it's a lie? Consider it an act of mercy.
What is it with kids and laundry baskets? That photo takes me back to when my three were little. They did the same thing.
ReplyDeleteCan you see that they're BOTH broken? Sigh. But worth it... :)
DeleteWe have similar piles all over our house...see my post "Dear Abby" at Home in Douglas!
ReplyDeleteLove the purse! And the imprisoned kids!
I read somewhere that you can fix broken plastic laundry baskets by welding them together somehow. We use duct tape to fix ours. I switched to the natural kind of laundry baskets, because I am trying to avoid buying plastic. I got them at Salvation Army (the natural ones, I mean).
ReplyDeleteOh, the piles, and piles and piles. They just seem to be sprouting other piles in other parts of the house. And, with each move they just get shoved into a box marked "ToDo"- Ha! good thing we bought that shredder that we haven't touched to kill said piles. Life is so messy. :)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, we've also got a shredder we never use. I just wait until the winter and use the "sensitive" stuff as kindling. True story.
DeleteBelieve it or not I have piles in various spots, and even though I am doing the 20% less challenge I have yet to address that issue. 'sigh'.
ReplyDeleteDear Mrs. Borobia,
ReplyDeleteUpon learning that you carried around a white studded "leather" purse, even for a moment, I have had to seriously rethink our relationship. You're not who I thought you were. I think it's best for both of us if we take a break. It's not me. It's you. Or rather, your purse.
Signed,
Someone who would NEVER go four days without showering and ALWAYS has fabulous, on trend purses.
It was cool in '06, I swear! I swear. I got compliments. I swear....
DeleteWait, when the purse starts peeling it's time to retire it? This is unfortunate news...
ReplyDeleteMy pile is called the dining room table. Technically not the kitchen. There is no room to pile anything in the kitchen other than the dirty dishes!
I'm sitting next to one such pile. It's totally real life.
ReplyDeleteI have the pile as well. Hot tip! Move the pile to a different room every other day or so and it feels better. Oh, and my pile includes the very same "How to Grow More Vegetables" book. You are SO not alone.
ReplyDeleteExcellent advice! And my hubby is super pleased that you have that book. Have you tried the techniques yet? We're using them in the gardens this year and so far AWESOME results.
DeleteBut wait! What happened to your "distressed brown hobo"????
ReplyDeleteHoly cow. What ABOUT my distressed brown hobo???? Did it run away during the move or something? Must investigate, stat!
DeleteYes, I have a pile! Actually, I have several...
ReplyDeleteI love Colleen's advice. I do the same thing!
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me? My my main project before the baby gets here is to just sort the piles of papers so the child doesn't get misplaced under one of them.
ReplyDeleteOh piles....I do believe I have a separate pile of crap in every room! :) You are SO not alone on that one!
ReplyDeletePurse = LOVE.
ReplyDeleteMy sister and mom took pity on me two birthdays ago and bought me my first real Coach purse. The thing's a war horse.
Yay, cute purse! I've been using Coach bags for years- love them. They last (and look good) forever.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it with kids and laundry baskets?
We have the piles on our dining room table. (Piles plural--there's my pile, and then there's my husband's pile.) Which is actually a folding table, which we borrowed from my in-laws "until we can buy our own table."
ReplyDeleteSix months ago.
Do I win?
We just sorted our mail basket - argh, it is alway an eyesore and often spills onto the counter and beyond! :)
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure unbroken laundry baskets only exist in stores. They break on the way home. And that stack? I have one of those. One in the kitchen, one on my desk, one on the corner of my dresser, and one big, fat massive one full of school stuff in the middle of my dining room table where it gets shoved so people can make room to eat.
ReplyDeleteBetween this post and the comments, I am feeling so awesome about the giant pile on my table right now. so awesome. thanks. :)
ReplyDeleteSee? Makin' the world a happier place, one blog post at a time! :)
DeleteI have a pile in every room. I'm serious.
ReplyDeleteOh these comments are making me feel SO much better!
DeleteUmmm we had major piles until we moved and just shoved them all into boxes. You know, so we could start new ones. In the HOTEL ROOM. Not even kidding.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can put the piles of stuff on top of the laundry baskets for more staying power too.
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say I have never had piles. I hate piles. Something to do with a slight case of OCD that I consider a charming quirk. Unfortunately, I married the king of piles. So I bought baskets. One for mail, one for the crap from his pockets, and one for the not dirty enough to wash but too dirty to hang back up clothes. Somehow the piles being contained in baskets makes them much more tolerable.
ReplyDeleteDwija, I like you, you're cool, but that purse, the white one, was "finished" before you bought it.
ReplyDeleteI think piles are great. And you know what? I know right where to find anything I'm lookin' for... it's right there in the pile... if I actually put it away it would take me forever to find!
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ReplyDeleteI have a pile in my kitchen right now, assorted stuff, I am sure it is all important ;)
anyway it moves several times a day, to the countertop in front of the microwave, which is just wide enough to hold it, then when I need to use the microwave I move it on top of the toaster oven, then (because there is a plastic covered folder in the pile)I move it to the folding stool so I can use the toaster oven, then when it is time to eat and the kids are fighting over chairs, I move the pile again, usually to in front of the microwave, this has been going on for about two weeks now, and this is just the kitchen pile, lets not talk about the laubdry pile that moves around my bedroom.........
Fantastic purse! And I am looking at a pile JUST LIKE THAT right this second on my desk. And it might be looking back at me. I think it just moved!
ReplyDeleteI have to say, that pile is AMATEUR! You should see our piles (yes, plural). Sometimes we relocate a document or book 3 months later. Not that I'm bragging. Because you shouldn't brag about Atopic Piling Syndrome. It's not right.
ReplyDeleteBe comforted. You are not alone.
I don't have a pile like that...I have a whole counter like that :)
ReplyDeletePfft. What kind of a pile is that? You should SEE the thing I have growing on my desk. I'm scared to even go into it.
ReplyDeleteYes, definitely have that pile. But our kitchen is too small for a pile, so it's on my desk. I'm pretty sure there is a REI coupon that expires Sunday, so I'm motivated to clean it out !
ReplyDeleteOhoho, yes, in our house it's The Stack. (only so we can say "attack the stack") It never dies, no matter how often we try to sort and file and organize. I have not been able to find a system of organization which prevents The Stack from reproducing and spreading its spawn throughout the house. Once when attacking one particularly tall Stack-That-Would-Not-Die, I found time-sensitive mail and urgent to-do lists from the previous year. So, so pathetic.
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