The Big Tidy 4

Twice as Good

I have been involved in something like The Big Tidy in years gone by but have never reached the fourth week. Really, I think I'm twice as good as I used to be... about giving things the toss at any rate.

Want a 35-year old Lite Brite?

Too late!

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The Big Tidy 3

Is Tidying Up a Tradition?

 ["Ready to head out the door"]

I believe I have to do an activity 8 - 10 times before it becomes a habit. And I won't call an activity a tradition until it is a valued habit, beneficial to my own household and society as a whole.

So, The Big Tidy (throwing out stuff) is still a long way from being a habit or tradition. But I've been at it for three consecutive weeks, I feel good, and I still have tonnes of stuff to take to The Goodwill, curb, or any unguarded dumpster!

["What CDs am I tossing? You're too late!"]

Wanna small chair? Green pair of shorts? Book about Vietnam? Too late! Too late! Too late!

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The Big Tidy 2

Find Me a Box

 ["The Big Tidy may one day be a tradition throughout London"]

This is not a habit or tradition yet, i.e., to grab an empty box, fill it with stuff fit for The Goodwill or nearest curb, then get it out of the house, but it might be by the end of February. Because I do now solemnly swear (like I did last week) to spend a bit of time this afternoon packing up items of no relative interest to anyone in the free world until I am finished The Big Tidy.

And what am I doing? Just making room for more stuff? Gee whiz, I sure hope not.

I did run into one slow down today. My wife wondered aloud why I was throwing out a wooden bowl I'd made in my Grade Eight wood shop class. I said, "Because I haven't really used it much since my Grade Eight wood shop class." She reminded me I have four grandchildren who might someday like a reminder they once had a skilled craftsman as an ancestor, so I placed the bowl on my dresser, threw a bit of loose change into it and placed my old pup tent into the 'out box' instead.

If anyone wants to remind me I once loved camping or may regret my decision someday, go right ahead. The tent... she is gone!

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