<p>JustaMom, I inherited 2 large boxes of my FA’s vinyl. Lots of jazz, classical, showtunes. Anyway I can donate them to your son’s school?</p>
<p>My son has a great vinyl set up, including turntable and old tube amp. Gotta say, the sound is terrific (he is a musician). We are giving him all of our vinyl records and he is thrilled.</p>
<p>Today, I took a huge bage of t-shirts to donate. The place has a vendor that gives them money by the pound for these things. I couldn’t believe it what my husband didn’t commandeer them for rags! Woohoo!</p>
<p>Tomorrow some kitchen stuff we don’t use is going!</p>
<p>Today I pulled the five or six containers of misc tools and painting stuff and culled it down to two. Mostly organizing and tossing the junk (misc rope, brushes, old silicon etc).</p>
<p>So along the line of those old gadgets, like old vinyls and old Disney movies on VHS, what should I do about my son’s Nintendo 64? Gameboys? Oh we have a ton of those and he refuses to allow me to donate/toss. He doesn’t live here anymore and he is such a collector. He just graduated from college last year and currently lives in a tiny apartment, so I’d feel terrible about getting rid of these things without his permission, but …… Plus, he has invested so much money in those games. Ugh! (and the time!)</p>
<p>But my stuff is getting thinned out. I was up in the attic and managed to clear out an old wire rack and quite a bit of construction leftovers, like blocks of wood with nails sticking out. And of course I couldn’t go to Goodwill without a bag of books to give them. Hummm As I sit here typing, I’m trying to figure out which closet or chest of drawers is on my list this week.</p>
<p>Maybe you can put all of his gaming things and games into one plastic covered bin together and store it for when he moves somewhere with more space or opts to sell of otherwise part with it. </p>
<p>That’s a good idea ^. Originally I put his stuff in cartons, but even those were too many and taking up too much space. But since I have several plastic bins, I should use those instead, especially because they are bigger. I can’t imagine he’ll ever look at this stuff again, but it’s his to have.</p>
<p>Yes, plastic bins tend to harbor fewer bugs and can be labelled for better organizing. He can probably sell the gear when he’s ready to part with it. It feels better to me to allow our kids to decide what to do with their stuff instead of me unilaterally deciding what should happen. Generally, they are pretty good about it. S fits most of his stuff neatly in his closet. D’s is more sprawled out. ;)</p>
<p>Make sure you are using the clear plastic bins so that you can see at a glance what is in each one.
I was at a memorial to support my D’s friend for the loss of her dad and found myself deciding what I would toss when I got home while people were talking. I did not know the Dad or the speakers so not much guilt but did think of some things to part with.</p>
<p>But I would also set a limit on how long you’re willing to store it. After a few years, when he has a bigger apartment or money to pay for a storage unit, make him take them away!</p>
<p>A big bag, a small bag and a box to goodwill today.</p>
<p>If your son isn’t interested in that Nintendo 64, get rid of it. Don’t store it just in case he decides he has to have it in 10 years. The reality is the video gaming industry has far better products on the market now. My thrift store won’t even TAKE Nintendo 64 stuff…it’s too old.</p>
<p>GameBoy and its games do have SOME trade in value. I agree with Thumper1 that many places WON’T accept Nintendo 64 anymore (they may take Wii and more recent gaming systems). Ask your S about that, as each console retained takes up space; the older systems don’t have support and have few that may be interested.</p>
<p>This has become my favorite bookmark–just a little behind but see a distribution to the Vietnam Vets this week. Love them as they pick up. I will have 2 desk chairs and a bunch of bags.
What I like is that I can set them up on line and they pick up the bigger (as well as smaller) things.
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<p>Where is everyone?? Have two desk chairs and a rug and 2 bags of stuff being picked up this Monday.</p>
<p>I’m in the middle of reading a book called “Throw Out 50 Things.” I started it thinking it was a book about decluttering – which it is, in part – but after the author talks about cleaning out the junk drawer, sorting throught the attic, etc., she gets into more “emotional” decluttering, like throwing out your regrets, or getting rid of negative thoughts. Very self-help-y, which I’m not usually into, but her stories about herself and some of the people she has helped are interesting.</p>
<p>Like the woman who decided that one of the things she should throw out was the fellow she had been living with for 11 years. 
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<p>Americans Disabled (like Amvets or Vietnam Vets) is coming on March 28th, after D (freshman in college)
spends her first spring break home going through her closet. I said that at Christmas break, too. :-@ </p>
<p>What am I doing? I ask that constantly. Contemplating reorganizing my laundry room. I know there is room in there but I can’t see it because of all the stuff (and it’s not just the dirty clothes either…)</p>
<p>De-cluttering my mind this week. Two sets of taxes done. One left to go. Waivering on what to do with an old bike. Got rid of another bag that was mostly mail. Eeegads- don’t let your elders sign up for sweepstakes and donate to causes by mail. The number of trees wasted in a foiled attempt (and sometimes successful attempt) to scam the elderly is mind-numbing.</p>
<p>I’m moving at the end of next month (seller just accepted offer) so I have to get ON IT! I’m not moving crud I won’t use. </p>
<p>We just threw out two garbage cans worth of expired canned and other food we’d stored in the basement. Some of it had expired eight years ago (or more).</p>