My grandparents saved EVERYTHING {we’re talking bent rusty nails and things}. I save practically nothing. So I guess my mom, is probably somewhere in the middle.
The last time The Girl and I visited my parents at their condo she took us down to the storage unit and told us the next time we came back, we needed to clean it out for her because she couldn’t find anything, nor could she walk around in it.
Now, as a full grown adult with an able bodied mother I wasn’t really sure how this was my problem. But you know, Moms, no matter how old you are you are still their child and they get to boss you around.
Mavis: “Can we get rid of this?”
The Girl: “Is that an old rotary phone?”
Mom: “I’d like to keep it. It’s fun, and it might come in handy someday.”
Mavis: “You know it’s just going to end up in the trash when I have to go through all your stuff someday.”
Mom: “Ya. And I’m okay with that.”
And pretty much… this conversation repeated itself about a 522 more times over the next hour and a half. The Girl questioning obsolete relics, my mother not wanting to part with crap, and me rolling my eyes. Good times.
But hey… not only did she find the cheese grater she’s been searching high and low for, now she can walk around and find things. Miracles. They really do happen.
This is all the crap she sent me home with.
To get rid of at the next garage sale.
Or keep.
Have you tried these Ziplock Zip ‘n Steam bags before? At first I was like who on earth would steam vegetables in plastic in the microwave? Seriously, how lazy is that? And then last night I used one to cook some broccoli and it totally worked. The HH even said the broccoli was “perfect” and wanted to know what I did differently. 😉 It was hilarious.
What I kept.
Oh, and in case you were wondering how my mother’s freebie Christmas gift stash was coming along for this season….
I’d say she’s doing pretty well. She’s currently hiding all her treasures behind the chair in the guest room. Toilet paper, soap, sugar packets, shampoo, bubble wands and mini ketchup bottles. She’s got it all.
Mom: “Oh, take a picture of this.”
Mavis: “Mom, I can’t put a picture of Trump coffee on the blog. I’ll get a bunch of hater comments.”
Mom: “Oh but it’s good coffee. I plan on giving it to the HH this Christmas. So far I have 32 packets saved for him”
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Have a great wednesday everyone,
~Mavis
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