Burt’s bees cocoa body butter
Molton Brown body lotion
a big pot of cold cream
two mascaras
Burt’s bees carrot body lotion
one of many half-used tubes of toothpaste (7 to go)
Burt’s bees cuticle cream
Burt’s bees almond hand cream
Burt’s bees therapeutic hand cream (yeah, I’m really moisturized these days)
another two lip balms
two more packs of bath salts (just three packets to go)
shampoo/conditioner combo I won’t repurchase
I’ve started to use products that I’ve neglected for a while so hopefully I’ll feel less wasteful on that front (lip/cheek tint, another couple of lip balms, a body lotion, etc.)
On the non-consumable front, I’m putting my body brush back into use, I used some gift-wrapping for a coffee-break snacks gift (it’s sad but I just don’t have that many occasions to give cards and gifts; CLEARLY, I need to make more friends), I’m wearing accessories more often, and I’m rotating my shoes a bit more.
Cooking this weekend’s meals from the pantry. 2 months ago
-1 sweater, 1 vest, our old tea kettle, a book have gone
*Really need to review the closet again but i feel like i love the things in it though i also enjoy some of the new fashions that have come out…soo since Im not growing another closet i need to either prune out old things or find another solution * 2 months ago
3/27/13 I finshed off another 2 skeins, a body mist bottle and a pad of paper.
3/18/13 I got 4 skeins (and a bunch of little balls)of yarn Friday and have used 2 skeins. I’m going to count the smalls as 1 skein since they weigh a total of 5.3 ounces. I’ve used another candle and another pad of paper.
3/2/13 I’ve used 2 more skeins of yarn and finished off another pad of paper.
3/1/13 I completed 3 more skeins of yarn.
Revised list
.
lotion (23 bottles -4 = 19)
soap (56 bars -41 = 15)
writing paper pads/packs (160-151 = 9)
candles (204-145 = 59)
body mist (6-3 = 3)
skeins of yarn =
.....618 (12/23/11)
+ 9=637 (09/11/12) or maybe a lot less
-16=621 (10/06/12) at most
– 3=618 (10/21/12)
– 2=616 (10/28/12)
-17=633 (11/01/12)
-01=632 (11/17/12)
-07=625 (11/25/12)
-03=622 (11/27/12)
-01=621 (11/28/12)
-10=611 (12/12/12)
+ 1=612 (12/18/12)
– 8=604 (12/23/12)
-18=586 (12/25/12)
– 3=583 (02/14/13)
– 3=579 (02/17/13)
– 2=577 (02/18/13)
– 1=576
+ 4=580 (02/19/13)
– 3=577 (02/24/13)
– 2=575 (03/02/13)
+ 5=580
– 2=578 (03/18/13)
– 2=576 (03/27/13)
First post 8/11/10 2 months ago
Finished the BB antibac lotion in my purse!! This is a small victory but that thing lasted forever, Im now onto the BB coconutlime antibac lotion!! (heres to hoping that it goes more quickly!) 3 months ago
I didn’t note what I managed to finish over the last few weeks/months. Toiletries take a long time for me to finish. I know I finished:
a pot of face/body cream (Steam Cream),
a perfume (Feerie by Van Cleef and Arpels, very nice but not repurchasing when I’m done with my perfumes—switching to essential oils eventually)
a tub of salt body scrub
a tub and tube of hair packs
half of my assortment of bath salts
a sample size face care set (ROC; realised how much I dislike that toxic smell that these face care products have… It’s part floral, part… I don’t know…)
a Burt’s Bees orange cleanser face wash (loved it)
a tube of hand cream (L’Occitane shea)
a lip balm
Despite dotting around my office supplies in a bid to use them up, they’re not really wittling away that fast, so I guess I won’t need to buy any for the rest of this year at least.
Used up most of the paper bags for recylables and various foods that were close to expiring from the pantry and that I’d had for a long time (freeze-dried tofu, mixed cereals, tea).
Took some artisan Japanese beer and sake cups out of their boxes and we’re now using them every day.
Set up the tatami room as a gym; dug out the kettlebells, hand weights, flexball, etc., and set them all out to use.
Put a spare hair-dryer (packed away in a box for a few years) next to my bed so that I can dry my hair before I sleep. I usually keep my hair wrapped in a towel for a couple of hours after my shower so it works out better for me that way, otherwise I’ll sleep on it wet and wake up to a crazy hair day. 3 months ago
3/1/13 I completed 3 more skeins of yarn.
2/24/13 I completed 3 skeins of yarn.
2/19/13 I purchased 4 skeins of yarn and completed one.
2/18/13 I used 2 skeins of yarn and finished off another bar of soap.
2/17/13 I used 3 skeins of yarn and knocked out another of the bottles of body mist as a linen spray. This time I finished off Orange Spice and started on Vanilla Frosting.
2/15/13 I used the last piece of paper from a pad.
2/14/13 I was surprised to discover that I hadn’t made any notations this month. I’ve been using up yarn and candles. I’ve used 5 candles and 3 skeins of yarn. I know I’ve completed one pad of paper, however, my husband gave me another that he received in the mail. I’ve given away yarn, and I didn’t keep track of how many skeins have left.
Revised list
.
lotion (23 bottles -4 = 19)
soap (56 bars -41 = 15)
writing paper pads/packs (160-148 = 12).
candles (204-144 = 60)
body mist (6-2 = 4)
skeins of yarn =
.....618 (12/23/11)
– 2=598 (08/01/12)
+ 6=604 (08/03/12)
– 2=602 (08/05/12)
– 1=601 (08/08/12)
– 1=600 (08/09/12)
– 1=600 (08/12/12)
– 2=598 (08/14/12)
+27=625 (08/24/12)
+ 3=628 (08/21/12)
+ 9=637 (09/11/12) or maybe a lot less
-16=621 (10/06/12) at most
– 3=618 (10/21/12)
– 2=616 (10/28/12)
-17=633 (11/01/12)
-01=632 (11/17/12)
-07=625 (11/25/12)
-03=622 (11/27/12)
-01=621 (11/28/12)
-10=611 (12/12/12)
+ 1=612 (12/18/12)
– 8=604 (12/23/12)
-18=586 (12/25/12)
– 3=583 (02/14/13)
– 3=579 (02/17/13)
– 2=577 (02/18/13)
– 1=576
+ 4=580 (02/19/13)
– 3=577 (02/24/13)
First post 8/11/10 3 months ago
So post-xmas clean-up happened, feeling a bit bad about getting so many things (+ boxing day purchases) so went through the wardrobe again
Out
-2 shirts, a purse, a scarf (tag still on), a dress that fits badly,
a dress that is very old, nightgown
-2 books
-3 dvds, 1 CD
-Taking hand soap off the list as have only 2 extra and Mr. D has one extra for himself so we are good there
Determined to keep my clothing count normalish – given that I will be moving again in 7.5 months
I think these regular purges are great so I think I may do an apartment purge every 2 months… 4 months ago
1/21/13 I finished another bar of soap.
1/13/13 I received a package of 6 bottles of body mist for Christmas. I don’t use them as body mist. However, I am using them as linen spray. I have finished the first one, cherries jubilee, today.
I finally got around to counting how many candles I’ve used. I’ve used a total of 139 candles since I first realized that I had waaay too many back in 2010 (2 years & 5 months ago). I’ll be more diligent about counting how many I use.
1/9/13 It is January and I am using up some of the things that I’ve acquired in the past. I’ve used up another bottle of liquid soap and I’m taking that off as an item for me to use up. One bottle in use and one spare. I gave another skein of yarn to my daughter.
Revised list
.
lotion (23 bottles -4 = 19)
soap (56 bars -40 = 16)
writing paper pads/packs (159 -146 = 13).
candles (204-139 = 65)
body mist (6-1 = 5)
skeins of yarn =
.....618 (12/23/11)
– 1=625 (06/04/12)
– 2=623 (06/15/12)
– 8=615 (06/20/12)
– 3=612 (06/23/12)
– 2=610 (07/03/12)
+ 2=612 (07/05/12)
– 1=611 (07/05/12)
– 1=610 (07/13/12)
– 4=606 (07/15/12)
– 4=602 (07/16/12)
– 1=601 (07/21/12)
– 1=600 (07/22/12)
– 2=598 (08/01/12)
+ 6=604 (08/03/12)
– 2=602 (08/05/12)
– 1=601 (08/08/12)
– 1=600 (08/09/12)
– 1=600 (08/12/12)
– 2=598 (08/14/12)
+27=625 (08/24/12)
+ 3=628 (08/21/12)
+ 9=637 (09/11/12) or maybe a lot less
-16=621 (10/06/12) at most
– 3=618 (10/21/12)
– 2=616 (10/28/12)
-17=633 (11/01/12)
-01=632 (11/17/12)
-07=625 (11/25/12)
-03=622 (11/27/12)
-01=621 (11/28/12)
-10=611 (12/12/12)
+ 1=612 (12/18/12)
– 8=604 (12/23/12)
-18=586 (12/25/12)
First post 8/11/10 4 months ago
of this year of course.
12/25/12
I got to teach my step-daughter how to crochet today. She tried to learn when she was in her teens and didn’t. Now, at 35, she picked it up in an hour. When I’m teaching someone, I like to work the same pattern they are using so that the student can see what I do. Christy made three 5-round granny squares and I made three. I also gave her 18 skeins of yarn!
12/23/12 – last week I gave away 2 skeins of yarn and completed 6 more. Then I bought one skein of yarn at the thrift store. I also used a pad of paper. In the meantime, a well-meaning friend gave me 6 bottles of body mist in fruity scents and a pad of paper. I’ve decided to use the body scent as linen spray and I began today with Cherries Jubilee. I burnt some candles and can’t remember how many. Until I actually count them again, I’m going to only consider one completed. I emptied one bottle of liquid soap. When I empty the next bottle of liquid soap, I’m going to quit counting, because I’ll only have a spare and the one being used, so I will no longer see a need to keep track.
12/12/12 I gave away 4 skeins of yarn; used up 6 skeins of yarn; got another scented bar of soap as a gift; finished up 2 pads of paper.
12/3/12 I try to add a new message to edit each month. How did I miscount my bar soap? I didn’t count some in the upstairs bath. So, used one and found 3 more.
Revised list
.
lotion (23 bottles -4 = 19)
soap (56 bars -39 = 17)
liquid soap: (45 bottles -42 = 3)
writing paper pads/packs (159 -146 = 13).
candles (204-74 = 130)
skeins of yarn =
.....618 (12/23/11)
– 1=625 (06/04/12)
– 2=623 (06/15/12)
– 8=615 (06/20/12)
– 3=612 (06/23/12)
– 2=610 (07/03/12)
+ 2=612 (07/05/12)
– 1=611 (07/05/12)
– 1=610 (07/13/12)
– 4=606 (07/15/12)
– 4=602 (07/16/12)
– 1=601 (07/21/12)
– 1=600 (07/22/12)
– 2=598 (08/01/12)
+ 6=604 (08/03/12)
– 2=602 (08/05/12)
– 1=601 (08/08/12)
– 1=600 (08/09/12)
– 1=600 (08/12/12)
– 2=598 (08/14/12)
+27=625 (08/24/12)
+ 3=628 (08/21/12)
+ 9=637 (09/11/12) or maybe a lot less
-16=621 (10/06/12) at most
– 3=618 (10/21/12)
– 2=616 (10/28/12)
-17=633 (11/01/12)
-01=632 (11/17/12)
-07=625 (11/25/12)
-03=622 (11/27/12)
-01=621 (11/28/12)
-10=611 (12/12/12)
+ 1=612 (12/18/12)
– 8=604 (12/23/12)
-18=586 (12/25/12)
First post 8/11/10 4 months ago
12/12/12 I gave away 4 skeins of yarn; used up 6 skeins of yarn; got another scented bar of soap as a gift; finished up 2 pads of paper.
12/3/12 I try to add a new message to edit each month. How did I miscount my bar soap? I didn’t count some in the upstairs bath. So, used one and found 3 more.
Revised list
.
lotion (23 bottles -4 = 19)
soap (56 bars -39 = 17)
liquid soap: (45 bottles -41 = 4)
writing paper pads/packs (158 -145 = 13).
candles (204-73 = 131)
skeins of yarn =
.....618 (12/23/11)
– 1=625 (06/04/12)
– 2=623 (06/15/12)
– 8=615 (06/20/12)
– 3=612 (06/23/12)
– 2=610 (07/03/12)
+ 2=612 (07/05/12)
– 1=611 (07/05/12)
– 1=610 (07/13/12)
– 4=606 (07/15/12)
– 4=602 (07/16/12)
– 1=601 (07/21/12)
– 1=600 (07/22/12)
– 2=598 (08/01/12)
+ 6=604 (08/03/12)
– 2=602 (08/05/12)
– 1=601 (08/08/12)
– 1=600 (08/09/12)
– 1=600 (08/12/12)
– 2=598 (08/14/12)
+27=625 (08/24/12)
+ 3=628 (08/21/12)
+ 9=637 (09/11/12) or maybe a lot less
-16=621 (10/06/12) at most
– 3=618 (10/21/12)
– 2=616 (10/28/12)
-17=633 (11/01/12)
-01=632 (11/17/12)
-07=625 (11/25/12)
-03=622 (11/27/12)
-01=621 (11/28/12)
-10=611 (12/12/12)
First post 8/11/10 5 months ago
