Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 This got me thru most of my childhood and teen years. ;-)cyndi In a message dated 2/26/2008 10:03:27 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, oliversboise writes: I have found a TON of fairly new, like-new books in thrift stores (especially in the expensive ends of town), REALLY cheap! I have also used used bookstores and then traded in some of my old ones for new... Good luck! Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I have found a TON of fairly new, like-new books in thrift stores (especially in the expensive ends of town), REALLY cheap! I have also used used bookstores and then traded in some of my old ones for new... Good luck! RealSimple , Kris DuVall <strange_decadence wrote: > > The waiting list thing sucks fruitcake, and my library doesn't have most of the books I'd enjoy. I have been waiting some time to read the next book in a ficitonal series I am reading... they are supposed to call or email me when it is back. But I was spending about $5 per book (or more, through amazon.com) and just can't afford it anymore. And then I have these books sitting around... and I won't re-read them anytime soon... and I don't have room for them... and I hate to just get rid of them... sigh. So I wait. > I have had a lot of books over the years. I love books. I have to have at least one thing to read at all times or I will start reading shampoo bottles and such...lol. > > ~Kris > > cyndikrall wrote: > And be on a waiting list forever? Been there, done that. Plus I like to reread my books, or refer to them, if they are plant oriented. > > I only look at the library to preview books, or to read ones I know I don't want to keep. So I guess I AM keeping the book habit down as much as I can. ;-) > > I know, Dan is a bookaholic, and this is a sore subject for you, lol. ;-) > > Cyndi > > In a message dated 2/25/2008 12:41:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, arcure writes: > Cyndi, I have 1 word for you.... > Library. > You get to enjoy the books and not have to store them. They are just down > the road if you feel the need to read anything again. ;-) > sluggy > > Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living. > > > > > > Don't forget to check out my blog at: > www.roguedecadence.vox.com > & my online store at: > www.roguedecadence.etsy.com > > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yes, they did! Barbara The worst thing of all! I hope they got good homes-books AND plants. Cyndi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 It's really difficult for some people... My mom is a packrat. And when I was little, the way we cleaned my room was to put all the toys on the floor in a box, and put it in the attack or spare room. About 3 years ago I opened that attack, and started throwing stuff down to her...lol. Had a pretty decent yard sale, but 3 giant boxes had to be trashed b/c they got ruined in the attic. I was doing buy one get one free on stuffed animals, and at the end of the day I would take a dollar, give them a garbage bag, and tell them to fill it up (it was all going to be donated, just less for us to take there). I love doing that stuff. Even before that, I cleaned out my mom's closet. She still had clothes she used to party in during the '80's, and that was not cool. Not only are they completely (even now, with the '80's flair back in) out of style, and she will never be that skinny again (heck, I've never been that skinny) and there were just some big old fashion no-nos in there. The closet, a walk in, was packed. JUNKED. Full, and trashed. So I took out all the clothes, and made three piles: yes, maybe, and OH HECK NO. I had a friend take the last to a donation place in the next city over, the maybe went in a pile on the couch in the spare bedroom and was covered with a sheet, the yes went back in, organized. Took her three days to notice the pile in the spare room... but only because she wanted to know what was under her sheet. She didn't notice her closet until I told her, but the day I did it I told her I just organized it for her. To this day she doesn't know about the donated clothes... Sounds mean, but if she doesn't notice the missing stuff... well, it needed to go. This is a woman that would go through clothes I gave her to donate and keep most, throw away the rest. I found boxes full of them when I did this. I would like to be a professional organizer. My plan is to use my mom's home as a model, take before and after pics, get a portfolio started. But with us moving soon, idk. It's still fun, but my mom's house is a lot of work, and I know within a week whatever room I will tackle will be right back to where it was before (happened when I fixed up her laundry room... couldn't see the floor, it was bad. sigh...) ~Kris ************ Kris, I commend you for wanting to help your mom in this way. But if you haven't discovered it already, going and throwing out packrat's/hoarder's things behind their back won't solve the problem. It's just a temporary surface fix for a much deeper psychologically based problem. Once she realizes that you threw out her stuff, she'll prolly feel the need to replace it with more stuff and her closet will be right back to where it was, or even worse! She prolly needs therapy of some kind, either professional or the self-help kind, to make a more premanent solution to the packrattiness. When and if she is ready for lasting change, guiding her(personally holding her hand)/helping her do the sorting/throwing out & reorganizing, etc. would be more of a real help to her. But she has to own the problem first and be ready to change. Been there, done that myself with family members and myself to an extent. ( I am aware that the hoarding thing runs in my mother's genes so I work at myself & my tendencies constantly.) I also know someone who works with hoarder type folks on their issues and she deals with this all the time & agrees that throwing stuff out for hoarding people doesn't really help in the long run. Sluggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 You'll love it. You'll be able to unload many books there! Cyndi In a message dated 2/27/2008 11:51:54 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, strange_decadence writes: Have not heard of it, but will check out paperbackswap.com now. Thanks! ~Kriscyndikrall wrote: Kris, you know about paperbackswap.com right? I've gotten rid of a lot of books like that, and freecycle too. Our library is so small, it's hopeless to wait for anything. Cyndi Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 "I commend you for wanting to help your mom in this way. But if you haven't discovered it already, going and throwing out packrat's/hoarder' s things behind their back won't solve the problem. It's just a temporary surface fix for a much deeper psychologically based problem." You are right. But the attack is still empty, with the exception of her x-mas stuff. Even though there is much more to be worked on, at least that stuck! Eventually it all will, I am sure. What I want to do is use part of her home as a befre/after situation for me to start a portfolio for me being a professional organizer. What I also want to do go back after a week, and so on, to take catch up pics sorta, to show how it is working and such. Maybe that will help her? It's just a pain to go over there because of how overprotective her and my grandparents are. And now that I have dyed my hair pink, I am not their favorite (though I am my mom's only child, and her parents only grandchild). While she isn't at the point to where you can't see her floor, I can see it happening as she gets older and isn't able to see as well. She has the dogs, and that keeps her putting things they will eat on, up... Well, it will work out one way or another... ~Kris ~KrisDon't forget to check out my blog at:www.roguedecadence.vox.com & my online store at:www.roguedecadence.etsy.com Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Have not heard of it, but will check out paperbackswap.com now. Thanks! ~Kriscyndikrall wrote: Kris, you know about paperbackswap.com right? I've gotten rid of a lot of books like that, and freecycle too. Our library is so small, it's hopeless to wait for anything. Cyndi In a message dated 2/25/2008 5:24:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, strange_decadence writes: The waiting list thing sucks fruitcake, and my library doesn't have most of the books I'd enjoy. I have been waiting some time to read the next book in a ficitonal series I am reading... they are supposed to call or email me when it is back. But I was spending about $5 per book (or more, through amazon.com) and just can't afford it anymore. And then I have these books sitting around... and I won't re-read them anytime soon... and I don't have room for them... and I hate to just get rid of them... sigh. So I wait. I have had a lot of books over the years. I love books. I have to have at least one thing to read at all times or I will start reading shampoo bottles and such...lol. ~Kris Delicious ideas to please the pickiest eaters. Watch the video on AOL Living. Don't forget to check out my blog at:www.roguedecadence.vox.com & my online store at:www.roguedecadence.etsy.com Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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