Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Day Seventy

One of the beautiful things about going small is that you can afford to appoint a small dwelling very nicely.  I was looking at purple heart flooring online last night.  When you're only dealing with 50 sf of floor space you can have purple heart.  When you only have six cupboard doors you can dream of having them hand carved.  


An aside...here comes "Cell Phone Guy" for his evening walk down my street.  I don't know this man and while I admire his commitment to fitness I can't help but notice he is a funny sort.  He always wears a pair a black shorts, white shoes and no shirt and holds his cellphone in one hand.  He has an earbud in and talks very loudly on the phone the whole time he is walking.  With his other hand he scratches his belly.  I hear him coming and it makes me look up and out my window.  He often talks about politics.  Interesting ....but I digress


I've been thinking about my trip to the Habitat for Humanity store yesterday and the beautiful sink and toilet for $30.  I'm rethinking whether or not it makes sense to buy wonderful things when I come across them and stockpile them for later use.  I will certainly need a sink and a toilet if I build a little house.  Hmmmmmm.....  Anyone care to comment?


Today I'm letting go of:


1.  A pair of striped pajama pants
2.  A t-shirt with a Celtic dragon on it
3.  A fire department t-shirt
4.  Another ball glove
5.  A long, rectangular planter box for plants

13 comments:

  1. Don't buy it! When you need those wonderful things, they will be there. Your gypsy tour will have inspired a domino effect of others letting go and there will be many wonderful things available. Where ever would you keep them anyway? Sherri.

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  2. I think Sherri is right about things coming at the right time. But if you did decide to buy them because you really really loved them, could you store them on your property? Peggy

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  3. I say, where, or where in the world have you EVER seen a navy blue toilet and sink combo? and for 30 bucks? I wanted to beg you for the address, go buy them and build a bathroom just to house those amazing colors. I say get 'em.

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  4. I'm with Sherri. Don't buy them. I've been a regular at H4H for years and there will be more awesomeness, I promise. Maybe not every time you go, but many times (my favorite was the lavender tub, dual basin, and toilet). I say keep dreaming. Just as you know the details of the floor and the cabinets in your wagon, take the time to know what you want in your little house, too. The tsunami of abandoned stuff is on the horizon. Every smart woman I know is "cleaning house."

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  5. Oh, what the hell, it's only 30 bucks! They were probably ordered for a decorator show house or something (you can make up great back story for navy blue things). You'll get back from the Gypsy Tour, you'll open your vault, and you will see this toilet and sink and you will either love them still or you will give them back to H4H and take the tax write-off. If you don't buy them they could be The Thing That Got Away and them are sad, sad words.

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  6. Don't do it! $30 saved is some fuel for the gypsy tour, a trip to town, a night somewhere special, a day at the spa...

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  7. I think you answered your question in your original post about the sink and toilet...the rest is second guessing. But i can see why you are thinking twice about them.

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  8. Oh, this is pure torture. Those of you who know me well know that I can make an equal and compelling case for both sides of almost any argument. I even competed in debate in high school! You're all right. Trish, you HAD to dangle a lavender trio in front of my eyes, eh? As I believe everything is a design problem I can see the merit in having a design before I buy things but as one who loves the challenge of making things fit (like a mosaic) and sees the value and wisdom in snatching up what becomes available and designing around it (see what I mean about both sides) I can see the merit of buying it. I'm going to go back and see if they still have the spindles for the porch railing and I'll see if the combo is there and look at it again. Who knows?

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  9. I got two words: bloody stool. Sorry, but I had to say it. :-)

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  10. Jeez, T. You could have been tactful and said "stool" and "blood" or something. Egads. I obviously have NOT given enough thought to the future health of my colon nor the proper environment in which to make necessary observations. Seems dark toilets creep out more than a few people. Who knew?

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  11. This from a woman who has killed and gutted bunny rabbits. Puhleease.

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  12. Oh Sister,
    I just love the post. Its so fun to get daily updates. So many of the things you are getting rid of, I remember in your world. Mostly when all the kids were young. What a unique and awesome Mother you are. Thanks for the beautiful pics of the critters you get to enjoy on a daily basis. Love you so much. I say, take the beautiful lamp shade! You've loved that forever, you can make it work! :)

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