Reverse Finds

I haven’t been very dedicated to Reverse Finds lately … I haven’t been very dedicated to anything much including blogging. I just don’t seem to be able to get motivated.

But I definitely need to continue destashing and uncluttering and I tackled Miss C's desk which had a great stash of Miss W's Sweet Valley High books from when she was in primary school.


Miss W loved (or is that loves?) to read and it was always a pleasure to encourage her.

But sometimes I need to be less sentimental and more practical ... and this time I've managed.

For more Reverse Finds visit Catherine at http://pencilsandpins.blogspot.com/2010/10/reverse-finds-and-giveaway-winners.html.

Reverse Finds

Last week I cleaned out my wardrobe and managed to fill this bad for charity. Sorry, I didn't get the chance to photo after I'd finished!


And while I was at work Mr H managed to fill a second bag.

A good effort between the two of us.

Sometimes Miss Cathy over at pencils and pins plays and sometimes she doesn't ... a bit like me! In any event it's a great way to sorting through those over flowing cupboards and moving this along to a new home.

Reverse finds

I met Catherine from pencils and pens at NCB on Thursday night and it was so nice to meet her ... she's so bright and bubbly, and I totally look forward to the Softies for Mirabel she ends up making. I should get myself organised to contribute ... but I hesitate to commit myself and then have to renege, and even if I don't make anything I can still claim a contribution (I passed over a plastic bag full of stuffing to Catherine).

On to Reverse Finds ... I'm still working my way through my kitchen cupboards and I'm extremely happy at passing on this dinner service to a better home.


It was a gift a very long time ago (20 years ago?) and it's never really been me. One of the bowls has a small chip on it and a bread and butter plate and tea cup plate are missing, but it's barely been used.


We mostly use spaghetti bowls for eating and I have a gorgeous white with gold edging dinner service if I really want to go to town.

If you've got stuff you'd like to pass on or you'd just like to unclutter or destash you life ... the idea is that each week we focus on for something that can be recycled, donated etc. I'm breathing easier already. The Reverse Finds Queen at pencils and pins is leading the march!

Good luck with destashing and have a great weekend.

Reverse Finds

It’s hard to know where to start at my place for Reverse Finds (not because everything I have is amazing but simply because we have so much stuff!) but one obvious place was to sort through the cupboard beside the stove.

I’m sure everyone has one of these … that kitchen cupboard equivalent of the drawer that everything that doesn’t have a home gets shoved. And it’s timely too because that dear little cupboard hasn’t been sorted through in years.

So what did I manage to pass on to new homes?
· 4 lunch boxes that haven’t been used in more than ten years
· Assorted moulds
· Stuff


I didn't end up binning much stuff ... which was good to know what we have is mostly good and can go to new homes and won't end up in landfill.


In the end it was more about moving on things we no longer need, and then rearranging so that things fit … all the storage and measuring stuff is together.

Do you need a little order in your life … or just your house? Do you want to play? Pop over to pencils and pins for a little inspiration. Catherine's definitely keeping me on track … and it’s cheaper than therapy!

Reverse finds

The lovely Catherine over at pencils and pins has started Reverse Finds, a sort of clean up and make space for new op shops ... a very welcome thing given the op shopping I like to do.

This is actually my very first Reverse Finds and the launch of Reverse Finds as well, so I'm veryexcited to get started. And it's very timely given the time I've been looking into how to sort and organise and rationalise ... and really just plain clean up my act!

The sanest and most sensible place to start was the sheets in the linen closet ... rather fitting considering the number of vintage sheets I've purchased over the last six months. Not to mention the darn cupboard was like humpty dumpty; ready to fall down.


So sheets it was ... and the closet looks wonderful now. A lot less sheets ... and neat and tidy to boot.


The result: a couple of sheets in the bin, this small stash to the op shop, and a larger stash of single bed doonas and sheets to my brother Mr J for my niece Miss T.


I hope I can do equally well next week. I just have to work out what to tackle next ... the list is pretty long.

If you think this is a good idea, or you have a list of stuff to clean out and you'd love the inspiration to keep you on track ... join up with Catherine at pencils and pins. I know I'm going to enjoy getting my life in some sort of order.