1000 Item Challenge Day 74

The clearout of large items continues - last night our neighbor snatched up the grill only half an hour after we put it outside. This morning I posted my old bike frame and boom - mailing it to a friend. The reaction as I give away these large items has been interesting - they're all going to good homes with people truly excited to own them (whereas they've been literally gathering dust and cobwebs here), yet everyone's like, "WHY AREN'T YOU TRYING TO SELL THEM?!?!" Seeing the happiness on people's faces is MORE than worth it, especially for items I haven't even been using.

Anyway, here's the bike frame:

And today's small-item haul:

Bike kit (Counting this as two items - bibs and jersey)
Stickers
3 MORE Mardi Gras beads
Smoke alarm (been needing to fix the hallway one for years - wiring issue)
Paper cups
Tech running shirt
Car sticker
Ladder (not shown - I had THREE, which was ridiculous - a small step-ladder, a mid-sized step ladder, and an extension ladder - Dr. Z threw out his wooden ladder at his office and took the mid-sized one)

Today's Total: 11 Items

Overall Total: 979 Items

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1000 Item Challenge Day 69

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