Pick 5 Check In

Hi All- Boy the week just flew by. Whew! What a week! It's been a big one for me professionally, off this blog. I am officially a scrum master. For those not familiar with Agile Software development it really means project manager team lead but there's a bit more to it. It's just more time, more stress, same pay so what can I say. Not a huge deal but a neat thing to put on my resume. :)

I spent my few minutes of free time sewing a cute little kimono top for Abby. You can find the free pattern here.

I struggled as I always do to create bias tape. For some reason those fancy little tape makers always leave me frustrated and with uneven tape. Then I started googling and found this amazing little tutorial. So smart! Can't believe I never thought of it!

So now I'm considering just donating all my bias tape makers (a great 3 item start to tomorrow's pick 5) :)

Other than that, I just got back from Salvation Army dropping off my car load of pick 5 decluttering from last week and this week. Check out Beth's awesome garage decluttering make-over here. Wow! Great job decluttering Beth!

Some things I've decluttered this week include -

• 2 electronic computer mice from the USB/Corded old-school. I upgraded to a shiny new one with a slickdeal from Best Buy.
• 2 Bags of clothes (one from me, one from hubby)
• Box of fabric
• Bag of fabric scraps
• Rotary Cutter Mat (I had 3 but only used the large one and the small one so I got rid of the medium sized one. I think I might be able to get rid of the small one soon)
• Box of sewing notions (misc binding tape, thread, batting, etc)
• Box of baby toys (the electronic ones Abby didn't like)
• 3 purses
• 1 pair shoes
• 2 jackets
• 5 towels
• 2 sets of sheets
• 3 picture frames
• a box of books
• curtain hanging supplies with rod/hooks
• 1 box misc tools
• 1 suitcase
• 1 box of misc office supplies (paper/ink/tape/etc)
• small rolling cart

Phew! That's it for this week - that filled my car to the brim. What are you decluttering this weekend?

Comments

[Jo @ a life in lists]

Wow, what a great decluttering! We've just (like, just got back from the charity shop) donated a couple of unused board games from 2 christmases ago, a bag of my boyfriend's old clothes, some fabric that's never going to get used in this household and a small box of miscellaeneous kitchen bits and bobs that haven't been unpacked since we moved in 10 months ago!

[kmckiernan]

That's amazing, great job! Your mention of the kitchen got me thinking about decluttering my own. I got rid of a bunch of pots and pans I haven't used in a year although hubby did rescue the bundt cake pan out of the donate bin. He really wants bundt cake. :)

[Beth]

Wow, you got rid of a lot! I have to confess that other than some clothes, I haven't done much aside from half of the garage. (Thanks for the kudos!) Time for me to get back on track!

[Hilary]

Wow. That bias tape tutorial is brilliant! Thank you for sharing! I finally figured out how to successfully use my bias tape maker thingies recently, but the pin-in-the-ironing-board idea seems so much simpler (and, of course, involves less "stuff").

Nice job decluttering!! After last weekend's major effort, I still managed to find two placemats, a vase, a video, and a book this week. Not 5 for every day, but I'm still glad to get them out of the house!

[kmckiernan]

Oooh please share Hilary! What is the secret you figured out to getting it to work? I have tried everything and it drives me nuts!

[Faye Perriam]

Hello I just found your blog and I love it! This little kimono top is so sweet and the tutorial is really useful, my bias is always wonky too! I'm adding you to my blog list :-) x

[kmckiernan]

Hi! Thanks so much! I love your site also and added you to my reading list :)

[Jany]

Doesn't look too hard to do. I may have to try this one. thanks for sharing.