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CTyankee

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41. I don't even "do" Christmas any more. I stopped getting a tree about 10 years ago.

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 02:56 PM

Jun 2025

my poor hubby had to cut down the ends to fit into the holder. He was born into the liberal Protestant Congregational Church but had converted to Judaism years before I even met him. He grew up non-religiously Christian and always had had xmas trees, so he had the experience. I was brought up totally "unchurched."

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It's junk drawer time again. Go to your junk drawer and find one think you need to get rid of. Throw it away and tell us [View all] debm55 Jun 2025 OP

A battery for the old school flip phone I had decades ago RoadRunner Jun 2025 #1

Good for you RoadRunner. One less thing in the junk drawer. debm55 Jun 2025 #4

Like other folks BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #2

Thank you BOSSHOG. debm55 Jun 2025 #6

I don't have junk drawer...anymore... MiHale Jun 2025 #3

Congratulations. MiHale. debm55 Jun 2025 #8

howdi AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #15

I can't. There are things in there that I know will come in handy someday. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #5

But Ocelot II, most times they won't come in handy. Deep down in your heart you know that. Free yourself of one item. debm55 Jun 2025 #9

I don't even know what some of those things are. But I know I will need them. Eventually. Ocelot II Jun 2025 #11

HAHAHAHAHA. then free yourself of the item/items. You can do it. Try my friend. debm55 Jun 2025 #16

Not too long ago, I left the water dripping in the kitchen and filled up the sink, and it also filled up the junk drawer Walleye Jun 2025 #7

Thank you Walleye, well that's one way to solve the problem of Junk Drawer. debm55 Jun 2025 #10

"That's one way of doing it" is my favorite motto Walleye Jun 2025 #22

Thank you Walleye. You are set free from all the stuff in the junk drawer. debm55 Jun 2025 #23

corperate did a remod of all the apartments at tic toc base in sonora ca. AllaN01Bear Jun 2025 #12

Oh dear. AllaN01Bear. Glad you found substitutes for your meds not for junk. debm55 Jun 2025 #17

old check book from 2004, shredded though as most were still unused and the account was closed long ago Shellback Squid Jun 2025 #13

Congragulations, Shellback Squid. Now that wasn't hard was it. debm55 Jun 2025 #18

An old BigMin28 Jun 2025 #14

As is mine. A little at a time will do it. Congratulations. I am very proud of you, BigMin28 debm55 Jun 2025 #19

Leftover plastic utensils accumulated from past JMCKUSICK Jun 2025 #20

Congratulations, John. Set yourself free by slowly throwing away the junk. debm55 Jun 2025 #21

I threw away some Happy Meal toys. I found them in the back of the junk drawer and some packs of ketchup. It feels good debm55 Jun 2025 #24

When does one usually have a use for that thing? BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #25

Your right BOSSHOG, a junk drawer is a hoarder. paradise. I win. If you havenlt use it yet, You are not going to. debm55 Jun 2025 #26

The instruction manual for a long discarded appliance Raven123 Jun 2025 #27

Congratulations, Raven 123. Way to go. debm55 Jun 2025 #30

I just did that last weekend! Lilithschyld Jun 2025 #28

Thank you so much, and congratulations, Lillithschyld. debm55 Jun 2025 #31

Oh Deb, I never throw just one thing away when I do something like this! CrispyQ Jun 2025 #29

Congratulations CrispyQ. I am very proud of you. I will check out the link.I have some packs of Sweet &Low. that are debm55 Jun 2025 #32

Ummm. Most justaprogressive Jun 2025 #33

Thank you justaprogressive. Congratulations throwing those old batteries out. debm55 Jun 2025 #36

Husband's wedding ring from his 1st marriage LNM Jun 2025 #34

HAHAHAHHA. Thank you LNM. debm55 Jun 2025 #35

Which one? Seems I have 3. The original, one for the original's "overflow", and a 3rd for the overflow's overflow. retread Jun 2025 #37

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Start with the first one first. thank you retread. debm55 Jun 2025 #39

A cookie cutter in the shape of a Christmas Tree. Two recipes (hand written) for "Crunch green pea salad" and CTyankee Jun 2025 #38

Thank you very much CTyankee. for sharing. If it;s in the junk drawer it isn't going to be used. debm55 Jun 2025 #40

I don't even "do" Christmas any more. I stopped getting a tree about 10 years ago. CTyankee Jun 2025 #41

Thank you very much for sharing with me. My husband belong to the Congregational Church also. My family was and still is debm55 Jun 2025 #42