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Post-Thanksgiving Cupboard Clearing

I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving full of love, laughter, good friends and family.

Just a couple questions for ya… As you prepared your meal, did you find all the appliances, mixers, serving spoons, and dishes you were looking for in the back of your cupboard?  Did you find more than you were looking for?  As you set the table did you find all the table linens with matching place mats and napkins?

Besides being a time to be grateful, Thanksgiving is also a great time to re-evaluate all of the serving dishes and party supplies you have in your collection. If you used your good china this Thanksgiving, did you come across any pieces that were chipped or need to be replaced? If you didn't use your good china, when ARE you going to use it????  Did you find extra serving items that you didn't use because you don't like them or simply have too many?

If you have difficulty parting with items because you're afraid of making the wrong decision, at your next dinner party (holiday party? Christmas/Chanukah dinner?) ask your guests for a few minutes after dinner to help you decide what items you should keep and which ones should go. And as long as they're helping you part with things, perhaps you can send some of those items home with them (to be sure you don't second guess yourself and pull them out of the "donate" bag after they leave).  

Sometimes it's easier to part with Grandma's china (that you never use!) if you know it's going to be added to your cousin's or sister-in-law's collection. That way someone can get use out of it, treasure it, and it still stays in the family (but out of your kitchen).  Even if you can't find someone in the family to adopt the kitchen appliances, dishes, and table linens you no longer need or use, be honest with yourself about whether or not it's worth the space it takes up in your pantry.

posted on: 12/1/2008 10:30:00 AM by Heather Lambie
category: Paper

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The Pile High Club--how NOT to become a member

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About Heather:

My Husband - "Honey, how thin can you spread yourself before you're no longer there?" Me - "I don't know. But I'm in it to win it, so we may have to find out."

Heather's Website:

www.yourhomeeditor.com

Favorite Websites

• The Sartorialist
  This site appeases my hunger for all things New York, reminds me of my time there, and gives me great ideas for unconventional looks.
• Toffee To Go
  They are located in Tampa, very near me, but they deliver/ship nationally. They have THE BEST toffee EVER. It's buttery, salty, sweet--all my favorite things in one bite.
• The Container Store
  I know this is a no-brainer for an organizer...but this place really turns me on!
• The Poetry Foundation
• Because I Said So (blog)
  As a mom myself, this mom of 6 (!!!) has me in stitches.
• Michael Buble
  If I wasn't happily married, I might be stalking him. Bar none, the best voice and best sense of humor!

Quotes That Move Me

• General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
  "The truth of the matter is, you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."
• Ivern Ball
  "Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one."
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
  "The secret of education is respecting the pupil."
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
  "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen."
• Abigail Van Buren
  "The best index to a person's character is how he treats another person who can't do him good, and how he treats people who can't fight back."
• Dorothy Galyean
  "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."
• Aristotle
  "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
• Mark Twain
  "To be satisfied with what one has; that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount, that man isn't rich."
• Jackie Kennedy
  "If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much."

Places I'm Dying to Visit

• Hawaii
  Any how, any way, any time.
• Los Cabos, Mexico
• China
• Japan
• Alaska (via cruise ship)
• Marbella, Spain

Places I've Already Been

• Australia (Sydney)
• New Zealand
• Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora
• London
• Paris
  Spent only one day here (took the Chunnel from London when I was there) but it was one amazing, beautiful day where I walked the flea markets, visited the Louvre, people-watched and used all 6 senses to experience it.
• Trinidad & Tobago
  My husband is from here, so we go several times a year to visit family.
• Italy (Milan, Vicenza)
• Jamaica

Things I'd Like To Do Before I Die

• Run a leg with the Olympic torch before the games begin
• See the monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico
• Ride a horse on the beach (in the water)
• See a prize fight (boxing) in Las Vegas
• Run the NYC Marathon
  I ran the Disney Marathon in 2000 (pre-kids). Would love to run another post-kids, to prove I can.
• Have washboard abs.
• Eliminate self doubt.
• Own an apartment in Manhattan.
• Watch the ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve.
• Take an RV trip down the coast of California.