Stuff, glorious Stuff

We're all familiar with the tale of Pandora's Box. According to ancient Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman, created on Zeus’ orders as a punishment for mankind. Her “box” (actually a sort of jar) contained many evil things, such as toil, illness and despair, but it also contained Hope. When the jar was opened, these evils as well as Hope were released into the world.

Maybe I should have hunkered down for a little late night Greek mythology refresher before I decided to open the door to the "box" that has become the final resting place for everything in this house that has no other special home. I don't know what made me think that cleaning out the orphanage otherwise known as the "toy room" was either necessary or manageable given our high volume of social engagements over the holidays, but being the sort who enjoys a challenge (and being surrounded by clutter apparently), I dove deep.

Now it looks like the toy room vomited all over the rest of the basement, and I have unearthed so many treasures. And by treasures, I mean all the stuff I unsuccessfully tried to sell in a yard sale about 5 years ago and crated up with big plans for eBay. Frankly I don't have the time or patience to deal with eBay right now, so seeing as how one person's trash is another's treasure, I'm just going to create a list of the stuff that I'd like to give away. If you want it, it's yours, but you have to come pick it up. First come, first served... if you need a picture of something, let me know and I'll do what I can. Ditto for more details or a better description. But we'll start with the basics and go from there.

Also, I'm happy to box stuff up and ship it out if you wouldn't mind picking up the tab for postage via paypal or you can send me a check.

Let the Freebies begin...

• Bose speakers (2)
• KLM speakers (3)
• Fisher speakers (3)
• 27" GE TV built in 2001 (might have a remote--I'll have to look, but the TV works great).
• 27" Toshiba TV built in 1998 (ditto above remote comment)
• 4 red/brown/gold decorative pillows
• 2 matching framed prints that have the same red/brown/gold colors in them
• Glider/rocking chair with pop up foot rest (like on a LaZBoy), whitewash wood and green cushions (this was Madison's baby chair and I hate to give it up, but I have no room for it)
• Madison's quilt/shams/decorative pillows (pink/green/light blue pattern) - Double bed.
• Nordic Trak
• Girls clothing size toddler through size 12
• Barbies and accessories
• A giant box of fake plastic play food
• Books galore (will post a list of titles)
• Pretty much any VHS tape produced for kids (will post a list of titles)
• WASP barcode reader and stand
• Wacom graphire3 wireless pen, mouse and tablet (brand new in box)
• Soda Club soda maker and 4 bottles (http://www.sodaclub.com/)
• 2 EZ Bake ovens
• A gazillion Beanie Babies
• Lots of "pig" stuff (I used to collect pigs -- don't ask me why) including a leopard print piggy bank, a pig cookie jar, and lots of small collectibles
• A ceramic nativity scene
• A bunch of kitchen stuff (serving bowls/ plates, silver plated stuff, etc.)
• Small yellow wall shelves (never used - still in box)

Just some of the book titles: Divorce Poison, How to Marry a Divorced Man, Re-married with Children, How to win as a stepfamily, keys to successful stepmothering, Celebrity Detox (Rosie O'Donnel), The Secret Supper (Javier Sierra), Cancer Schmancer (Fran Drescher), Dialogues (Stephen Spignesi), Freeing your child from obsessive-compulsive disorder (Tamar Chansky), Devil in the Details (Jennifer Traig), Living the Low Carb Life (Bowden), Everyone worth knowing (Lauren Weisberger), Stumbling on Happiness (Daniel Gilbert), Lisey's Story (Stephen King), How to get rich (Donald Trump), The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd), Smart Women Finish Rich (David Bach), Gardening for Dummies, Mexico's Beach resorts for Dummies, Moon Handbooks guide on Puerto Vallarta, Mexico's Best Beach Resorts, The girlfriend's guide to Pregnancy (Vicki Iovine), The girlfriend's guide to Toddlers (Iovine) (they are both hysterical, by the way), Couplehood (Paul Reiser), Essential Spanish (Berlitz), Bag of Bones (Stephen King), What was she Thinking? (Zoe Heller), Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy), The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime (Mark Haddon), The devil wears Prada (Weisberger), To have and to hold (Jane Green), Relationship Rescue (Dr. Phil), Relationship rescue workbook (Dr. Phil), Bridget Jones' Diary (Helen Fielding), Tormenting thoughts and secret rituals (Ian Osborn MD), I don't know how she does it (Allison Pearson) Mars & Venus the Languages of Love (John Gray).

See my FB photos for pictures of the above stuff... it's too difficult to manage photos easily on blogger.

Lisa