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Decluttering Challenge Day 5, 6, & 7


I went through my medicine cabinet again, and there were a lot of prescription drugs that I hadn't gotten rid of because I didn't want to dispose of them in the trash; I wanted to take them to a police sub station where they can be disposed of safely. I was disappointed to find one prescription still in a Walgreens bag, brand new and never used from two years ago. My husband is a cop and is going to take these to a substation tomorrow. I also got rid of shrimp and crab boil seasoning. It expired two years ago haha! When we first moved in, we had boiled our own shrimp and crab. We thought we'd do it a lot more often. Surprise! We never did again haha! I also used to use Isagenix products and I found one that expired in 2016. I also got rid of the shelf cover that has been used to store all these meds. It was quite dirty and ready to be tossed out.
Day 5


I take medication that doesn't mix well with alcohol, but I also can't consume it because my body type gains weight rapidly (endomorph I believe). My body is always wanting to store fat to carry a baby haha! So I can't drink because of these reasons. I had a rough day yesterday and pulled out some champagne that has been in my fridge since 2015 (I think). It tasted awful haha! When I did have some drinks every now and then, my wine had to taste like grape juice. So I tossed this bottle into the sink, finally riding it from our fridge.
 Day 6

On day seven I got rid of this mug that came from Treasure Island in Las Vegas. No one in our family has used this since we got it, and I don't even know when that was! I also got rid of some medicine measuring devices. We had about six of these, and we don't need that many! I found some Norwex quick guides to the catalogues. I never use these at my parties and even so these were for the 2017 catalogues; I recycled them.
 Day 7

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