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CrispyQ

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29. Oh Deb, I never throw just one thing away when I do something like this!

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 02:17 PM

Jun 6

I cleaned out my aluminum foil drawer. It also has tins of rubber bands, twist ties, a small box with batteries. I tossed a couple of old chip bag clips that we never used, weird sized foil that we'll never use, the handle to some pot that I probably threw away a long time ago, & many, many packets of pepper flakes from the pizza shop.

BTW, if you like pepper flakes, Flatiron Pepper Co has the best. I'm addicted to this variety. Soup, salad, eggs, pasta, hummus, PIZZA! I put it on everything. I buy 2-3 bottles at a time. It has some serious bite to it!

https://www.flatironpepper.com/products/dark-smoky-2

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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 6 OP

A battery for the old school flip phone I had decades ago RoadRunner Jun 6 #1

Good for you RoadRunner. One less thing in the junk drawer. debm55 Jun 6 #4

Like other folks BOSSHOG Jun 6 #2

Thank you BOSSHOG. debm55 Jun 6 #6

I don't have junk drawer...anymore... MiHale Jun 6 #3

Congratulations. MiHale. debm55 Jun 6 #8

howdi AllaN01Bear Jun 6 #15

I can't. There are things in there that I know will come in handy someday. Ocelot II Jun 6 #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 6 #9

I don't even know what some of those things are. But I know I will need them. Eventually. Ocelot II Jun 6 #11

HAHAHAHAHA. then free yourself of the item/items. You can do it. Try my friend. debm55 Jun 6 #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 6 #7

Thank you Walleye, well that's one way to solve the problem of Junk Drawer. debm55 Jun 6 #10

"That's one way of doing it" is my favorite motto Walleye Jun 6 #22

Thank you Walleye. You are set free from all the stuff in the junk drawer. debm55 Jun 6 #23

corperate did a remod of all the apartments at tic toc base in sonora ca. AllaN01Bear Jun 6 #12

Oh dear. AllaN01Bear. Glad you found substitutes for your meds not for junk. debm55 Jun 6 #17

old check book from 2004, shredded though as most were still unused and the account was closed long ago Shellback Squid Jun 6 #13

Congragulations, Shellback Squid. Now that wasn't hard was it. debm55 Jun 6 #18

An old BigMin28 Jun 6 #14

As is mine. A little at a time will do it. Congratulations. I am very proud of you, BigMin28 debm55 Jun 6 #19

Leftover plastic utensils accumulated from past JMCKUSICK Jun 6 #20

Congratulations, John. Set yourself free by slowly throwing away the junk. debm55 Jun 6 #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 6 #24

When does one usually have a use for that thing? BOSSHOG Jun 6 #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 6 #26

The instruction manual for a long discarded appliance Raven123 Jun 6 #27

Congratulations, Raven 123. Way to go. debm55 Jun 6 #30

I just did that last weekend! Lilithschyld Jun 6 #28

Thank you so much, and congratulations, Lillithschyld. debm55 Jun 6 #31

Oh Deb, I never throw just one thing away when I do something like this! CrispyQ Jun 6 #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 6 #32

Ummm. Most justaprogressive Jun 6 #33

Thank you justaprogressive. Congratulations throwing those old batteries out. debm55 Jun 6 #36

Husband's wedding ring from his 1st marriage LNM Jun 6 #34

HAHAHAHHA. Thank you LNM. debm55 Jun 6 #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 7 #37

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Start with the first one first. thank you retread. debm55 Jun 7 #39

A cookie cutter in the shape of a Christmas Tree. Two recipes (hand written) for "Crunch green pea salad" and CTyankee Jun 7 #38

Thank you very much CTyankee. for sharing. If it;s in the junk drawer it isn't going to be used. debm55 Jun 7 #40

I don't even "do" Christmas any more. I stopped getting a tree about 10 years ago. CTyankee Jun 7 #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 7 #42