New Total:
605 607/2012
$185.35 $296.35
Ok, today DH and I got around to a chore that has been needing doing for years and if it weren't for this challenge likely could have sat for another few years! We cleaned out the storage area that is underneath the front porch. Our porch is poured concrete so it is more than a crawl space but not quite full standing height (maybe 5' high) by about 5' by 16' and was full of old school things (text books, DHs art supplies and architecture supllies), christmas decorations, camping stuff, gardening stuff, etc. etc. We filled the back of our truck with stuff that is either garbage or donations including:
Garbage
trim x 7
old downspout
shelving x 5
window security bars x5
old broken watering can
weed killer x2
old xmas lights x20
xmas tree stand
air hose with a hole in it
old lamp
random text books x5
random art supplies x 10 (dried up paints, etc.)
old chopping block (used for DHs art classes)
old curtain rod
old bag of plaster
random garbage x15
Donations
picnic basket
pot
xmas ornaments x 3
camping bbq
air matras x2
air pump
books x 5
Today's total: 91 (but it feels like a lot more!!)
New Total:
698 705/2012
I also have to say that now that DH and I have so much more room under the front of the house, and now that we are on a purging streak we have decided to try to forgo building a new storage shed to replace the one that we had to get rid of last year, so this challenge is saving us another $1500.00 based on how much DH thought it would cost to build the storage that he wanted to build in the back yard (so probably more, because his estimating skills are usually 15-20% off), not to mention the time to build it!!! So new $$ Total: $1796.35 
Edited to add a dingy pair of DHs socks, an expired can of artichokes from the pantry and 5 greeting cards (from my wedding shower in 2000!) that I came across in a box that was in the storage under the front of the house.
Edited by nstewart - 2/5/12 at 9:06pm
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