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Just wondering if you guys could share your "rules" for ruthless pitch. I have a weeding stuff out game I play at home called "when was the last time . . ." Ruthless pitch sounds like it might be similar!
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60 days is not too early at all! I mean, you're practically on vacation at this point. I'm at 30 days and I just pulled out the luggage. I'm dying to place something in there so I thru in my laptop case (which due to it being a HUGE Samsonite mother to a 17" laptop will double as my carryon).
Tick (breathe in) tick (breathe out) tick (i can feel my hair starting to stand up straight) tick (eye twitches).
Breathing! (trying not to twitch) Just keep swimming . . .
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Oh Chuck, I am so glad you came on board with this PTR! You crack me up and I can totally see why you and Coop are married. You share a great and similar sense of humor and seem to get along well. I think you two know how to have fun together and whenever, hanging out with you two would be a blast!
@ "Believe it or not this is starting the final preps for the trip,YES we have 60 days left.But we have ONLY 60 days left." and "cause you never know when we'll need cool stuff."
I love your tips too! Great ideas, even if you are flying!
60 days!!!
PS...tell Coop you need a siggy pic!
Anytime you are in MI, stop by Sparks! (Or we can just meet up in WDW someday when our trips collide) I did tell Chuck he needs a siggy pic - but I will have to do it as he is banned from posting pics! (Believe me - Cam will thank me for this!)
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All caught up with your new PTR!
60 Days! Not long now!
Yay! Glad you got caught up!
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60 days will probably fly by! Great plan on sorting your clothes, too!
My turn is this week!
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Getting closer!
Yay!
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Not much longer!
Yippee!
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EXPLANATION: The black monochrome "Chucks "came about last year around Coop's Christmas party. We were dressing up,BUT I had to buck authority somewhat,SO I wanted a pair of shoes that showed my true "smartassness".
You see Coop works in the ER,I work in the clinic(Orthopaedics).They don't always get along.At her functions I am somewhat tolerated by a lot of her Dr's and fellow nurses.
SO I've always wanted a pair of all black tennis shoes to wear while dressed up,so they would make a "quiet" statement.SO we got them,I wore them and told Coop they were my "dancing" shoes.They had a DJ at this party,and I secretly asked him to play our song.He did,we danced and I surprised her.Maybe I'll figure out a way to do that at WDW,so hard to "get her" there!
Honey, 1st off - you are more than "just tolerated" by my work. They consider you as they do me - ok, sorry, that's not saying much. Better rephrase that - they like you too. 2nd - I don't think a pair of shoes can convey all of your smarta*#ness. But they are great! You did really "get me" that night! And you may not "get me" often but you always have my heart. Wait for it - AWWW. I know - sappy.
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Love the back story! I sang in my college choir for several years. The dress code for guys was black tuxes. One of the basses purchased a pair of Converse All-Star high tops to wear with his.
Too cool!
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Just wondering if you guys could share your "rules" for ruthless pitch. I have a weeding stuff out game I play at home called "when was the last time . . ." Ruthless pitch sounds like it might be similar!
OK Heather - Ruthless Pitch is basically throwing out whatever we haven't used, aren't going to use, don't know what it belongs to, doesn't fit and can't be donated, can't find the match, has expired, can't be "regifted", can't be sold for a profit, doesn't have sentimental value and is basically taking up space requiring us to move it, sort it, dust it, clean it or walk around it. Come to think of it - that would include all of our cats, our dog and a couple of kids - (not really - they do have sentimental value)
Anytime you are in MI, stop by Sparks! (Or we can just meet up in WDW someday when our trips collide) I did tell Chuck he needs a siggy pic - but I will have to do it as he is banned from posting pics! (Believe me - Cam will thank me for this!)
Honey, 1st off - you are more than "just tolerated" by my work. They consider you as they do me - ok, sorry, that's not saying much. Better rephrase that - they like you too. 2nd - I don't think a pair of shoes can convey all of your smarta*#ness. But they are great! You did really "get me" that night! And you may not "get me" often but you always have my heart. Wait for it - AWWW. I know - sappy.
Okay what is MI? Minnesota? Michigan? Michigan right? If you ever visit Cape Cod you tell me too okay? I already have tentative (she doesn't know when her next visit will be) plans with Kathy (KMB) bc she visits the Cape sometimes and I said let me know so we can do lunch.
Hehehe, that is why I said "Tell Coop...you need a siggy"!
Um, correct me if I'm wrong but black on black Chucks ARE dress shoes.
"Can't be sold for a profit" I think children would fall under that, just sayin'. I am queen of the "toss it". I move so often that I can't keep anything for long. There are two types of items in my house; sentimental value and utilitarian value.
Okay what is MI? Minnesota? Michigan? Michigan right? If you ever visit Cape Cod you tell me too okay? I already have tentative (she doesn't know when her next visit will be) plans with Kathy (KMB) bc she visits the Cape sometimes and I said let me know so we can do lunch.
Hehehe, that is why I said "Tell Coop...you need a siggy"!
Um, correct me if I'm wrong but black on black Chucks ARE dress shoes.
"Can't be sold for a profit" I think children would fall under that, just sayin'. I am queen of the "toss it". I move so often that I can't keep anything for long. There are two types of items in my house; sentimental value and utilitarian value.
To us they are dress gear. I have a pair of velvet lace type tennis shoes that I used. - looks good but still comfortable. I don't believe in heels!
Yeah - you can't sell the kids. But I also put them in with the "has sentimental value" category too so the kids and animals are safe. Anything else that's not bolted down is fair game though. The last couple of times we moved, we didn't have time to really go through everything so we accumulated quite a bit. I think I calculated once that I had moved something like 14 times in my 40 years! I like your categories - utilitarian or sentimental. Everything should fit in those!
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The rules for ruthlesspitch,are THERE ARE NO RULES!!!
It's maddening to me the stuff I keep,and the stuff I think is going to be useful, needed,valuable, _____________(name your own reason) I have been collecting,saving crap for so long,it's like an anchor in my life. I have noticed that I see a bunch of stuff,and do nothing with it.I'll think about it. Is it worth saving?
Is it worth keeping,and "saving" for whatever.As I clearly think about it's "real" cost,I find a place for it,or more often than not I pitch it.It's very cleansing for my well being. I'm lucky to have the life I have,and don't need a lot of luggage to continue on with Coop.I'd rather have nothing and have her,than have everything BUT her.
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All caught up! I need to ruthless pitch for sure! But then I feel guilty wanting to get rid of toys already for a 1 & 4 year old even though they probably wouldn't miss half of it!
Just getting caught up! Can't believe you have less than 60 days to go. And IMO, that's not to early to start packing!!
I know, right?! 57 days to be exact but who's counting? Oh yeah - I AM!!!! We have a couple of bins that we are putting stuff in to take with us. Haven't broken out the suitcases - yet!
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All caught up! I need to ruthless pitch for sure! But then I feel guilty wanting to get rid of toys already for a 1 & 4 year old even though they probably wouldn't miss half of it!
That's so funny! One thing we don't throw out (and probably should) is Meg's toys. Yes - we are worried that our dog will miss her fluffies.
OK,please help. I am looking for a cool pic of a Mickey giving the "thumbs up" for our jeep. I want to cover the ugly(but free) spare tire cover with something cool for our trip. THANK YOU!!!
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