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Tag: decluttering

  • Prof Patty
  • January 20, 2022

31 Things to Get Rid of in January

old or expired makeup (toss most used makeup after 3 months) kitchen appliances you don’t use (ice cream makers, special waffle irons, cake pop makers, bread machines, etc.) fast food stuff (sauc

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  • Prof Patty
  • April 21, 2021

Decluttering WCW style

I’ve been working from a list, which never seems to get any shorter. Here are things I did that improved the level of clutter in my immediate surroundings. Put all (most) of the flower vases I go

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 10, 2021

Things You Need to Dispose of NOW

pancake mix past its expiration date, particularly “complete” mixes old makeup, particularly mascara old kitchen sponges cheap plastic containers which may contain high levels of bisphenol-A (B

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Dance Theater of Harlem

https://youtu.be/dtVQ08XRadA?si=7k-SC2BwPHs9JDoq

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Samara Joy

https://youtu.be/6ul2RA6UgAo?si=RFNu0zq_jZ85OX-X

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Sneak Peak

https://youtu.be/-Ik4f77ELoc?si=ISbQoiSBRwtmshCW

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  • On the House
  • Rejecting Trump’s Administrative War
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Jon Batiste

https://youtu.be/trDqA1aXIcg?si=ZcegQI4SQXmgos8X

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  • In Kansas, Both Sides Twist the Facts in Accusations of Protecting Pedophiles
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Club Shay Shay

https://youtu.be/74xymNcdZ3E?si=XNWvHwje2grkerRi

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Billy Porter and India.Irie

https://youtu.be/GFFZeslrhN4?si=oeK761DqAqDqwII6

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Marcus D Wiley

https://youtu.be/DG5oMI6ZtNY?si=F5HGxDDbqjYNNUAE

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