Basement Adventures, wee

Little Abe and I spent a good deal of time cleaning in the basement today. I'm feeling very accomplished. It's such a huge job but it feels good to make little dents. One thing I've enjoyed about cleaning down there is that several VERY OLD and honestly really yucky items that I put at the curb (a day early on purpose just in a case anyone would come by and pick them up) have been picked up. I love that people are taking things I'm throwing out. I'd WAY rather they be re-used if just for scrap wood or whatever than to go in the landfill. And today I contacted a scrapper who's picking up some stuff that I left in the driveway for her. I've thrown out a ton of trash/ damaged/ ruined things from the abyss that is my basement but I'm very happy whenever I'm able to find an alternative to the landfill for the junk down there. And truly, to me, every bit of what I'm discarding is junk.

I've also gotten rid of at least 90% of the spider webs that have accumulated over the years... we don't use the basement except for one little corner to do laundry in. After having vacuumed up a good deal of the chipped paint from the floor (maybe 40%) and gotten rid of most of the webs from everywhere else it already looks kind of cozy; okay, that's a stretch, but comparatively I think I can say "kind of" cozy.

I thought I'd share with you some of the most interesting of my basement discoveries today. Again, for any new comers, my husband and I purchased his grandparent's house when they passed. The family took the things they wanted and left everything they did not.

This little guy is rusty as can be but I think it's splendid. It's probably something that will continue to live in my basement pantry for a very long time just because I love it.

I've never heard of nor seen a "frozen food box." This package is honestly completely full of the things. It's one of those odd finds that just leaves you feeling like you've stepped back in history for a moment, you know, before Ziploc. I don't feel like throwing these out but I certainly don't know what to do with them.

This has probably got some value in it. I'll try and sell it on Etsy as soon as I can figure out how to calculate shipping... there are just some things that seem too complicated.

In other very non-interesting news I ended up getting a few groceries today. Tomorrow will be a no spend. I used my $10 store reward and spent $3.35 out of pocket, stuck to my list, and only went $1.15 over what I'd hoped to spend.

Average daily spending for 2015: $16.35