Talking trash to the garbage around you...

I wish I had something more interesting to blog about, like the many flaws of creating chewy versions of candies that were not originally intended to be chewy (examples include Gobstoppers, Sweet Tarts, Sprees, etc). However, I am not Willy Wonka. I do not possess candy expertise. I just know what I like.

Instead, look at this picture:

This is a big dumpster sitting in my driveway. I’m throwing a LOT of junk away this weekend. The benefits of this are innumerable, but let me try to list a few anyway:

1. It is the first of a few steps that I will be taking to make my place more conducive for football watching and other gatherings. Now that I have this excellent TV and couch, I feel that I should have people over to enjoy them. However, my house has not been the type of place that I would feel comfortable inviting people to. Plus, when I return from my Louisiana trip next weekend, I’ll be coming home to a house unburdened by the weight of useless items.

2. It is LIBERATING getting rid of stuff. I don’t need you, material items! I am my own person! No longer will I feel imprisoned by the amount of unnecessary things clogging my space!

3. It is a project that requires some physical activity. It will get the heart rate up, while at the same time be productive in a household sense. Talk about killing two birds with one stone.Not that I have anything personal against birds, though I'm not a huge fan.

4. I just like to have a project. Hopefully, as I will be paying for the use of this dumpster, this won’t be one of those things that I start to do and then get tired of and quit halfway through.

Duplex, be prepared to be rid of everything unnecessary in the pantry, garbage from the garage, and anything else I just don’t feel like I need.

Hurray!