On Sunday night, my husband was rooting around in our closet when I heard him yell "I have something you can purge!" My heart started racing. Clint is a saver. When we moved into our house, he literally moved in every piece of homework he'd ever done. There were tubs of old homework in our basement. So when he made his announcement Sunday night, my mind was reeling. What could it be? I was hoping that his purge-worthy item was one of the six pairs of thermal long underwear he has on the shelf in our closet. No such luck. He triumphantly emerged from the closet with...an EMPTY bottle of Jack Daniels. I looked at him and said, "Didn't you read the rules of my purge project? I can't purge throw-away items! Why don't I just recycle the bottle?" He didn't even respond. He just headed back to the closet with the bottle. Then I said, "If I don't include this item in my purge, you're just going to keep it aren't you?" He said "Well, yeah!" (This is why I included "sanity" as one of the reasons for this project in my Purge Pledge.)
So, even though the item is now in the recycling bin, I have included the empty liquor bottle in the purge. I know I'm bending a rule, but it's better than having a dusty bottle in my closet for the next fifty years!
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