Gold Ballet Slippers

OK - someone tell me down, because I really do! I'll throw all my stuff MIL she left at home: hello Junky's Army trinkets and doilies, linens and towels ware, and especially the three pairs of ballet slippers with gold metallic! She brings a ton of stuff in my house every time she visits, which is about once a month since she lives only 80 miles away. And I'm sick of it.

I'm the kind of person who hates clutter - very minimalist. She is coming here this weekend again, and I feel the need for cleaning.

What to do? I am positive she will never miss things because it keeps coming back the same thing and more (three pairs of slippers with gold? Come!). But if she would ask questions about anything, I'm a dead duck.

Suggestions, advice, please?

I'm a minimalist and would make me crazy. Yes, you need to get rid of this stuff. But here's the thing: you do not do it all at once. Whenever she visits, you remove a little more. Finally, you'll be reduced to zero. Do not discard. Gather everything together and put in a box in the garage or attic or elsewhere. I am not at all clear why she does. Are they gifts or is it deliberately planting your house with his business before moving permanently?

Whats a "MILS "????

Belle-mother - right?

I wonder why she wears it all over - a sort of obsession collection (kleptomania opposite?). She thinks she is to help in any way. But I also hate clutter - I understand how you drown in a flood of spam. The tide keep right on flowing into your home if you do something to stop it. slippers of gold today, but next time it could be gold-plated piano Liberace!

Give all the makings of a charity shop near you in a neighborhood she never visits.

Yes, step-mother.

Get what you're his, putting them easily in a large bag or box, and show him ... Tell him that you collect all her things and she wants to take it all home with her where she thinks she is missing some things ... Is it possible that she does not remember leaving anything there??? Just a thought ... Good luck!

When she comes to visit, make sure it leaves everything. LOL!

Talk to your husband and convince him to tell his MIL to take his business with her

OR

Sell what you can on E Bay for cheap. Who does not need an old pair of ballet shoes used metallic gold!

Feel me?

gathers everything and tell him to put it in his car when it is more

HV Cher
Do not do anything drastic until you speak with her. I understand that overcrowding makes you mad, too! But it is his property. Then
Simply gather together, ask her if she needs it all - because you're sure she has forgotten - and if she says no, then give. If she hears some of these things as a gift for you, now is the time for her to tell you. But nothing on the slippers of gold!

There is no reason to hurt her feelings - she may just be very forgetful, in any case - Remember she is the mother of your husband. Be kind and overlooking the unusual habit of hers will not cost you anything.

Get boxes. Put all the crap in boxes. Place the boxes where it is sure to see during his visit.

Now, when it appears, is your conversation.

"Oh. More Stuff? OK Well, tomorrow we are going to the Army Hi, because we're clearing things that we want more. It is in these boxes there. If you want any of it, you can have. "

"We will add to our donation, unless you want it. There are OT.