Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Halloween Costume & Mini Dollar Bills: The Destiny of Things, Story 405

Halloween Costume & Dollar Bills:  The Destiny of Things, Story 405

How these are going to be incorporated into a Halloween costume?

Lots of mini toy play money, available here

Here is the note I received from Etsy shop owner, Moonlight Martini:

Thanks so much for the great service and eclectic mix of "extras" and your personal note. These bills will be used for a Halloween costume. :) Cheers!

Lots of mini toy play money, available here

I would love to see her Halloween costume in progress and it's debut at the Halloween party!  I just love handmade costumes!  Now that sounds like it's going to be a very interesting costume at a very interesting Halloween party!  Wish I could be a fly on the wall!

Last year, an Etsy buyer used them for an ugly sweater pole dancer Halloween costume accessory.  I guess I forgot to blog about it because now I can't find the story.

Hopefully these will give you ideas for a Halloween costume this year, if you still need one!

I've used mine in many ways, mainly in the classroom to teach money as a third grade skill when I was a teacher.  I used to hold auctions in the classroom too, so they could see the concept of money in action while auctioning off recycled toys students donated, confiscated classroom items and other prizes.  

Also as practice paper for dollar bill origami in the classroom for those that mini stuff, until they mastered it, like dollar bill shirt origami for Father's day, rings for Mother's day, etc

Now that I've retired, it's been used as bling for James Bond Casino to poker night parties as pinata confetti filler.  Looks great falling out of a broken pinata and as table confetti decorations too.  

Lots of mini toy play money, available here

Saying Goodbye:  i am so thankful that some of my teacher hoard is being used in other fun ways and will be happy when the last buck has passed, which won't be long I hope because I'm down to my last ones!

What I Learned:

1.  Last time I wrote about one of the reasons why I hoard and it was because I see so much potential in my hoard of hoards.  So i keep myself busy buying stuff for my collection of "potential" projects, instead of "actually" using them in projects!

What a revelation for me!

2.  I've been studying this book, Live the Life you Love and it also gives me ideas on how to solve my hoarding problem.

3.  One of them was to imagine my hoarded space as it was intending or let my dreams go wild as to how I'd do with the space if it was empty.  I got nothing.  Today, I'm still having difficulties imagining my music art room as I want it to be, without hoard.  I wonder what that means?  Am I in denial?  procrastinating? or what?

4.  The other solution was to throw out 10 things a day.  I had to put the book down after reading that solution.  The thought of throwing out 10 things a day made my stress level so high, I felt like buying stuff to release my anxiety.

 An Etsy buyer themed her Burning Man costume around these and passed them out.  One stack of about 500 fortune teller card slips for Twilight Zone party fans, Swami, Madame X penny napkin dispenser or for passing out at Burning Man! 
Available here.  Photo via Hoarder Rehab

5.  I don't know how long it's been, but one day I thought I'd take a baby step and try to throw something out.  It was a piece of paper.  Now it sounds silly, but throwing out the ONE piece of paper was a huge baby step for me and the next day, I threw out 5 pieces of paper and the next 8 and so on.

Today I only threw out 6 pieces of paper and even though it wasn't more than the other day, it's still progress and I also realized that instead of going at my own pace, I've been trying to out do myself with my goals each time because I still have my "over achiever" attitude from my childhood.

It is very difficult for me to let go of my "over achiever" attitude and progress at my own pace, whether it's forward or backward or staying in one spot, but I'm practicing at it everyday now.

6.  I'm learning to forgive myself.  There is really no reason to "spaz" out over not being able to throw out as many papers as the day before as long as I'm throwing "something" out.

More about this next time.


 Some spooky inspirations for Halloween ideas, mini human organ boxes, available here.  Photo via JunkDrawerAndMore

Thank you Etsy buyer from JunkDrawerAndMore for sharing your story with me and letting me know how you will be using the mini bucks!  I bet your costume is going to be a big funny hit with a meaning! 
All these stories and ideas really help me stay on track with mine. And I am so happy to find another clue to the mystery of why I hoard.
Thank you Etsy for the best Hoarder Rehab ever!  And for all the kind people I'm meeting who are helping me indirectly and directly in so many ways with my Hoarder Rehab!  I've been gleaning so much insight about my hoarding ways!
 Glow in the dark scary fingers as a costume accessory or zombie finger cupcake toppers with Oreo dirt frosting, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 
I'm still in emergency wellness recovery mode, so I can improve my health little by little until I reach full recovery, so I don't have the same amount of time to spend on Etsy, but I am keeping the shops open and relisting and new listing as often as I can because it keeps me on a familiar routine, while I incorporate more and more of my wellness program, especially for rebuilding my back, which is going to take 2-6 months with easy simple workouts I need to do 4-6 times a day.
Was that the longest run on sentence ever?

I have so been relisting and new listing almost daily!
Click on the shop names to visit new hoard listed daily and/or weekly: HoarderRehab with 155 items, The Destiny of Things- 157 items, VintageToGoEasy - 166 items and JunkDrawerAndMore - 176 items. 
 
Maybe you'll find something to adopt and share your story too!  Thanks for looking!
 I think these would be fun for Halloween or Day of the Dead!
Metal coffin boxes that swing open at the push of a button!  I think these are cigarette cases, but I've used mine as a wallet, available here
photo via JunkDrawerAndMore 
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"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."  John Steinbeck from East of Eden, page 583.

Thank you readers from all over the world who continue to support my Hoarder Rehab and The Destiny of Things by taking part with your visits!
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