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Dont You Ever Look First

We never know what will jump out of the junk drawer Scotch tape, thumb tacks, necklaces, gum, miscellaneous galore. I sort it out about every three months, starting out small. Within ninety days, it is so full, I cannot pull it open at all. There were six rulers in here, says Joe. “But you had me buy one.” “Of course, I did, because looking in here is not any kind of fun.” Don’t you ever look first? I laugh at this question from the king Of someone who almost never again can find anything.

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Date: 1/10/2023 11:05:00 AM
ha ha It really is true that every kitchen has a junk drawer. Things get shoved to the back and a year later when cleaning we find things, we forgot we had.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 1/11/2023 10:19:00 PM
I find things and think - how did THIS get in here?

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