I completed the semi-annual closet cleanout/organization. We dropped off a large bag to the fabric recycling bin, and sent two large bags of clothing to the local non-profit thrift store. At this point we are both ahead of the game with more going out this year than coming in.
I offered the last of the Halloween stuff from Mom's house as a batch on our local FB free page and no takers. I photographed and offered it separately and had much better success. I'm just waiting for one last pickup from an annoying and unreliable person I've given stuff to in the past. On the one hand, I feel sympathetic because I think she is poor and maybe has some mental illness, but on the other hand, it shouldn't take a lot of work on my part to give someone stuff for free. It's going to the thrift store Thurs if she hasn't gotten it by then.
It was go through the glass jars day. I have always used random glass jars for food storage (dry beans and grains, etc) and for freezing stock and soups. Space is limited though and they seem to procreate when I am not looking. I found quite a few without matching lids or of limited use so some success was made in thinning the herd. I have seen glass jars showing up at the thrift store as of late when most people used to just toss or recycle.
"go through the glass jars day" sounds like it could be a SLF holiday!
Flaky person picked up the Halloween stuff yesterday, so I'm pleased about that.
okay----a cautionary tale. So anyway----i saw this news article and clipped it to post here. (see photo) but yeah---it's sad, and it could happen to YOU! Yup. Hope that helps you some. Thankk mee.
Lol Bobby, I never get rid of any of my husband's stuff without his OK. Not because I fear violence, but because it would just be rude and disrespectful. Thankk youuu for the warning, anyway.
I've been on a roll for decluttering. I have trouble getting rid of things and have tried to lighten up on a few things every week rather than a big purge. Today, aluminum accumulation went to the metal recycler, dropped off a few boxes of things at Goodwill, and cardboard boxes and five gallons of old paint top the local recycler. I have a few old batteries in the car to take to Home Depot next time I'm close and last week was a run to Habitat with some tools in a garage purge. It's nice to have places to take all that stuff, but sometimes a challenge to figure out where it all should go.
"I spent the summer traveling: I got half-way across my backyard." Louis Aggasiz
I agree that finding a place to take/donate things is often have the battle, Rogar. It's nice you have so many options.
To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer." Mahatma Gandhi
Be nice whenever possible. It's always possible. HH Dalai Lama
In a world where you can be anything - be kind. Unknown
I actually mis-spoke, because I had another flaky person who was supposed to pick up 2 small Halloween decorations from me and never did. I have given her a lot of things in the past, and I was willing to cut her more slack because she bought a lot of pottery from us at the fair last December! But bottom line is that I sent her 3 messages and got no response, so I dropped the items off at a thrift store yesterday. Seems crazy to get ghosted by someone when you are trying to give them free stuff (that they actually said they wanted)!
After going through several instances of that I gave up and I no longer even try to give away free stuff. Not worth my time.on FB. There WAS two instances before we moved where I put up items for free of real value on our neighborhood FB page. And even then, the first person flaked but but the second person came to get it and was thrilled. She sent a photo of how it fit into her collection.Originally Posted by rosarugosa
the second item was a 30 year old KitchenAid mixer that hasn’t been used all that much and would last many decades, and I just dropped that off at someone’s house because I didn’t want to make special arrangements for her to come and get it because by that time we were spending most of our time in Hermann.
DH, on the other hand, sells things on FB. For me that also isnt worth it but he an old retired guy with lots of time, so he can do what he wants.
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