Last week as I contemplated moving our physical belongings to another state, I realized we have acquired way too much "stuff" through our 20 years together. It sure doesn't look like we've given away a ton of things. (we have) it doesn't look like we've had garage sales. (We've suffered through those too)
Our basement has become quite a "catch-all" for everybody's everythings! The girls have made quite a pile in the storage room. And maybe pile is not a big enough word for the amount of stuff in there...whoa! Two girls means two of everything...times two...maybe ten, by the looks of things!
The family will be so excited to be invited to my "Basementpalooza 2014 Extravaganza"! I will be setting up a few tables for organizing all that "stuff", and another table with some yummy snacks to keep the mood happy, not snappy.
After all that fun, we'll take a trip to the local Goodwill. By the way, I'm sure you, my dear reader don't do this, but I don't like it when people only donate their "junky stuff" to Goodwill. I recently read an article on the subject, and the cool fact I took from it was not to throw your old clothes in the trash. If they are clean and not grungy or stained, they can actually be repurposed or upcycled into other items like quilts. Those quilts could be used for lots of good things! Also, it keeps the non-biodegradable stuff out of our environment. I can't believe this recycling, composting girl hadn't thought of that! No more shirt-tossing for me! Anyway, I donate good stuff to the people in need and I'm sure you do too, because it would be what I would want for my kids or my job interview or whatever.
I love to organize and purge, so it will be good to get going and tackle this project. Then if we are ever called to move, it will be a lot less to pack!
1 comment:
I see you have put your trailblazing hat on:)
Blessings.
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