Suspended – Too much stuff to write about

Today I’m giving away, a great many things…

Hi all, I have decided to move so I’m getting rid of too much stuff to post about.  I am afraid I won’t have time to take a picture of it all and post it over the next several months, I have to move too fast to be ready in time.  I’ve found some great recipients for my stuff though,

My family – of course…the sisters get first dibs on everything

My friends – I’ve reached out and although there aren’t that many who want my old junk, I’m trying to match supply with some specific demands there – I might get a few hits

My friends’ kids – I have a few offspring “new apartment” donations happening that I’m really happy about, I set up my first apartment at University with cast offs and vintage and loved that place as much as I’ve loved any home since

My cleaning lady’s church – they have a giant garage sale that funds a breakfast program for kids in their neighbourhood, pretty hard to do better than that

Goodwill – they help you unload your car and I like that they provide employment and are self funding

Garbage – I’ll try and limit the landfill but there is some stuff that no one wants, and I have some toxic waste (paint cans etc.)

I pledge that I will give away at least 256 more things.  That’s how many days there are left in the year.  I plan to give away at least that many things between now and next weekend.

I want to say thanks for all the encouragement, I’ve had such a great time hearing from some of you and plotting my weekly batch of stuff to get rid of.  It was partly this process that helped me finally reach a decision to move and I’m now really excited about it.  Ironically, I want to downsize and simplify on a bigger scale.  It was very interesting and satisfying to start getting rid of stuff and I’m impatient now to just get it all gone.

To that end, I’m looking for a condo with an excellent view, lots of natural light, low maintenance fees and good closets (I still like my shoes, what can I say!).  If you know of such a place, please contact me directly.

April 18 – Kilim cushion cover

 

Today I’m giving away a beautiful kilim cushion cover (it’s folded in half vertically in this picture).  I got this from my Mom after one of her many exotic adventures, possibly Turkey?  I love it, but it really doesn’t have a natural place in any room in my house.  My sister has two and really wanted a third so I’m giving it to her.  I’d rather see it out, being used and treasured, so there it is. Bye bye cushion cover, I’ll be visiting you.

 

February 28 – Candle dish

Today I’m giving away this glass dish/plate for square candles.  I really liked this.  It held three square block candles and sat in a little window in my front hall for quite a long time.  The candles burned down long ago and I thought I’d be able to find new ones but haven’t and now I have something else in that spot.  It was a gift from my friend Anne who always finds nice things for your home.

It’s going in the Loonie/Toonie sale box.  I should say here that whenever someone comes to my house I give them a crack at anything they want in the Goodwill box or Loonie/Toonie sale box.  Amazingly about half of it goes out the door with a visiting friend or family member.  I’m happy about this.  It’s kind of like regifting but more transparent.

 

February 25 – Make up bags

 

Today I’m giving away these make up bags.   Can you tell I did a major clean out of my linen closet (where else do you keep all this stuff).  I never used these bags because I have a lot of them and so I’m picky.  These two always struck me as unreliable for the same reason.  I like a zipper closure and these both have a snap which means your bits and bobs can fall out.  I carry a large purse so that’s just an invitation for mayhem at the bottom of my bag.  They’re going to New Circles.

It’s all about containment.

February 23 – travel size toiletries

 

Today I’m giving away one and a half bags of hotel toiletries that I’ve been saving for quite some time. Some of them are very good brands, some are pretty cheap.  It depends on who was paying for the hotel.  I had been saving them with some vague notion that someone would want them, maybe the food bank or a halfway house.

I called  Covenant House and they were happy to have them so I’m dropping them off today.

Time to start a new bag.