Got stuff? That's OK, we ALL do. Some of us (me) more than others, I am sure! It just seems to creep up on ya...almost out of nowhere.
I was helping the kids clean out their rooms last weekend. As it always seems, whatever they 'no longer want' or 'I "want" it, but not right now' end up in our attic above the garage. It is a decent sized attic, but you would never know due to it being jam-packed with all kinds of stuff 'n' stuff. I am literally at the point where I just throw stuff in there and run for the hills...saying to myself, "ack, I will clean this thing out in the spring!" Well, spring is RIGHT around the corner and whether I like it or not I need to get things happening.
Once I DO decide to tackle the dreaded attic,I am then going to be faced with a few options:
1. Should I sell it at our next garage sale?
2. Maybe just throw it in a big black bag and haul it off to Goodwill?
or 3. Forget it! I will tackle it NEXT year!
Well, with # 3 not being the
wisest choice and #1 being a real contender, a lot of things will need to be donated. But where? Living in the smallish town where I do, there are not that many choices as far as donating. Sure, there is a
Goodwill.. which always seems to be my 'go-to' in a pinch. I really don't mind bringing my stuff there, but I would kind of like to "spread out the wealth", if ya know what I mean.
We have Valueland and a couple of other small thrift shops that I can use as well. Plus, there is always
Freecycle.
Recently, though, I heard about a neat little website called
Donation Town . It is a website devoted to help pack rat-people, such as myself, find a local charity to donate their unused goods to. By simply typing in your zip code you can find a listing of local charities in your area that you can choose from. PLUS, they will even come and
pick up your
junk um, I mean all your
awesome items for
FREE!
(Unfortunately, if you are from a smallish town like mine, you may not be listed. But, try a larger town near yours!)
Items that most charities accept range from clothing to furniture. Electronics, books, toys, you name it! Many won't touch mattresses or old computer equipment. Stuffed toys are
iffy.
I found this clever. From their site, here are:
Top Ten Reasons to Donate Your Items
1.Your items aren’t paying rent, so what are you keeping them for?
2. Someone else could use the items more than you.
3. One person’s clutter is another person’s treasure.
4. Donating items is the ultimate form of recycling.
5. Clutter cuts down on the amount of livable space you have in your home, don’t you want more space?
6. Donating provides you with a tax write off.
7. Scheduling a pick up today will give you a much needed deadline to finally get organized!
8. Donating your unused items will make you feel great!
9. Teach your kids to let go and help others by donating.
10. Donation Town benefits all sorts of charities, therefore your boxes of unused clutter can help a lot of people with an assortment of needs.
.................Get moving people!!
