December 31: As the year comes to a close, it seems like a natural time to give away the things I’ve been collecting in my “Giveaway Bin.” The month of December, however, has also been a busy time for me. (What a surprise 😉 ) So, I did what any committed but lazy declutterer would do. I took the easy way out. Ideally, I would have found good homes for the kitchen and clothes items, but when Viet Vets called and asked if I had any items to donate, I quickly said yes since all I have to do is put my stuff on our porch on the allotted day. My 3 months or so of items included:
Kitchen: Clothes:
1 cutting board 1 pair of pants
2 iron skillets 2 shirts
1 salad bowl set 2 belts
1 salt shaker 2 pairs of slippers
1 nut cracker
Miscellaneous:
salad bowl set, salt shaker, nut cracker, skillets, cutting board, measuring spoons
1 digital photo screen 1 train case
2 vases 1 necklace
1 hair dryer 2 Kleenex packets
sewing patterns 1 Purell hand sanitizer
nail clippers 4 cloth napkins
4 books
Some of these things hopefully will be useful to immigrants or others setting up a home. Other items I realize are pretty petty or dated. This, however, was a circumstance of not letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. Sometimes that’s better than not doing anything and I just have to let go of the guilt.
PS: Please forgive the lousy blurred photo. I’m chalking it up to letting go of perfection.
