{"id":3437,"date":"2014-09-24T12:01:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T16:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/?page_id=3437"},"modified":"2021-05-30T16:11:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T20:11:20","slug":"the-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/the-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE PROCESS:
\n<\/strong>Deciding what to give away, where to take it, and\u00a0why<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Days<\/a>PHILOSOPHICAL & SPIRITUAL UNDERPINNINGS
\n1. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?<\/a>, +#1<\/a>, +#2<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0NECESSITY OR LUXURY?<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/strong>2.\u00a0CAN ONE BE TOO RICH? PART 1<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0PART 2<\/a><\/strong> – Thoughts about how much income\u00a0is enough?
\n3.\u00a0CAN ONE BE TOO POOR?<\/a>\u00a0OR TOO POOR TO GIVE?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– … and is poverty “holy?”
\n4,\u00a0IS IT POSSIBLE TO GIVE TOO MUCH?<\/a> & PART 2<\/a><\/strong> – Discerning\u00a0between generosity and responsibility can be tricky.
\n5.\u00a0SOONER THAN I THOUGHT<\/a><\/strong> – Sometimes it’s best\u00a0just to start. Notice the person in front of me & move beyond “just in case”
\n6.\u00a0GIVING $ vs GIVING STUFF<\/a> & SAVING $ vs SAVING TIME<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0& SAVING $ TAKES TIME<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0– Trade offs in ways to give and save
\n7.\u00a0LETTING GO OF MY TIME<\/a> & A WASTED DAY?<\/a><\/strong> – Does time count?
\n8.\u00a0SPEND IN ORDER TO SAVE<\/a><\/strong> – When might spending money save money?
\n9.\u00a0LETTING GO OF DISAPPOINTMENT<\/a><\/strong> – Freeing oneself of negative emotions
\n10.\u00a0BLACK FRIDAY<\/a> & SHOPPING<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> – Thoughts on consumerism and capitalism
\n11. INTANGIBLES<\/a><\/strong> – letting go of negative emotions, bad habits and attitudes (See Beyond Stuff<\/a>\u00a0page for more)
\n12.\u00a0GUILT<\/a>\u00a0& HAITI AS MOTIVATION<\/a><\/strong> – Guilt can be a warning sign or a motivator, but it’s also possible to overthink our decisions.
\n13.\u00a0ZEN QUESTION – REVERSE GIVING<\/a><\/strong> – Receiving gratefully<\/p>\n

\"Days<\/a>DECIDING WHAT TO GIVE AWAY – It can feel overwhelming. Here are some tips on how to start.
\n1.\u00a0<\/strong>EMPTY IT FIRST<\/a> & PART 2-CLOTHES CLOSET<\/a>
\n2.TO PITCH OR NOT <\/a> & TO FIX OR NOT<\/a> & THE LAZY WAY<\/a><\/strong> –\u00a0When is an item too dirty or damaged to give away?
\n3.\u00a0TO SAVE OR NOT TO SAVE<\/a><\/strong> – Will I regret giving this away?
\n4.\u00a0CASE OF THE BOUNCING JEANS<\/a>\u00a0 & OH OH, UNDELETE THAT ITEM<\/a><\/strong> – Store for awhile in a\u00a0give away pile or box.
\n5.\u00a0IS IT ILLEGAL TO GIVE AWAY<\/a>…\u00a0I CAN’T GET RID OF…<\/a>\u00a0NOBODY WANTS MY…<\/a>\u00a0MORAL\u00a0QUESTIONS<\/a><\/strong>
\n6.\u00a0HOW TO COUNT<\/a>\u00a0& DOES BEING ROBBED COUNT?<\/a><\/strong> – For the compulsive – What do you count as a valid give-away?
\n7.\u00a0IT’S EMBARRASSING<\/a><\/strong> – Criteria for how many coats to keep
\n8.\u00a0BOOK CRITERIA FOR GIVING AWAY<\/a>; KEEPING<\/a> & COOKBOOKS<\/a><\/strong>, OBSOLETE BOOKS<\/a><\/span><\/strong> – See below for where to take them
\n\"Days<\/a>9.\u00a0CHILD’S MEMENTOS<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0OTHER PEOPLE’S STUFF<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>& GIVING AWAY THE KID’S<\/a>\u00a0& DOLLS & BALLS<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0& KID’S STUFF<\/a><\/strong>– Giving away other’s stuff
\n10.\u00a0RETURNING STUFF<\/a> & “NO RETURNS” TURNS INTO VIRTUE<\/a><\/strong> – Can\u00a0returning something count as a give-away?
\n11.\u00a0THINGS I SHOULD TACKLE BUT WON’T<\/a><\/strong> – Discerning when pruning is taking too much time or energy
\n12. PHOTO OF NOTHING?<\/a><\/strong> – 4 insights after giving away things for two years.
\n13.\u00a0STRATEGIES FOR THE LONG HAUL<\/a><\/strong> – ROUND 2<\/strong>: shoes<\/a>,<\/span> clothes 1<\/a><\/span>, 2<\/a><\/span>, 3<\/a><\/span>, 4<\/a><\/span>, 5<\/a><\/span>,\u00a0 6<\/a><\/span>, 7<\/a><\/span>, 8<\/a><\/span>, bedding<\/a><\/span>, luggage<\/a><\/span>, electronics<\/a><\/span>, ROOM by ROOM\u00a0<\/a>
\n14.<\/span> ADDITIONAL PRUNING IDEAS MOTIVATED BY COVID-19: #1<\/a><\/span>, #2<\/a><\/span>, #3<\/a><\/span>, #4<\/a><\/span>, #5<\/a><\/span>, #6<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Days<\/a>WHERE TO TAKE IT ALL – Sometimes the hardest part of giving things away is deciding who to give it to and where to take it.\u00a0The following blog posts should help:
\n1. \u00a0WHO TO GIVE STUFF TO<\/a><\/strong> (Part 1) MORE WAYS TO GIVE AWAY<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Part 2) MISC. STUFF<\/a><\/strong> (Part 3)
\n2. \u00a0RECYCLING:\u00a0WASTE LESS LENT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(9 posts on where to take recycling),\u00a0PROS & CONS ,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0UBER , <\/a><\/strong>\u00a0SIMPLE,<\/span><\/a><\/strong> MORE<\/strong>: 1<\/a><\/span>, 2<\/a><\/span>, 3<\/a><\/span>, 4<\/a><\/span>, 5<\/a><\/span>, 6<\/a><\/span>,
\n3. \u00a0WHERE TO TAKE IT ALL<\/a><\/strong> – Even more ideas of where to take unusual things. FEEL GOOD GIVING<\/a>,\u00a0TEMP GIFTS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>
\n4. \u00a0ETHICS OF DONATING<\/a><\/strong> – How good, clean, repaired etc. does an item have to be before you donate it?
\n5. \u00a0NO HAGGLING – FREECYCLE<\/a> <\/strong>– How to do a “free” yard sale and explanation of Freecycle
\n6. \u00a0I’M BEING USED<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0& RECYCLING OTHERS’ STUFF<\/a><\/strong>– Be the drop off place for Goodwill, St. Vincent de Paul, etc.
\n7. \u00a0LUPUS SAVED ME<\/a><\/strong> – Add the Lupus Foundation to organizations that do home pick-ups.
\n8. \u00a0BOOKS: WHERE TO TAKE<\/a><\/strong> – Where are some worthy places to take used books?
\n9. \u00a0ELECTRONICS<\/a><\/strong> – Where to take old electronics
\n10. HAZARDOUS WASTE –\u00a0HAPPY TRAFFIC JAM<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0& (PART 2)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– Disposing of hazardous materials\"Days<\/a>
\n11.\u00a0HANGERS<\/a><\/strong> – Places to take extra hangers. See also MISC. STUFF PS<\/a><\/strong>
\n12.\u00a0HI HO SILVER AWAY!<\/a><\/strong> – Where to take valuables like silver, cut glass, antiques
\n13.\u00a0THE REVOLVING PLANE<\/a><\/strong> – Regifting
\n14.\u00a0CONTRA COSTUMES<\/a><\/strong> – Try a dress swap with friends
\n15.\u00a0DRESSES & A SUIT<\/a><\/strong> – Beyond the dress swap. Donate your professional attire to Dress for Success
\n16.\u00a0FINDING GOOD HOMES<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>– Places to take musical\u00a0instruments, religious children’s books
\n17. MORE WAYS TO FIND GOOD HOMES #1<\/a>, #2<\/a>, #3<\/a>, #4 <\/a><\/strong>(mattresses, expensive stuff, trophies)<\/a>, #5 <\/a><\/strong>(memorabilia)<\/a>
\n18.\u00a0TOILETRIES TO GO<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0– \u00a0Where to take those hotel shampoos or used toothbrushes
\n19.\u00a0TROPHIES<\/a><\/strong> – What to do with and Where to take \u00a0old trophies. This is a hard one. Also see #4<\/a>.
\n20.\u00a0USES FOR USELESS STUFF<\/a><\/strong> – Among the many items I found uses for are: dead things, diaper pails, tooth brushes, old political buttons…
\n21.\u00a0WHEN 50 MINUTES = 1 YEAR<\/a><\/strong> – Where to take heavy metal (and I’m not talking about music)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE PROCESS: Deciding what to give away, where to take it, and\u00a0why PHILOSOPHICAL & SPIRITUAL UNDERPINNINGS 1. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?, +#1, +#2,\u00a0\u00a0NECESSITY OR LUXURY? 2.\u00a0CAN ONE BE TOO RICH? PART 1\u00a0&\u00a0PART 2 – Thoughts about how much income\u00a0is enough? 3.\u00a0CAN ONE BE TOO POOR?\u00a0OR TOO POOR TO GIVE?\u00a0– … and is poverty “holy?” 4,\u00a0IS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3437"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7740,"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3437\/revisions\/7740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.susanvogt.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}