When I work with clients who want to shed their unwanted possessions, they are delighted at the idea of donating their stuff to charity. They are less enthusiastic, however, at the idea of having to shlep their stuff to make that happen. That’s why I’m always delighted to learn of charities that will come to your home to pick up your donatable items. Here are two that I’ve recently learned about.
Read more →Technology changes so quickly these days that we’ve just barely mastered an acquisition before an updated version with amazing new features is out on the market. No wonder we have a tendency to replace things that still work. I myself have just done so with my landline phone, and I’m thrilled with my decision. However, one of the consequences of rapid technology advances is . . . clutter. (You knew I was going to get around to that, didn’t you?)
Read more →Next time you clean out a closet, here is a great option for what to do with your discard pile: take your unwanted clothes and linens to a textile recycling location.
Read more →I’ve written before about how difficult it is to find charities that will accept used stuffed animals. I was delighted two years ago to discover Freedom House (http://www.bflnyc.org/freedom.asp), an emergency children’s shelter in lower Manhattan that picked up two bags of my daughter’s outgrown stuffies and distributed them to children very much in need of comfort. I recently learned of another charity, this one outside of New York. Project Smile (www.projectsmile.org) donates stuffed animals, coloring books/crayons, small toys, and children’s books to police and…
Read more →All young women have them: those fancy dresses that are worn once and then hang forever in the back of the closet, becoming more and more out of fashion. Here’s a wonderful opportunity to give those dresses a second chance. You’ll make someone very happy, and you’ll appreciate getting some of your closet space back.
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