Day 222: bag of clothing

I donated another bag of clothing to St. Vincent de Paul today. This bag included a once-worn dress that has some sort of animal print on it. Although the cut of the dress was tasteful, I could never get past the animal print. I felt like Peg Bundy from Married with Children. The one time I did wear the dress, I wore a black cardigan as well so that I covered half of the safari. There were probably at least 20 other items of clothing in the bag today, but none quite as disastrous, I'm sure.

Day 221: $1 to Share the Bread

It's been quite a while since I've been to Panera, but today I met a co-worker there to work on a presentation. Yes, school is about to begin again, and work will be in full force on a daily basis, noon and night, seven days a week. The good news for me is that by using my MyPanera card, I was able to earn a reward for the next time I am back at Panera. Wouldn't it be awesome if Panera let you use your $1 off the price of a pastry for $1 donation to Share the Bread instead?

Day 220: book to Africa

I was able to donate a book to Africa today simply by following Out of Print Clothing on Twitter. For every new follow on Twitter or Facebook, Out of Print Clothing donates one book to Africa. I don't mind following them; I I absolutely love their t-shirts. I'm sure at some point I will purchase another one. I adore my Sun Also Rises shirt, and would love some others. Maybe Moby Dick or Wuthering Heights. In the meantime, I think I will tweet again about the opportunity, Maybe I can be the instigator of more books to Africa.

Day 219: light bulbs

I gave away six chandelier light bulbs today. I purchased these awhile back, and they ended up being the wrong type (the base was too big). I would have no idea at this point where the receipt would be or where I even originally purchased the light bulbs. If it wasn't for Freecycle, I probably would have held onto them--in a junk drawer--for another few years until finally throwing them away. There are probably other items like this lurking in the cabinets and drawers of my house. If only I could call them out--Harry Potter like--instead of actually having to seek them or stumble upon them. 

Day 218: Bag of clothing

There are probably at least 20 garments in the bag I'm giving away today. I had giver's-remorse, and took back one item--a jogging suit top and bottom that were perfectly good.  When I am finished with my wardrobe purging, I am going to enact a new policy--one for one.  That means if I purchase a new sweater, I must give one away, same for pants, shoes, etc. I should do one-for-two to winnow my wardrobe to something reasonable, but I have to start somewhere.