Pair your donations. Make sure to tie shoelaces together on shoes, or rubber band shoes together. For socks, roll them in each other. Bag and label other sets of items. If I took a tag off and I know what the size was, I like to permanent marker the size in the neck or waistband…
Contact lens material (lenses and blister packs) can be recycled at Envision Eye Center in Mueller through the TerraCycle Bausch + Lomb ONE by ONE Free Recycling Program. Find a location near you at: https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/bauschrecycles… A neighbor put these in my Hard Plastics collection bin on my porch which I choose to provide as a…
My son was so excited to find these baskets for me! Wash your baskets, especially ones that are new to you and are from second hand or thrift stores. Even from other people you know. Just wash things that are new to you to clear out dust, animal dander, etc. This is the super dark…
Don’t hide what sparks joy for you! I’m going to do a little Marie Kondo today. I fell in love with this butterfly hair clip my son picked out from @okasanvintage. It’s too pretty to keep in a drawer when not in use so I actually keep her on my towel rack until I need…
Low effort, simple, reusable bathroom changes for seasons. I don’t want a lot of stuff or things to dust so I like to use “big impact” seasonal changes. I change the rug, the soap dispenser, and the towel, plus the picture frame inserts. Soap dispensers are from @heb and I refill them from a big…
We’re being green! One of the projects I received approval for was to create a recycling station at church. Through our normally scheduled activities I noticed we were creating plastic bag and film waste, as well as Styrofoam waste, and as part of my decluttering efforts I was finding old and corroded batteries stashed all…
I keep getting asked about pillows, especially sleeping pillows so here’s your pillow post! Sleeping Pillows According to the City of Austin’s Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) “What Do I Do With?” app/page for “pillow” (ARR does not differentiate type of pillow or its condition): The Austin Common shared the following option available at Lowe’s. I…
I’ve been busy at church the last few months. I joined a new church last summer, and not only am I jumping in with regular church activities, but I was also preparing for our church’s 150th Anniversary celebration earlier this month cleaning, clearing, organizing and revitalizing the space. Church muscles were grown and I am…
A post came up on my phone feed from Apartment Therapy that included using washi tape to cover picture fames. It was just what I needed. If you’ve read my post RETHINK: Picture Frame Crafts & Replacements, you saw that I replaced some framed items with new inserts to update my son’s room into something…
Background MoveOutATX helps students donate unwanted, gently used items at temporary donation stations in West Campus [in Austin, Texas]. The program helps avoid the mess while putting items in the hands of organizations that can use them, rather than sending them to a landfill. For the second year, MoveOutATX is also hosting a Free Furniture…