The featured image is of an old oak changing table that was in a church restroom. The pad was torn. The wood was beat up oak. The knobs were rose pink and from the 80s. It was sturdy, but a bit off putting to look at. In an effort to update the site and amenities,…
The Buy Nothing Give that didn’t happen. I posted this garment bag as a Give. It was up for several weeks with no takers. After holding onto it for 25 years you’d think I’d have more patience but I was on a kick getting rid of things (I reduced my clothing where I could fit…
There are usually a few golf bags, some with clubs, at the local thrift store. I’m not sure how quickly those move along. I reached out to First Tee through their Contact Us page while clearing clutter at a client’s home. Here’s what I sent: We have the following golf equipment items: clubs, bags, travel…
I’m on the mailing list for Ethical Society of Austin. I was so excited to see them have an adult coat drive to support LifeWorks when it was cold. The timing was with God. I have a declutter client who was a collector. Name a category of items and he probably collected it. We pulled…
My Buy Nothing Win this week is 2 pound hand weights! Here’s my post: Ask: 2 lb hand weights for rehab. I’m hoping to graduate from 1 to 2 quickly.🫳 Thanks! I have what my chiropractor calls tennis elbow but which I am calling zero waste elbow. It’s from moving furniture around for pickups to…
I’m wearing a 4ocean 100% organic cotton hoodie (there is a discount link below). Most sweatshirts are polyester (plastic) or they’re a cotton-poly blend so if you buy a new sweatshirt or a used/thrifted one be aware of that material content. Unfortunately most fundraisers are using cotton poly blends probably because they’re cheaper. Even environmental…
I cover all the R’s here and Repair is one of them. This particular featured image is where a soap dispenser used to be. It was caked in soap underneath which was an exercise in acrobatics to fit under the sink and clean that! That was not a good spot for a garbage disposal! There…
If you support something with color, don’t forget to layer. I had a school field trip (red) on the same day as a Thursday in Black, and it was cold. I chose to layer shirts, but I could have also used my Thursdays in Black button or scarf to have my black on. Thursdays in…
Gift cards are the way we go for birthdays. My son has a birthday party today and we give gift cards so kids can get what they want, and we support a local business that the birthday family might not have explored before. We went to Terra Toys this week to get the gift card…
I swap out books on my vintage brass napkin holders as the season or holiday comes up. Here we’re going from Halloween to Fall. I love the idea of using these vintage napkin or letter holders for this. I got the idea years ago from maybe an influencer using an IKEA product? I’m not sure…