Asking Austin Habitat for Humanity today if they’d be interested in these 5 closet doors. I removed the doors to make open shelving access. Out of sight is out of mind and opening all these doors into one hallway is awkward. I have found QUITE the random assortment of things in here: Halloween, curriculum, janitorial,…
Meet the Whynter Portable Air Conditioner & Dehumidifier which is replacing my HVAC system that was struck by lightening. If you lose air conditioning you might not get it replaced quickly and this may be an option you want to look into. It’s 86 in Austin today; a bit hot. Also, I experience hangry, and…
This photo is of my white drill team boots and hat, the more “tortilla-size” hat that was harder to keep on than the smaller “bucket-hat”. In some Texas high schools there is an option to be on the drill team, a dance team that performs at football half-time in the fall and dance competitions in…
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…
Greenhouse incoming! One of my decluttering clients had these three big panels from her business. She asked me to rehome them and when the gardener at our school saw them she immediately said greenhouse! Turns out we don’t actually have a big flat space for a greenhouse so we decided to move these along instead…
Plates from coffee cup or tea cup sets are great portions for kids and produce servings. I portion out some of our fruit and veggie servings for the day on these and they’re also great for kids. The two benefits of using these for kids are 1) they’re unpaired anyway so if they get broken…
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…
Do not strap garbage bags over your arms, especially in the crease of your arm. They will cause a rash and it will last a few days. I dropped 5 bags of torn linens and jeans to Austin Wildlife Rescue at their new location. I also dropped off half the Kirby Hall School Coat Drive…