January 2013. We settle into the new year & begin to unwind from the holiday crazies. After about two days though, I start to think okay, now what? I’m not one to make New Year’s Resolutions, but I start thinking about projects. The holidays are over; the weather is good for staying indoors. Might as well start or finish a project.
A good place to start, is putting those Christmas decorations away. This year I resolved to not only throw them back in the closet (Did I just say that?), but actually take everything & I mean everything out of the closet & cull through it. Cull ( kul) v. to pick out, select, sort, gather with the intent to remove from the rest.
So I went through everything once I got it out into the hall. Oh my, how did all this stuff fit in there? I sorted into four piles. 1. garbage 2. recycle bin 3. Goodwill 4. keep.
It took the better part of the day, but I wound up with one big bag for the garbage, the equivalent of 2 bags for recycling – old papers, box materials, plastic, glass, etc. – & 4 bags for Goodwill. This included items from the Christmas decorations category. Yay! And rest assured there was some to keep, which I carefully put back all organized. Pat self on back.
Goodwill has a drop-off donation site up 164th St towards Martha Lake. Address is 710 164th St. SW Lynnwood, WA 98087 to be exact & Hours are Mon- Sun, 9:00 AM -7:00 Pm. They are closed Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
They accept all quality reusable clothing & household items, including furniture.
And really helpful they accept ALL electronics including televisions & computer monitors measuring 19 inches or less, desktop computers and laptops.
The cannot take large appliances & Goodwill never accepts hazardous, poisonous or flammable material or items containing them. Also, Goodwill cannot accept any items that have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). If you are not sure about an item visit www. cpsc.gov for a current list of recalls. Visit www.seattlegoodwill.org for more information about the work Goodwill does.
It was real easy with a one way drive-in & out. When I got there a young man was outside ready to help unload the trunk. Donation receipts are available if you would like.
Next: the junk drawer(s)!