Help Texas: Day #3 Clean, Clean, Clean
Posted by Ben | Under Traditions Wednesday Sep 17, 2008
This is going to be short and simple… clean your closets, clean your garage, and get rid of anything you have not used in recent years.
Foodies always have closets full of clothing in all sizes, get rid of the ‘when I lose 100lbs’ outfits. By the time you and I lose 100lbs, the clothing will be outdated. Plus, if you lose 100lbs your family will be in shock and willingly buy you new clothes!
If you have boxes in the garage that have not been opened in a few years, do not even open the boxes, just give it away. Trust me on this, you must clear the way for blessings in your life… empty your house so that you can then refill it with newer (and nicer) things. Live on faith.
The local Salvation Army will gladly come to your home and pick up items in GOOD shape. They will not pick up junk, nor will they pick up your rusted cans of beets that have been in the pantry since the Reagan Administration!
Countless community organizations are currently making arrangements to ship items to Texas to start clothing closets for those who have lost everything — including their sources of income. Children still need school clothes, so involve the entire family.
Rule of thumb when cleaning: If you are too embarrassed to give the item to a neighbor, then do not burden the organization with something that should be thrown away.
If the Texas shaped sugar cookies look good to you, click here!
I love your rule of thumb about being too embarrassed to give the item to a neighbor. Sometimes we assume that if folks are “desperate enough” they’ll take anything. Well, that may be true, but it doesn’t help build up their quality of life OR self-esteem.
I think you are doing a great job keeping Texas in the minds (and actions) of your readers these days!
The cookies look fantastic too!
Growing up, we always seemed to be involved in clothing drives, church rummage sales, food baskets, etc… and someone always brought expired foods, badly stained clothing, and shoes with big holes.
Organizations spend millions of dollars each year to haul away donated items that are of no use to anyone. And this hurts the organizations, not helps.
Thanks for all that you’re doing to help with the relief effort!
Those cookies look good!