The back bedroom (the bigger one) and the bigger closet is
where I store the 13-gallon white plastic bags stuffed with our handmade items
for charity distribution. At the moment, the poor closet is stuffed with 5 full
bags for babies and vets. AND there are 10 bags for the homeless in that
closet, and 8 outside the closet... okay, what's that, 23 13-gallon bags back
there. It's also where the desktop PC is, and the bed I sleep in, and the
recumbent exercise bike (which has 2 bags on the seat at the moment). I don't
mind all of this... and neither does the cat. In fact, the cat loves to snuggle
up against the plumpest ones - never could figure that out.
Anyhow, a few years ago, I used those big green or black
Hefty lawn bags. Then they became way too heavy for me to lug from there,
through the house, through the pantry, down the back steps, down the drive to
the car trunk. These 13-gallon ones are manageable and I'll keep doing this as long
as they remain manageable. That will probably be another couple of years.
While I was counting and stacking by destination, I also
packed one filled with scarves; the gloves will go into the next one. That
sounds simple but it takes time. I must gather what I've accumulated, count as
I plop it as neatly as possible into those floppy bags, then attach a tag to
the bag and make sure to document it in the file on my hard drive. When we take
things for distribution, a little printout goes with those things with a list,
a count, of the items being donated that day.
So, my old double-wide mobile home is happily holding for
later distribution, not to mention the yarn donated for these items. About that
yarn - do not ask!
Between things, I began a pair of slippers for a friend -
she stopped in Friday at our usual charity crafting session and asked if I
still made them. She bought a pair from me a few years ago, back in '13, I
think. Anyhow, I love making those, so I began her pair so she can pick them up
this coming Friday.
Rolling along...
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