We all have things in our closet that we no longer wear. Either the size, or style, is wrong, or it is a little too worn. Or you simply may have tired of it. So, you purge your wardrobe, even just a little. You put the clothes in bags. Now what? There are a multitude of worthwhile next steps. Salvation Army. St. Vincent DePaul. Local thrift or consignment shops. A friend in need. So many options.
As you may be able to tell, my act for today was in the form of a clothing donation. Over the past months I have been slowly trying to reduce the amount of stuff we own. It is difficult, believe me. Sometimes I have strong nostalgic connection to clothing, even when I no longer wear it. But I feel a little guilty, holding on to something I do not use, knowing someone else would gladly use it. I have been working on a bag for a while, and today I finished it up and took it to donate.
I donated it at a
Planet Aid box in our town. You have probably seen these yellow boxes scattered about. The accept donations of clothing and shoes, to eventually be resold both domestically and internationally. I think there is something kind of cool about the idea that a sweater I no longer wear could be helping someone on the other side of the world.
