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Time to do that dreaded Spring Cleaning! Once I start doing my cleaning though, I tend to enjoy it and I enjoy the end results, a CLEAN home! Mama likes a clean home!
Donate Stuff And Help Create Jobs
Since I am a review blogger, I tend to accumulate stuff. Sure I use it, but sometimes I have more than one item and just don’t need it. I give EVERYTHING I don’t need to others that DO need it. However, recently I found out that all the beautiful and only used several times items I gave a ‘family member’, was sold or given away. I was so upset and even ticked off and I told her so. She told me she wanted those things, so I gave them to her for her new baby. But, apparently those baby items were not ‘new enough’ for her baby, so she just gave them away/sold them. I certainly learned my lesson quickly and now know who the moochers are in my family. With that said, now I donate everything to the local Goodwill. It is much easier and I KNOW it will go to someone who NEEDS it!
The pictures below were taken right when we moved in, so HUSH!
Here’s a great excuse for spring cleaning: Your donation of used clothing or household goods to Goodwill helps create jobs directly in your community. So, by donating to Goodwill (and not a moocher), I know the donations support people who are seeking to earn jobs and build careers! Yay!
So, my first area of cleaning is to be that toy room! I will be tackling that hard! Around Christmas time I donated about 5 HUGE black contractor garbage bags to loved ones. It was SO nice to see stuff gone and my home becoming less cluttered. But, unfortunately, that toy room is at it again! It is cluttered and unorganized. So, that is where I will be spending some time this week.
Donate Stuff And Help Create Jobs
I am going to try to clean an area of my home every day. I said try because life gets in the way, we all know that! Goodwill is encouraging everyone to participate, if they like, in #7DaysofSpringCleaning by urging people to focus on cleaning different areas of their home for seven consecutive days! I think I can do it, what about YOU?? Are you in?
Here are some suggestions:
Day 1) Clear your closet clutter
Day 2) Time to tackle the kitchen
Day 3) Spread holiday cheer (holiday decorations, centerpieces, Halloween)
Day 4) Downsize your tech toys (used laptops, phones, tablets)
Day 5) Clean out your office supplies
Day 6) Provide quality entertainment (unused movies, video games)
Day 7) Downsize your bookshelf
Sounds doable, right? After I get all the stuff into some bags or boxes, I can then, calculate my donation impact with the handy-dandy donation calculator! It really gets me excited to see the impact MY donation has!
Casey Everidge says
great idea!!! very helpful!!
Trish says
What a great idea and just in time for spring cleaning! When we moved a few months back, I posted all the stuff we had to giveaway on a social media group and it felt nice knowing it would go to good use. This idea will be in my mind next spring cleaning!
Gina says
Love this idea! I think we can all probably stand to unclutter SOMETHING in our house. We’re moving in two weeks, so we have a lot of packing, and unpacking to do. I hope to get rid of a LOT of stuff before we move.
June S. says
I have been doing my Spring cleaning around here too. But the weather has been so nice outside that I have been getting a lot done out in the yard right now.
jen peak says
I need to spring clean desperately. My whole house looks like the before picture
Lauryn R says
Good post. Some people need a lot of help when it comes to cleaning/organizing their homes. And a lot just have way too much stuff. I love the idea of donating the stuff you don’t use or need to Goodwill. 🙂
Angela Cochneuer says
Wonderful article. Generally we always donate to our local shelter so that they don’t have to pay for the items.
nicole haley says
This is such a good idea.. my house isn’t really very cluttered BC I’m so ocd but I do need to spring clean and the do a diff room every day is a perfect idea for tackling my cleaning:)) and the donation calc is awesome.. I love that u can actually see how much Ur helping Ur community!!
Tracie A. says
Great article
Sarah D. says
Great article!
Kimberly Schotz says
Great article. We always donate to Goodwill. I like the though that the things we no longer use are going to someone who can use them and create much needed jobs.
Nancy says
Goodwill helps so many people in so many ways. It’s great to clean up, clear out, and donate to Goodwill
Katy M says
What a great campaign! That calculator is so cool- turning my used things into job help for the unemployed makes me happy! I just bookmarked this page and though I’m starting behind, I’m going to start on day one tomorrow. Our hall closet could use a good due cluttering!