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Give Stuff Away Through Creative Donation, plus More Short Topics - The Clutter Fairy Weekly #249

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We’ve talked a lot about the usual donation destinations—charity stores, creative-reuse centers, the curb, etc.—but what about unusual ideas for donation? We want to hear our audience’s favorite suggestions and share a few of our own. In episode #249 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses unconventional places to take donated items—plus other short topics suggested by our audience.
Show notes: https://cfhou.com/tcfw249

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast and podcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.
To participate live in our weekly webcast, join our Meetup group, follow us on Facebook, or subscribe to our mailing list. You can also watch the videos of our webcast on YouTube.

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Discussion of the last Weekly Tittle (00:01:26)

3. Topic #1: Unconventional Donations (00:11:35)

4. Topic #2: Acquiring versus Using (00:37:27)

5. Next episode’s topic (00:58:59)

6. Weekly Tittle (00:59:36)

7. Closing announcements (01:00:43)

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We’ve talked a lot about the usual donation destinations—charity stores, creative-reuse centers, the curb, etc.—but what about unusual ideas for donation? We want to hear our audience’s favorite suggestions and share a few of our own. In episode #249 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, discusses unconventional places to take donated items—plus other short topics suggested by our audience.
Show notes: https://cfhou.com/tcfw249

The Clutter Fairy Weekly is a live webcast and podcast designed to help you clear your clutter and make space in your home and your life for more of what you love. We meet Tuesdays at noon (U.S. Central Time) to answer your decluttering questions and to share organizing tools and techniques, success stories and “ah-hah!” moments, seasonal suggestions, and timeless tips.
To participate live in our weekly webcast, join our Meetup group, follow us on Facebook, or subscribe to our mailing list. You can also watch the videos of our webcast on YouTube.

Support the show

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Discussion of the last Weekly Tittle (00:01:26)

3. Topic #1: Unconventional Donations (00:11:35)

4. Topic #2: Acquiring versus Using (00:37:27)

5. Next episode’s topic (00:58:59)

6. Weekly Tittle (00:59:36)

7. Closing announcements (01:00:43)

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