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| Tuesday, December 27, 2005 |
| Weird Week for Me |
I do not officially have this week (Tuesday - Friday) off, instead I am "on-call" which means I need to monitor my work Email and keep my cell phone on. If a call does come in, I need to be able to get to my machine and react to it within 20 minutes. The good news is I am working from home so this is the week for me to get some projects done.
Today is the day to try to assemble the little side table I purchased at IKEA yesterday. I figured I would start small and work my way up to the larger pieces.
I am also running all my white towels through a bleach wash today. Time to see if I can make them brilliant white again :)
The last project for the day is to fill three boxes with donated clothes for the Salvation Army. I have one box marked for casual warm winter clothes (sweaters, turtle necks, long sleeve shirts, warm pants). The second box is for winter business attire (wool blazers, dressy pants, wool skirts, long sleeve blouses, cardigans) and the last box is marked housewares (dish towels, towels, oven mits, tupperware, dishes, etc.).
I generally try to donate twice a year (summer and winter) and I have found that while I do set-aside items through-out the year going through an organization effort right before donating works well for me. I set the three marked boxes on the floor of my bedroom. I then take the various items I had been setting aside from around the house and pile them on the bed. As I sort the clothes I check to make sure nothing is torn, stained, or too shabby for donating. If it can not be cleaned or repaired easily I toss the item into a garbage bag I set next to the three boxes. I am always surprised at how many items I thought I was going to donate were really meant for the trash.
Once I fill the three boxes I then grab some paper and pen and inventory what each box contains (this is so I can accurately fill out the donation form valuations later). I then mark the boxes, seal them, and place them in the trunk of my car. I am then all set to donate the items to the Salvation Army later in the week. |
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Jane, can you share with us what line of work you are in?
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I work in a technical capacity for a large Financial Services Corporation in the Boston area.
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Sounds like a lot of work. I was exhausted just reading it! No college bowl games, huh? Hope you don't get an on-call buzz. Enjoy!
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Jane, can you share with us what line of work you are in?