Lessons Learned Thus Far

-Don't put items out on your doorstep for pickup if the person who gave the item to you is about to come over (Sorry, mom).

-Young children will model your behavior. Our three year old girls now ask if they should "throw it away" or "freecycle" it.

-ANY childrens item will be taken.

-If you don't think you have anything to Freecycle, just take a second to look around and I guarentee you will find something you can do without.

-People will take candy (or OTC drugs) from stangers.

-After giving away almost 150 things, we have NOT MISSED A THING!!

A Tip for Cleaning Your Closet...

Dave and I have been cleaning our coat closet - preparing for house guests that will be arriving in just 2 weeks. We kept some, made a pile for Goodwill and a pile for Freecycle. Amongst many other items in my Freecycle pile was a super cute set of red gloves/hat/scarf, a childrens scarf and a purple hat. At the end of the night left everything on the living room floor - and in the morning I brought my 2.5 year old twins downstairs and started breakfast. Well, they invaded my pile and have become attached to the red set and the purple hat/kid scarf! Sure, they already have hats and mittens, but how do you say no to demanding 2.5 year olds. And, they just look so cute!

So, my tip is - clean up your triage piles before letting kids around or you'll never get rid of anything!!!