It makes me happy to think that an infant born just last week will soon be using what used to be Buddy's crib, and that a baby at Rosie's school will now get to use our Boppy pillow to be propped up on so she can get some tummy time.
Steve and I are of the philosophy of: if we don't need something any longer, let's just give it away. It's not because we couldn't use a few extra bucks. It's because so very, very much has been given to us over the years- for free- and we feel compelled to return this favor to the cosmos.
It's a kind of karma that's boded well for us.
Almost every piece of furniture in our house is a hand-me-down from one of our families. I have not had to buy a single stitch of clothing for Buddy since he's been born because people have generously passed their boys' clothes onto us. Same goes for about half of Rosie's wardrobe. Books, puzzles, toys also get passed to us, and when we're done with them?
We just give them away.
We give them away to friends, to family, and we give them away in giant free piles we have at the end of our driveway in the summer. We just have a hard time justifying asking for money for things we didn't buy in the first place. This is not to put down anyone that does try to sell their extra things. I get it.
We have offloaded so many unused or outgrown items since we started our free piles last year. I already have a pile in the attic, waiting to be set out come late spring. Part of the fun is watching people come by, and seeing what they deem to be useful or a treasure. I would so much rather someone use these items than have them gather dust in our barn!
It's a freeing experience, passing on things we no longer need. It makes us really take a look at what we have, and if we really are going to use all those vases we've collected over the years.
When the answer is no, we just give it away.
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