Post by mrsukyankee on Nov 4, 2016 10:16:24 GMT -5
I'm at our renovation because the guys are doing the worktop template. We're getting granite. The whole process is amazing. Plus I didn't get any choice in our last renovation as my husband made those decisions. Simple bevel edge baby!
We bought a new set of everyday dishes, and they were delivered yesterday. Quite exciting (the dishes themselves are not that exciting, but they are new and I love them), but unpacking them and rearranging things was kind of an event. DH assumed that we would be keeping the old ones as back up, or just to use when the mood struck, (we seem to collect rather than get rid of dishes/glasses,etc...), but I decided that we should find someone who could use them, since they are in great shape and there are at least 8 place settings of everything, and he liked that idea.
We had no idea where to start, but in my search today I came across this. I love the idea of helping someone make their new place into a home, with more than the bare minimum. This is really giving me incentive to go through my house and donate to them. The place near us lets each family choose something like 15 items at no cost.
Each night in America, hundreds of thousands of people sleep in places not meant for human habitation, and they live in homes without the basic essential furnishings needed for minimum human existence. Forty percent (40%) of that population is children. Furniture banks are not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations whose mission is to provide furniture at little or no cost to families struggling with poverty and other severe life challenges. These families are financially unable to furnish their own homes to even a minimal standard. Furniture banks collect donations of gently used furniture, and provide the furniture at little or no cost to these families in need via referrals from other social service agencies, churches, schools, employers, etc.
What Furniture Banks Do Furniture banks collect donations of gently used furniture and household furnishings, and provide them at little or no cost to families struggling financially to furnish their own homes. The families served by furniture banks include the previously homeless, unemployed and working poor, battered women and children in retreat, immigrants, individuals with mental or physical disabilities, victims of fire, robbery, and natural disasters, etc. They have housing, but are faced with the harsh reality that their “home” is empty or severely under-furnished – without beds for the children, a table, chairs and dishes to share meals, or even a sofa to sit on and relax. After basic expenses such as rent, utilities, food and clothing are paid, there’s little if anything left for the common household furnishings we all take for granted. Collectively, furniture banks across the United States and Canada provide beds, tables, chairs and other crucial home furnishings to over 100,000 people each year. This site exists to assist furniture banks in their missions. It provides a forum for existing furniture banks to share ideas and best practices, and the Association acts as a clearinghouse to facilitate major furniture donations from hotels/motels, colleges/universities, furniture retailers, manufacturers, etc.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Nov 4, 2016 17:41:35 GMT -5
My Bec co-worker quit this morning with no notice. So today has been interesting, to say the least. (This is the one who regularly used the r-word in conversation). I'm not sorry at all
My Bec co-worker quit this morning with no notice. So today has been interesting, to say the least. (This is the one who regularly used the r-word in conversation). I'm not sorry at all
My Bec co-worker quit this morning with no notice. So today has been interesting, to say the least. (This is the one who regularly used the r-word in conversation). I'm not sorry at all
Now I'm wondering what the "R" word is.
"retarded"
Not referring to the slowing of something. She was saying it as the negative mental ability connotation, "that's retarded" (I hate writing that). Despite requests to stop, she never did, and I hated it. Also, she was the loudest human being ever - singing and whistling and just making obnoxious noises.
Post by downtoearth on Nov 5, 2016 15:39:03 GMT -5
I've been wicked busy, but we get a radon system installed on Monday in the basement and then we're doing a lot of quick renovations to get the older boys (ages 8 and 10) into their own rooms in the basement before Christmas. They really want their own rooms. I'm excited for moving them down there, but it seems like a tough time to plan so many DIY projects.
Anyone peel-and-stick over old linoleum? This would be temporary, but would like to do that to our stairs and hall just to cover some ugly 1960s/1970s linoleum for a few years.