Give yourself six months back in your old routine, and then donate whatever’s left in the box. If you change your mind and decide to retrieve an office cardigan or a piece of Tupperware from the box, you can-you haven’t given those things away yet. Instead, put it in a donation box, label it with a date, seal it, and stash it in some out-of-the-way corner. If you haven’t used an item over the past year and can’t imagine using it again, but you did use it regularly in the Before Times, don't give it away just yet. You may feel differently when circumstances change. You may think, “I’ll never wear heels again,” or “I only use a few cosmetic products in my new morning regimen,” or “I don’t need so many plastic containers for bringing my lunch to work,” or “I’ll never go back to the gym, because I love working out at home,” but your judgment is shaped by your experience during this last year.
Remember, however, that the way you feel about some possessions now may change when you return to your old routine. If you haven’t used an item over the past year and can’t imagine using it again, put it in a donation box, write the date on the box, and stash it in some out-of-the-way corner.
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Need help finding a local food bank? The nonprofit Feeding America has a handy tool that allows you to search by zip code. Donate what you don’t need to people who do need those things, then move onto another stockpile.Īlong the same lines, if, out of pandemic panic, you bought more stores of certain food items than you’ll realistically consume (for example, I bought 24 cans of tuna, but we've somehow managed to eat most of it), donate them to a food bank, which have struggled to meet surging demand amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Start with one item you tend to collect (say, coffee cups), and gather them all in one spot. Sure, you’ll need some travel mugs when you start your commute again, but how many travel mugs can you possibly use? It’s easy to accidentally stockpile more mugs-and for that matter, glass jars, tote bags, or baseball caps-than you need, especially if you have them scattered in different places. You may also want to consider alternative solutions like Freecycle, Nextdoor, the Buy Nothing Project, or even Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.) (Note: Because of the pandemic, some donation centers may not be accepting new items, so make sure to do your research before packing up your car and heading to your local Goodwill or Salvation Army location. Of the shoes that remain, are there some pairs that, really, you almost never wore and can’t imagine yourself ever wearing again? Again, donate. Be honest-even in ordinary times, do you own some pairs that you somehow never wore? Now that a year has gone by, you’re even less likely to wear them, which means it’s time to put them in the donation pile.
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