Hi ladies!
OK, I have a situation here that I could use some suggestions/input on. My brother (who died) had not only an apartment full of stuff, including 2 big walk-in closets full of clothing...and good clothing too (Ralph Lauren, etc.) but he also had a large garage packed full of stuff. There's a nice big desk with cabinets, a leather sofa and chair, a recliner, multiple beds, all sorts of household goods, kitchen goods, lamps, etc.
The problem is: the apt. is on the second floor with outside flight of steps, my brother and I are nearing 60 and he comes down from Rockville Ctr. NY, picks me up in Delaware (on the days we've gone down there) so it's quite a distance to go there. And most of the national charities, like Salvation Army, Purple Heart, Vietnam Vets....cannot give you a specific time when they can come and pick stuff up in a truck and want you to put the items at the curb.
And I would HATE to throw all this nice stuff out but we HAVE to get this stuff out of his place soon (the garage stuff is in storage a few miles away now...we did that last Friday) and I would absolutely hate to see all this stuff trashed and would SO like to donate it.
So...we have a really nice local outfit here called Family Thrift Center and they run a whole clothing store AND a big separate furniture/household items store in the same strip mall near here and will come and pick up on a more scheduled basis. However, I have no idea if they'd have the equivalent in Annapolis, MD (where my brother lived).
So I was thinking of calling maybe the food bank down there to see if they'd know if any. It also occurred to me to call churches....as they possibly sponsor needy families and have strong church-member guys that could show up with trucks and take this stuff for them.
Does anyone have any other helpful ideas or suggestions? I DO have an Annapolis phone book here that I brought from his apartment....so can look up numbers for any good suggestions. Thanks so much.
Ella...are you from NYC? I say "cawfee" too (am originally from the Bronx).
"Cawfee" does not sound like a Massachusetts accent.
142.3 lbs. this morning and my 32" waist jeans are starting to get loose. If I go down another size soon, that will be a drop of 6 pants sizes.
Oh, and I used to do the exact same thing, Ella. Be good all day and then crave and binge on sweets in the late evening. But that's no longer even an issue or problem for me, on low-carb. All those cravings, etc. disappeared. I've not had any sugar or simple carbs for 8 months now, don't miss them and have all sorts of crap in the place for my son and it doesn't even tempt me. I'm serious.
deena
OK...am I losing my mind? What happened to Ella's post about evening eating? And Bobbi's post about using pumpkin and beans in recipes? Why can't I find them now? Did I see them on a different thread? I'm confused.