Three things for Charity

The 2peas blogger challenge for Thursday was "What 3 three things would you donate to charity right now?" and this is right up my alley as I get ready for a major home purge and decluttering!

Mine would be:

1. Clothes from my closet. It's been said that we wear 20% of our wardrobe 80% of the time. I've been trying for the past few years to change those numbers and only have pieces in my wardrobe that I actually wear. If I've worn it even once the past year, it has a chance of staying around. I have a bunch of things that I know I haven't worn, or don't make me feel happy or good when I wear them. They are OUT!
2. Old scrapbook supplies. I look at my stuff (and while it's not as much as some, it is more than others) and I'm kinda disgusted with all the things I have around here that I haven't used or don't use. I've purged twice this year already, but I'd do it again. Trying to follow the same principle as number 2.
3. I'd go through my boys clothes and do another purge. C is our last child, so it doesn't make sense to keep any of his outgrown stuff.

I'd like to add that the 5 years we've lived here are the longest I've had an address my entire life. Usually we've been forced to purge. Now I have stuff that we've moved in to this house that we haven't touched the entire time we've lived here, or that is still packed from a couple of moves earlier. Those need to go as well.

Good prompt! Now to pass it on to you! Leave a comment and tell me what you would donate to charity.

The Banner Picture

I've had some comments about the picture in my banner. That was taken monday at the Gilbert House (really, A.C. Gilbert's Discovery Village) in their Bubble Room. I did some post-processing with Picnik (truly a fun, fun, place) as my Photoshop CS2 is being a little fritzy (well, my entire laptop is being a little fritzy, but that's another post). The main focus of the photo is my oldest child and only daughter J; in the bottom left corner (somewhat obscured by the darkened edges) is my oldest son (and middle child) H.

The 2peas blogger challenge for Friday was "do you take special spring pictures every year?" My answer: yes. Sometime during the month of April, I do a self-portrait photoshoot. That pic in my profile? My favorite shot from last years. I also make my kids get a portrait. We even call it Portrait Day. This April, I'm going to do a "Photo-A-Day-Challenge" for myself, and post a photo from my life on the blog each day. This is a huge committment for me. I hope you enjoy it.

Go have fun. Blow some bubbles for me. Make the most of your Spring!