Decluttering
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Topic: Decluttering
Posted By: Tante
Subject: Decluttering
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 2:18pm
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Have you ever noticed the huge amount of clutter you carry when you have children? you go from having a tidy ordered life to stuff everywhere, and as your children grow and move from one stage to the next there seems to be a continual supply of stuff that we need to get rid of.
I have found a great way to dispose of that clutter! there is a new website called AskShareGive or www.asksharegive.org.nz It is a nationwide not-for-profit website where you can list your unwanted gear to give away! you can also request stuff (and reclutter!)for the next stage your children are going through. When you are having a clean out you might find goods that you consider are not worth selling on, or maybe you can't be bothered to sell them - In this case using AskShareGive is a great alternative. People collect things from you so no need to clutter your house with paper and parcel tape (as if you were selling it on Trademe), nor to clutter the car by loading it all in there to take somewhere, just let the person know what day you are home, leave outside the front door, (if you don't feel like meeting anyone) and its quickly and quietly removed from you before you get sentimental and change your mind. However if you are highly sentimental about something and are only just able to part with it; you can choose someone to give it to, could be someone that promises to love it like you did, a community organisation or something. I am currently decluttering my shed using this system and I can't tell you the relief I am feeling. I am a horder from way back! My goods are going to hand picked individuals who are so grateful! |
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 02 May 2012 at 6:56pm
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 6:58am
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Am I the only one who sees 'post from new member claiming to be 'just one of us' extolling virtues of hitherto unknonw website = advertising'? -------------   
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 1:12pm
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Posted By: Tante
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:13pm
| No I am not promoting it - its a free site for anyone to go and look at at any time, I was simply excited to find something that worked for me and like to share resources!!! with a gararge thats been loaded with junk for years I now have a home to send stuff to, even a broken down microwave! Come on Hopes - try a different forum if it offends. |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:15pm
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Ok, if you genuinely aren't behind the site itself, I'll admit that as much as you sounded like an owner trying to give it free publicity, you were just a satisfied customer.
But as for trying a different forum, honey, back off. If it hurts your feeling that I might suspect you of advertising for extolling the amazingness of some random website onyour first post, you've got some toughening up to do. -------------
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:23pm
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I am feeling a bit bad now. If you are just some random person who found the OhBaby site, and thought 'hey, I know this great website, I can really contribute here', it would be a bit stink to be welcomed to the boards by being accused of being a business manager trying to get free publicity. It's just that some businesses (usually the low-budget ones without much sense of ethics) do and have tried that in the past. And as they don't usually tend to make an effort to contribute and become a member of the community, it's usually their first post. Your post did come across a little that way.
So let me try again. Hi. Welcome. We're all nice friendly people, honestly 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 3:33pm
Hahaha, totally should have trusted my instincts   I recant my previous post. http://www.asksharegive.org.nz/Forum/Thread/39/how-is-asksharegive-different-from-freecycle - Check this out. http://www.asksharegive.org.nz/Forum/Thread/16/your-feedback-and-suggestions - Or this.
FOR SHAME! -------------
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 4:06pm
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Haha Good on you Hopes! I did think the same myself & was going to report the post. This is not a place to advertise your business! Otherwise I'd be drumming up business myself you can link your business website via the WWW down the bottom of each post.
PS I love freecycle...I got a free coffee maker cause I was johnny on the spot! Although I wish I had a taker for my CRT monitor! I don't care if people are on selling, I just don't want that stuff in my house! ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 4:08pm
http://www.asksharegive.org.nz/Member/Profile/37/tante - Or this one ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Hopes wrote:Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 4:11pm
Oh, that was better than either of mine 
I love Freecycle too. It's an excellent site 
ETA:
Subtle! (in a good way). Totally checking out your page right now -------------
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 4:23pm
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You're all kinds of awesome Hopes ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Nikko
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 5:19pm
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Hahahah what a freakin moron. If you are going to try and drum up business like that, then deny you are affiliated with the business, at least use a different name! ------------- Dexter Adam 09/2009 Amber Sofia 01/2012 |
Posted By: emmat
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 6:56pm
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No reply then Tante? Good investigation skills Hopes, I hope that is on your CV ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jem
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 9:32pm
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Bahahahaha, I was kinda interested in checking out the site until i found out
------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Troods
Date Posted: 03 May 2012 at 10:41pm
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haha Hopes my first thought was pretty much the same as your first thought as I read the opening post. Well done you and your investigative skills ------------- 
 Missed MC July 2011
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Posted By: Boni
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 8:29am
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Haha, man, some people's kids huh?
Hey what free cycling website are you guys referring to, that you like? Never heard of it.. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Boni
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 8:39am
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Hey Emma are G and Lexie only 1 day apart in age?? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 10:10am
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OMG i havent been on here in ages.... but was just looking at the baby of the day cause my nephew was in it and on the side there comes up with a list of suggested forum posts to view and this is one of them! Hilarious! Well done Hopes! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 04 May 2012 at 2:02pm
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Free cycle is a yahoo group. There should be one in your area.
eta http://www.freecycle.org/group/NZ/ - Freecycle NZ ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |