What I feel great about is we have been able to give things to neighbors and friends so they can put these items to use. One of the coolest things we have been able to do is with our old kitchen cabinets. They were old but had good bones. We found and elderly couple on a fixed income that needed to put cabinets in their kitchen. We were able to help them out by giving away the cabinets and had a three way win. They got some cabinets that they desperately needed and couldn't afford, we were able to get rid of the cabinets with less effort that we could have expended and the cabinets will not go to a land fill.
The other thing that was cool (I rarely get rid of things) is my wife found 3 old pair of my hiking boots that I had worn out (over the last 5 years) and had not disposed of them. We talked out the many miles, the many countries and the many memories that those boots have taken me.
It is indeed satisfying when you can find a new home for stuff you do not need. I had aspirations to reuse my old kitchen cabinets but they were so fused into the house that they did not come out alive.
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