i don't know why - without somebody having to tell me - that this never occurred to me before but it didn't.........i'm gonna buy something new and then give it to charity. as opposed to going through all the junk that i don't want anymore and giving that to charity.
not that i will never again give something that i don't want anymore to charity because i will. but it's high time i give something that i do want to charity. and i don't mean money.
giving money to charity is nice and i do it, but let's face it - we plan to give it. we work it into our budgets so that it doesn't hurt when it comes out. most people accept tax breaks because of it.
that's not giving. that's cleanin' your own house and gettin' paid to do it!
occasionally, i see a charity that asks for donations of new items only, but that's rare. most of the time, we schlep our "gently used" stuff down to the salvation army and let them figure out what the hell to do with it. and even on those occasions when i have bought something new for a charity, i usually haven't bought the exact same item i would have bought for myself........i buy a cheaper version. admit it. you do, too.
so, anyway, here's what i'm gonna do.......once a month, i'm gonna buy something that i would like. something that i would love. and i'm gonna give it away.
i'm not trying to be some high and mighty saint.
i'm just trying - maybe for the first time in my life - to give.
