If you recall my tips on organization not long ago, I had mentioned taking bags of gently used clothes to a charity location for them to re-use. After our 7-hours of cleaning closets at our house, we had eight big black garbage bags of clothes.
I hauled the bags to the garage until one of the boys could load them and drop them off for us. On the day these were going to be taken, I got a frantic call. It went something like this.
“What bags do you want me to take?” he asks.
“The black garbage bags all lined up there in the garage,” I respond.
“All of them?”
“Yes, all of them. Take them down to the parish and drop them off so they can re-use them.” I quickly summed up and then hung up the phone as I was in the middle of carpool at the moment.
With that task complete, I felt even better. One less thing to think about. Lots of extra clutter removed from my house, my garage and now my mind. Ah….(sigh)…
Then the next day one of my college boys asked where some of his things were so he could get packed up again. I directed him to the garage where we’d kept most of his items not needed for the summer in big – black – garbage – bags.
They, as you may have guessed, were gone. The CDs, DVDs, photos, room decor and all where – gone.
Long story short, I tracked down a few of the items, but only after finding out they had been dropped at a completely different location than I had expected. We’re still hoping a few things show up, but what I’d like to remind you Moms out there is that even if you’re organized, there’s always a loop hole. Be flexible. Be understanding. Go with the flow. Problem-solve. Keep calm and make things happen.
After all, you did say “Yes, all of the black garbage bags.” And he did just that. He took ALL of them.