Purge and Plunge

I love FreeCycle! A month or so ago I got rid of a truckload (literally) of clothing within half an hour. Yesterday I posted a long list of stuff in my garage that I wanted to get rid of - and half of it is now gone!

Along with the offer of goods, I've posted a request for wood-working equipment, books and wood offcuts/oncuts (big and small). You see, I'm going to turn my new-found garage space into a woodworking heaven.

And today I pick up the first of that equipment. A kind lady nearby is donating her deceased husbands' tools (everything the kids haven't claimed), books and manuals, and a load of wood offcuts, in return for a few things I have to get rid of.

Although I had an initial moment of panic when I had to let my stuff go (comfort in possessions and memories, I guess), I'm glad it's gone.

Purging out the old. Plunging into the new.

And you know what? I'm really looking forward to the new!

::update::
What a small world! The lady who has some woodworking stuff for me turned out to be an old friend of the family from Zimbabwe days! And knows most of the people I do - even knew my dad before he studied here for college.

...and a really good thing? She has a LOT of wood for me, some amazing machinery and tools - and perhaps, just maybe, even a real-live lathe! In fact there's so much stuff that I'm going to have to borrow/hire the neighbour's pick-up, along with a strong helper, just to get it back here.

Of course, on my way home I managed to stop by the maintenance scrap-heap (typically). Came home with a shelf, 3 blocks of wood and an old metal chair that I'll restore to former glory!

I'm such a dumpster-diver.. :)