Adventure to Value Village!

Call to Adventure

            This weekend I decided to do something I had never done before. It may seem very silly to most but it was something new for me, I donated some old clothes I had laying around. Before I had boxed everything up I went through my drawers and realized I didn’t need a lot of what was in there. I took every piece of clothing out and decide if I wanted it or not. The clothing I had in the dresser had been small and some had holes in them. Others were like brand new and smelled like fresh laundry. I had three drawers to go through and the whole closet which included shoes. I pulled out a couple of sweatshirts that I hadn’t worn since camp and they still smelled of the camp fire. Which I thought you probably shouldn’t give away clothing that hasn’t been washed. How can you wash shoes though? Like my clothes my shoes were the same way. I had a few brand new pairs I had never worn and some really old shoes that got lots of love. I put everything neatly into boxes organizing into seasons. Summer box full of tank tops, short, and flip flops. The next three boxes were all fall and winter clothing. This box contained sweatshirts, pants, t-shirts, and tennis shoes. I taped each box with sticky duck tape and packed them into the car. Driving along to Value Village the sun was heating up the inside of my car and it began to smell as if something was melting in the sunlight. I pulled up behind Value Village and got out of my car. Three gentlemen helped people get stuff out of people’s cars. One man was dressed in a yellow reflective jacket and had a scruffy beard he helped me get the boxes out of my car. He gave me a long piece of paper saying that I donated and I can get money on my taxes for donating. I am glad I donated this weekend it helps me have more room in my drawers and helps someone enjoy my stuff for cheap.

-Ariel