Other Peoples Stuff

WARRING: this blog was inspired by my excitement over finding left over napkins on my table from the last person who sat here... I needed one really bad and was very happy and so thankful.... So who knows what will become of this....

I have been in the business of other peoples stuff for years now.... I am not talking about other peoples personal stuff... (that can get messy). I am talking material goods. I have a lot of friends who are "givers" and I have received some A perfect example is having a garage sale ... we get so disgusted over how cheep we sell everything for. Everything that to us is quite valuable. But what do we do with it all at the end? all that doesn't sell.... we give it away. Either in the form of a free pile or a bag for EF. I love free stuff. I love the stuff of people I love receiving old back packs,posters,left over communion pita bread,hand-me-downs,etc... Even temporary gifts like loaner sweatshirts,flip flops,a shirt to wear for a big night out, etc...

Better than receiving (all though not by much)is giving. I feel like we are suppose to say that... so I am just trying to be realistic and admit that its not all that much better.. sometimes its hard...Every time I have moved and left(mostly transferring) I have willed my closest friends something.

I left my friend Risa from Waldorf my Chicago CD because we always sang it together so that was "our movie".I believe she also got my Wonder Woman poster..which was really amazing... not sure why I did that.

When I left River Falls I willed my fave. string of (Star Window Lights)and my precious Mikes Hard Lemonade sign to J & K(my neighbor girls and friends). I realize that to you this stuff might be worthless but its hard to give up.

Once I gave my friend Lauren from Camp my fav. C.D. of all time. This was probably the hardest thing I have ever given away...mostly because I didn't really want to.
(I loved LaRue and it was their first CD (self titled for those of you who will Google it.)) I think I actually cried when I gave it to her..... but it reminded me so much of our time together and I knew she would know its worth and treasure it. So it was no problem in the end. I think my motive was that I was sure she would forget about me. She is an amazing women and we live separate lives but we talk twice a year once on April 16th and once on June 6th. Its really very neat. SIDE NOTE: Just last year I bought the CD a second time after getting a birthday card from laur and crying.

Anyway the moral of all of this is... stuff is good. receive it and give it away. And leave your left over napkins on the table. You never know the person who sits there next might really need one!