More to Goodwill

We are slowly but surely getting a few things back in order.  After the last several months of being out of kilter with illnesses and travels it feels good to be able to get stuff back in place.  And it just makes sense to take it a bit slower as tasks are done.  Certainly slower than I would have let us say 10 years ago. 

A new scarf from Guatemala was a gift from Son's FIL this Christmas.  It is a part of the stuff needing to find a place to enjoy for a while.  It is handwoven and silky soft.  Isabelle suggested using the scarf as a wall hanging. I have chosen to use it on my dining table as a runner.  What do you think?   The wooden candle holder was a gift in 2019 from Son's FIL.  Perfect match to the scarf.  And the scarf may find itself around my neck someday.

Lessons learned about one new item in one item out is still in practice.  I keep plastic bags in my clothes closet to fill with the 'out' things.  It makes it that much easier to do the sorting and eliminating.  Surely makes it easier the older I live to be.  So far I have collected four bags to drop off my next trip out.  There are a couple of large items in the storage room that will join the bags. 

For the time being, I have given up on the hide-a-bed.  I purchased a folding twin frame.  That should provide a place for Cousin to sleep over the next few visits.  I found the twin-size hide-a-bed.  It was a 3 to 4 month wait period.  Figured the $80 item that would be here by the 21st was a lot better deal than the $1600 due in the summer.  If lucky.  

The replacement sofa bed was being shipped from overseas.  The last item I ordered from overseas was 6 weeks late.  The item arrived in a damaged box and the item looked like this. 
 

In addition to the issue of damage, the second item looked only similar to the photo.  And there is one other thing.  I may have mentioned this before.  Sis #4 special ordered a sofa for her TV room.  It was shopped from China.  Sis #4 called to see why the sofa was not ready to be delivered.  Why?  Seems it was at the bottom of the ocean.  Several of the containers shifted during shipment.  Well, they fell off the vessel and sank.  

When I contacted customer service about my little broken house problem, I received a reply in less than a day.  Yes-sir-re-bob.  That was more goodwill in our world than many of us think.  

Y'all take care,

Janice