Giving things a new home - painlessly. . .

A new year always brings with it the desire to reorganize, clean out and repurpose parts of my home.  This year is no different.  A snowy Saturday provided the perfect opportunity to clean the basement and recreate it into a home office for two working adults who each need dedicated work space and a place to escape the chaos of "upstairs."  Sorting through the storage resulted in several items that no longer are needed in a household of teenagers - child's karaoke, train wallpaper borders, art supplies for the younger set and board games.  Then I remember one of Essex County's wonderful resources (nationwide really but ours seems to be very active) - Essex County Recycle and Reuse.  Just posting in this group's page brings you several people who are happy to take your gently used things and give them new life in their lives.  So the board games went to children in Montclair, the karaoke to a singing 4 year old and the wallpaper to a crafter who uses whatever she can to create.  Just another gem of our area. . .