Who says Spring cleaning's a dreary, dreaded annual chore? Here at Sonoma Country Life, the drive to make dull, domestic duties a tad more appealing has led to the recent discovery of a sure-fire way to start sorting through all the stuff that bogs life down.
Washing several years of dust from the largely useless top shelves of bedroom closets, you're guaranteed to get your hands on all kinds of forgotten items, clothing and accessories. Take a deep breath and make your way to the back of the hall closet and uncover coats that better depict the late '80s! Turn your attention to the bulging bookcase, the kitchen cabinet where you've stashed your ugliest mugs.
Yes, it's time to take the Seven Day Spring Clean Challenge, and if you happen to live in Petaluma, your efforts can make an impact on much-needed school program funding.
Don't despair, it's actually an energizing and surprisingly satisfying activity that takes just minutes a day:
Arm yourself with old carrier bags or bin liners. One for trash. One for storage. One for donations to (Sonoma Country Life Sponsor) Petaluma Educational Foundation's dedicated Alphabet Soup Thrift Store.
Pinpoint one specific part of the house, or office per day. It could be a kitchen drawer. A shoe shelf, a closet or an entire room.
Pare down the contents of your chosen Spring clean zone, placing 10 unwanted, reusable items into the bag for Alphabet Soup.
By the end of seven days you'll have a substantial 70 items to donate. Alphabet Soup especially loves to receive furniture donations. Gently used furniture sells remarkably well in today's market and equates to lots more dollars for PEF programs such as this year's waiting list of Major Impact Grant applicants from schools across the city.
Your old sofa, if it is in good shape and condition, could help boost a health and nutrition or science program in your neighborhood elementary school. It's as simple as that.
As the bags for donations fill up during this seven day challenge, your surrounds will undoubtedly start to declutter.
Be warned, this is a highly contagious challenge. Spring Fever. Pass it along to a few good friends and together we can fill the stock room down at Alphabet Soup, boosting the coffers for our educational foundation at a time when it has never been needed more.
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