Memorial Day Weekend is The Time to Deal With Leftover Adult Diapers
If your garage is like ours, it’s overstuffed with things that could be put to better use elsewhere; decent coffee tables and recliners, toaster ovens, birdhouses and even (yikes!) a couple of packs partially used adult diapers. Memorial Day is a traditional time for garage sales all across the United States and it fits perfectly with the idea of Spring Cleaning, too. I myself am a little reluctant to put the adult diapers out in our front yard, but Memorial Day is also the perfect time to call a local charity; a donation of adult diapers can be a good boost to both giver and receiver.
It is a mysterious business of how our attics and garages become stuffed so easily and how at the same time, divesting can be so complicated. Anyone who has run a yard sale knows that if done properly, the undertaking is quite a bit of work. No wonder it often takes going through a major life upset, such as moving or settling an estate, for people to get around to finally rolling up the overhead door and digging into the task. It is all the required decision making that knocks the wind out of most: Will I need this the moment I sell it?, How much is this thing really worth?, Where is the missing handle? and so on.
Our stuff is all jumbled up with the emotions and the people who were with us when that stuff came into our lives, way back when. Sometimes painful events are brought into sharp focus as we sift through all that stuff. We can even approach a particular pile, knowing that we’ll need to be careful… so the emotion of it all can be exhausting. But, Memorial Day is the perfectly appropriate time for all this emotional baggage to get some sunlight. Here’s another tip too: call a local charity and instead of selling all your stuff, give it to a good cause. This is perhaps the most appropriate thing you could do this Memorial Day weekend. Once you’ve arranged for the disposition of all your memorabilia, sit back and enjoy a relaxing afternoon with your favorite friends and family
And what about those cases (or partial cases) of adult diapers? Many might balk at putting adult diapers into their yard sale, but I’ve seen it done with varying degrees of grace: my neighbor simply slapped an index card on a partial case of adult diapers that said, “Grandpa’s in a better place now.”
Better yet, phone a local free clinic or a shelter ministry and you will find your inquiry warmly greeted. Adult diapers are a financial burden for many who need them; their cost not covered by Medicare provisions, nor many other programs. Benefit others with your gift this Memorial Day and remember to hang on to your tax deductible receipt!
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