How's it coming with this 5-month attempt at reduced spending on new things? I can assure you I have found no difficulty in this challenge of Trash or Treasure because I can find lots of ways to spend money. I'm not a spendy spender, I do love deals, and love to try new things especially living in Wallingford. So those who have not yet experienced Groupon.com, check this out!
http://www.groupon.com/r/uu221216
You get emails daily on places around Seattle offering a deal that's way too good to pass up. Often times they are new businesses trying to bring in customers or give people a reason to come in, it's usually 50% off or more for a service (yoga classes, nail salons, etc) or restaurants. I found my favorite yoga studio, Sutra Yoga, in Wallingford with this deal. Start pulling out your unwanted clothes for the clothing swap!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Feb Meeting
When: Wednesday, Feb 17
What time: 7:30pm
Where: Q Cafe - Interbay
Website: http://www.qcafe.org/
Clothing Swap: Deb's house - Phinney Ridge - Saturday Feb 27th (more details to follow)
Agenda: Talk about this months activity: Opperation Clothing Swap~! Free massage drawing, talk about the remaining 4 months and your progess so far (?), ideas, schedule more fun stuff, ideas, etc. Anything else you want to talk about related or unrelated to Trash or Treasure. Can't wait to brainstorm with you all!
What time: 7:30pm
Where: Q Cafe - Interbay
Website: http://www.qcafe.org/
Clothing Swap: Deb's house - Phinney Ridge - Saturday Feb 27th (more details to follow)
Agenda: Talk about this months activity: Opperation Clothing Swap~! Free massage drawing, talk about the remaining 4 months and your progess so far (?), ideas, schedule more fun stuff, ideas, etc. Anything else you want to talk about related or unrelated to Trash or Treasure. Can't wait to brainstorm with you all!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
First Meeting
First off, congrats Darren Reed, who won the free 60-minute massage ~ The first meeting was a successful brainstorming meeting and a lot of fabulous ideas and input for such a small crowd (so small that I'm not even sure I'm allowed to call it a crowd). I've decided the easiest way to get all of YOUR input now is to post a separate blog for each topic, and below each you can type your comments so we can all see it!
We'll have our next meeting mid-Feb, date and location undecided but on a different night of the week so we can rotate. I'd like to have a sit-down meeting once a month, and exchange parties, community events, etc in between time, so lots of options of gatherings~!
I have to admit, only been at it for a few days, and I've already found myself struggling not to buy 'things I don't need' for the good of the T&T.
We'll have our next meeting mid-Feb, date and location undecided but on a different night of the week so we can rotate. I'd like to have a sit-down meeting once a month, and exchange parties, community events, etc in between time, so lots of options of gatherings~!
I have to admit, only been at it for a few days, and I've already found myself struggling not to buy 'things I don't need' for the good of the T&T.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Service Swap
POST YOUR IDEAS HERE for service swaps. There are a couple different things people have come up with for services/bartering.
1) We all go around to someones house and help out with a project that they might have trouble doing on their own, especially for those who live alone in a house. Gardening is a great example of this and much needed in the spring and summer. Post ideas for this here.
2) Name your service! Post here what it is that you think you can offer up, whether it be that you can sew on buttons, you're good with crafty work or building, you're a photographer, etc. Once you've posted what you think you might be able to swap out, we can connect people that way!
As you all know....I can barter massage ;-)
1) We all go around to someones house and help out with a project that they might have trouble doing on their own, especially for those who live alone in a house. Gardening is a great example of this and much needed in the spring and summer. Post ideas for this here.
2) Name your service! Post here what it is that you think you can offer up, whether it be that you can sew on buttons, you're good with crafty work or building, you're a photographer, etc. Once you've posted what you think you might be able to swap out, we can connect people that way!
As you all know....I can barter massage ;-)
Your Neighborhood Stores
POST YOUR IDEAS HERE for the best 2nd hand shops in your area. Here's what we came up with, there are SO many more out there, and we'd like to cover as many Seattle neighborhoods as possible, so I'm leaving this up to you to share ideas:
BALLARD/GREENWOOD
BALLARD/GREENWOOD
- Goodwill (on 65th and 8th)
- Wright Bros. (bike tool sharing) at 219 N 36th
- Armadillo www.armadilloconsignment.com 12421 Greenwood Ave
- All Aboard 2nd Hand(65th and 3rd)
- Buffalo Exchange on Market St.
- Classic Consignment (furniture, women's clothing, etc) 56th and 24th
DOWNTOWN
- Alexandras (fancy consignment shop)
- Furie (Madison valley consignment shop)
MERCER ISLAND
- Mercer Island Thrift shop (?) anyone know the location
WALLINGFORD/FREMONT
- Childrens Consignment (45th and )
- the place by Chilis mexican restaurant
Types of Exchanges
POST YOUR IDEAS HERE for what kind of "partys" you'd like to have (or host!) Some ideas:
- kitchen goods
- DVD's/CD's/books
- Tools
- Jewelry/scarves/accessories
- Clothing Swap (of course!) unisex will help increase participation on this one
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