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by Rita Carreira

Freebies on the curb

Every once in a while on my way to work I find things that people are trying to rid of and that are left on the curb. Actually, the same goes for my evening and morning walks with my dog. I have found a metal and hemp coffee table, a fold up metal plant rack, and a framed poster of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. One day I found a nice glass that I use in the office as a plant holder.

Speaking of plants, one of the departments in my office building put some dying spider plants out in the hall. They looked pretty shabby but the only thing that was wrong with them was lack of water. I adopted these plants and they have been doing double duty beautifying the office and removing toxins from the air. They look really vibrant and they just need to be watered once or twice a week. Oh, and when someone visits the office I always get compliments, which is a real mood booster…


Posted in Business, Exercise, Recycle on August 29th, 2007

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2 Responses to “Freebies…”

  1. graham Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Hi, if that type of thing interests you then get in touch with freecycle.org , they have millions of members who give things away rather than dump them.

  2. Sandra Williams Says:
    January 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    Thanks Graham. Yes, that site is great for finding things and getting rid of things!

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