What's Mine Is Yours

I plan to take to Portland only what fits in The Fit. This leaves me with a whole household of stuff that is not going.

Over the years, my friends have dispersed all over the country – New York, Chicago, Texas, Colorado, etc. Sadly, I have not seen a lot of these friends in years. I’m also leaving behind lots of very important people in the Midwest.

I’ve figured out a way to solve both of these problems simultaneously.

As it stands, my options are to 1) sell my stuff, or 2) store my stuff. I would prefer to not do either. So, instead, I’d like to “give” my things to my friends, as a promise that we’ll see each other again, so that stuff can be returned. It’s like we’re holding our friendship as collateral!

How it works is, if you live in Kansas City, Lawrence or Omaha, I’ll drop these items by your place, or if you live elsewhere, I’ll mail them to you (light loads only, please). This will force us to visit each other.

So, say I’ve been dying to play a game of Battleship, or have a Sex and the City marathon, and a friend in Chicago possesses these, then I come to Chicago for a visit, and then return to Portland with my items.

Or say I leave behind my yarn and fabric stash in Kansas City with a friend (you know who you are!), and that person wants to come to Portland, bring the stash along!

This way, eventually, I will get to see all of my long-lost friends AND get all of my stuff to Portland! Killing two birds with one stone, I say.

Now, of course, I’ll want you to put my stuff to good use. I expect whoever gets Scrabble to be an expert-Scrabble player upon my return. So please, ask for items that you need and want! No need for them to gather dust!

I bet you’re wondering, why not just ship everything to Portland? Well what’s the fun in that? This way, not only do I get to see all my friends, but I get to buy new stuff too!

I have CD’s, movies, TONS of books, an awesome breakfast sandwich maker… well, you all know me, you know what I have. So if there’s something you want, just holler! Lola is the only item not up for negotiation. (And I’m also not opposed to you, say, taking a mixer if your mixer has gone kaputt. My boring stuff needs homes, too.)