A Green Bowl. A Green Chair. A Camera.

The bowl came to me as a donation for a dinner. The donor stated simply, “just throw it away when you’re finished–we just use it for popcorn.”  The dinner was finished, the days turned into weeks. The bowl sat on my kitchen counter, waiting. Then was moved to the top of my dryer, more waiting. Why couldn’t I just throw it away? Maybe it was the popcorn thing. (I have a thing for popcorn!) I couldn’t imagine this family not having their popcorn bowl. Maybe it was the whole “green” thing–reuse, reduce, recycle, I hung onto it. Finally, the mom needed to bring something else to me. It was my chance. I sent an email telling her to please take the present on the chair.

It worked. It was gone a few hours later.