Horizon Goodwill Industries
With snow still covering the grass and brisk temperatures requiring gloves, hats and scarves, it may seem hard to believe, but it’s coming. In fact, brighter, warmer days are just around the corner! You can feel it, can’t you? Daylight seems to be lingering just a bit longer every day, the Super Bowl has passed and baseball’s Spring Training is underway and you’re starting to get that itch…that Spring Cleaning Fever! [Read more…] about Can You Smell It? Spring Is In The Air!
I like to work from home sometimes, not a lot, but sometimes. With the recent cold weather leading to school closings, my daughter, and all of her classmates for that matter, has been spending more time at home as well. Anyway, last week I was working at my desk and Kaitlyn, my second-grader, was playing with this educational tablet device thing that “Santa” left for her. Little did I know she was recording my speakerphone conversation with Deb from Horizon Goodwill. Want to read the transcript? Of course you do! [Read more…] about A Fly On The Wall Conversation…You Never Know What You’ll Hear
Even as a creative writer, there are some things I just can’t make up! As a dedicated reader you may recall that I recently contributed an article about the amazing treasures that are just waiting inside Goodwill Stores across the country. No sooner do I start contemplating all the incredible values just sitting on shelves waiting for a lucky shopper to stumble across than not one, but two such stories make national news! [Read more…] about Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Check Out These Amazing Goodwill Finds!
I’m guilty. I love reality television. Let me clarify—I love certain types of reality programing. I can’t, however, watch nearly 99% of it. I simply don’t care about a rich guy trying to find his next wife, what restaurant needs turned around and I could very happily live my life not “Keeping Up With The Housewives of Duluth, Iowa”. But I will tell you one program that is just captivating: A&E’s “Storage Wars”. [Read more…] about How Is Shopping At Horizon Goodwill Like A Reality Show?
As if the inclement weather isn’t enough to just ruin your day, you’ve just received your W-2 forms from your employer. Yes….Tax Time is here once again. Maybe some of you actually look forward to this time of year, anxious and eager to gather last year’s records, sharpen your Number 2 pencils, blow dust off that adding machine you’ve had since 1992 and get started with the number crunching.
For most of us, however, it’s a painful chore to itemize deductions, download Turbo Tax or schedule an appointment with H& R Block, only to discover you owe the IRS even more of your hard-earned dough. Let’s take a look back at 2014 and see if you can reap the benefits of your past generosity. [Read more…] about It’s Tax Time—Do You Have Enough Deductions?
I’ve been feeling really good all week! Apparently a lot of readers really enjoyed last week’s article detailing my second-grade daughter’s desire to get her room organized while helping others in our community. The article has received several shares on social media and resulted in multiple emails showing up in my in-box, even a phone call…from my mother, but hey, she was impressed with her grand baby! Yeah, feeling pretty, pretty good…until I came home from work last night. [Read more…] about Making Time To Get Organized