Lovin' Craigslist

When I first discovered Craigslist, I was in Portland and Michele had a hot water faucet that she wasn't using, but it was still perfectly good. She posted it on Craigslist, and someone came by her house and she handed it over, no questions asked. That is one less thing in the landfill. I went home and started looking at the Wanted section to see if there was anything I had that I could give away to satisfy someone's need. One ad seemed to perfectly describe a 3 bin recycling container that was in our garage taking up too much space. I emailed the ad writer, he called, he came by and picked it up. I had more room in the garage, and he had something that his son really wanted to use to help his family recycle more. Lots more out of the landfill.

In the last few weeks we've debated whether we wanted a glider rocker for the nursery. I don't enjoy rocking. I don't know if the baby will want to rock. Babies R Us has some really nice models for $400 or more. So, I turned to Craigslist, and I sent emails to the holders of 3 gliders all under $50. The result...



We went from not sure we wanted a glider, to the proud owners of two of them. One is in the basement TV room (Man Room), and one is in the nursery. And, in Benji's opinion, the best part about the new chairs is that the footstool part is exactly the right height for him to get an ear massage. This is one of his favorite things. He often walks up to our feet and bumps into them to let us know he's ready for his massage. Perfect placement in the eyes of the doggy! And as Jon and I often say, it's all about the Benjimin!