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Fhoto Friday - Charity Assistant...of the Furry Persuasion

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Real Estate Agent with Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 228209

Fhoto Friday - Charity Assistant...of the Furry Persuasion

I made a commitment to myself to spend an hour a day for a week to clean out my closet so that I could donate clothing to the local Battered Women's Shelter. The closet was filled with boxes to deliver and my little assistant was just too pooped to help take the boxes to the car for delivery. I returned from taking a load to the car to find her resting in an old basket that I had moved on top of an empty box to get it out of the way!

Charity Assistant

Yes, her volunteer efforts were done for the day!

 

© Debe Maxwell | The Maxwell House Group | CharlotteBroker@icloud.com | Fhoto Friday - Charity Assistant...of the Furry Persuasion

Comments(23)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Debe. We had a major clean out when we downsized. What a job! Enjoy your day!

Dec 01, 2018 04:56 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Debe Maxwell, CRS I continually clean out my closet and give to those who are in need in the area....often, they have family members who can use them, if they don't fit them....

Dec 01, 2018 05:37 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Debe Maxwell, CRS - I am going to follow your example. Of course it will take me a lot more than an hour a day to clear my closet. I got a commitment from my husband as well. It is never a bad time of year to do this ... but it is magnified during the holidays.

Dec 01, 2018 06:16 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I have a closet upstairs that I need to go through too, Endre Barath, Jr....then I'll be back to this one and getting rid of more recent years' clothes! I'm hopeful my assistant will help me up there too!

Dec 01, 2018 06:36 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hi James Dray! Kudos to your wife - it's such a good cause. These women often leave with only the clothes on their backs (and the children too) so, they need so much more than we think. 

Dec 01, 2018 06:42 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I rotate mine, Gita Bantwal and they never all seem to be clean at the same time! LOL  

Dec 01, 2018 06:43 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I know about a moving job and when we moved, I was so busy, I didn't have time to do it right. Now, I'm paying for it! It's an ongoing process!

Wayne Martin 

Dec 01, 2018 06:45 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I definitely need to do it more often - especially after this clean-out, I'm seeing the bars in my closet again! I almost forgot what color they were! LOL

Barbara Todaro 

Dec 01, 2018 06:47 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes, it's always a good time but, right now, with the need of winter items at the shelter, it's more important to get it done sooner, rather than later Sheri Sperry - MCNE®!  

Dec 01, 2018 07:45 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

That's an adorable little assistant you have there, Debe.  She looks like she is seriously trying to help.

Dec 01, 2018 11:39 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Debe looks like your assistant was doing a good job of supervising you and making sure you did not goof off

Dec 01, 2018 03:09 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good luck with your closet cleaning. Dolores has a couple of bags to take to the Salvation Army.

Dec 01, 2018 04:35 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Yes, as her eyelids get heavier and heavier, she'll muster up a little more help, right, Myrl Jeffcoat?! She's a gem, that's for sure! 

Dec 01, 2018 04:57 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, yes, she keeps me on my toes, George Souto! She can be a demanding little cuss, that's for sure but, I wouldn't have it any other way!

Dec 01, 2018 04:57 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I took Ray's stuff to the Salvation Army, Roy Kelley but, have a special place in my heart for the battered women's shelter. They often arrive at the shelter with nothing but, the clothing on their backs so, if I can change just one person's life with my modest donations, it's done my heart good. 

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Dec 01, 2018 04:59 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Debe Maxwell, CRS - Awe! I always find a cat in a box or a cat in a basket simply adorable! Your title for this one is Purr-fect! I can just imagine you running around taking things to your car while your cat is smelling the clothes one more time and then jumping in the basket when you were coming to make sure you wouldn't scoop her up accidentally with the charity items. 

Dec 02, 2018 05:29 AM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Oh, she's a trip, Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI! I was out showing property late on Friday and when I got home, Ray told me that he thinks the housekeepers closed Charlotte up in one of the bedrooms upstairs. Of course, there's no need to clean up there as we never go up but, they do.

Nonetheless, I flew upstairs, checked the bedrooms and could hear her meowing (LOUDLY!) but, couldn't find her! I finally found her in the walk-in attic! I opened the door and she walked out, continuing to meow at me, all the way down the stairs and into her litter box!

When the housekeepers come, she always hides in a box in my closet. Evidently, they went to our bedroom first to clean and she wouldn't go past them to get in her box so, she ran upstairs. 

When she came out of her litter box, she went for her water bowl and then got right in Ray's lap. She quickly got over her angst!

Happy Sunday!

Dec 02, 2018 07:38 AM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Debe Maxwell, CRS cutest assistance ever!  I am right there with you on clearing out the clutter but none of my assistants have been very helpful (LOL)

Dec 02, 2018 11:26 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good afternoon Debe - that is a priceless.  She really had rough day watching all of this.

Dec 02, 2018 12:54 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Debe

We didn’t invite our 2 fur babies to help us with our closet cleaning for 2 different sets of donations - amazing how much stuff we have to share!

Some assistants just have less energy than others do, don’t they?! Cute photo!

Jeff

Dec 04, 2018 09:32 PM