Works For Me Wednesday – Thing Exchange

Food wasn’t the only thing cooking* this past week– so was my brain! I came up with this brilliant idea.

Since it is Works for Me Wednesday which is hosted by Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer, I thought I’d share the idea.

What about having a “thing” exchange?
There are things I’d love to use once in a while but don’t want to/can’t afford to pay for them.

First, I made a list of all the things I am willing to loan.

Like my . . .

• waffle iron
• curling iron
• Book: How To Go To College Almost For Free (didn’t help me so much, but I’m willing to lend it)
• candy molds
• tiny muffin pans
• bear shaped muffin pan
• 3”x5” loaf pans
• in fact just about any pan I own!

Second, get my friends to make up similar lists.

Things I’d like to see on my sister’s list:

• Crockpot (which is cleaned and returned back to her)
• Sticker-maker
• Heart-shaped pan
• Springform pan

Third, make some kind of “where’s the thing” list.

Perhaps create check-out cards similar to those library books used to have. (If you are too young to know what that means, do a google search.)

I’d prefer to go electronic. I could create a thing exchange blog. My friends and I could list our things online, make requests, reservations, and times to pick up the item. We could even post tips about our things.

And I’d like to include a wish list. I’d put breadmaker and decent iron on my list.

Hey, this works for me. I’ll let you know if my friends are willing to let it work for them too.

Be sure to check out Rocks in My Dryer for more tips.

* I made apricot salsa chicken, chili, roast with potatoes and carrots, burritos, BBQ chicken. With the exception of the burritos the rest was cooked in crockpots. Since its been too hot to cook on the stove, I borrowed my sister’s crockpot and used two at the same time.

That’s fair since she borrowed my waffle iron.