Sentimental Junk

When people hear about companies that pick up junk, it seems there might be a negative connotation or a sense of grossness to that. They take the word "junk" literal, not realizing a lot of the time what we're picking up are peoples favorite things. TVs they had for 20 years where they watched their favorite shows on. But over the years, the big box tvs have gone out of style (or will they come back in style soon!?). We pick up couches that families have raised their kids on. We pick up computer desks that once housed computers connecting to the internet on dial-up. It's hard for people to let go of some of the stuff we pick up. A lot of the stuff/junk is sentimental.

 Today we were lucky enough to go pick up an old TV from a couple with the most magnificent house in the middle of Seattle. Her backyard had Thornton Creek running through it but it looked like the most peaceful little flowing pond with a giant backyard for her adorable dogs. It looked like a bamboo forest. For a moment, we weren't in Pinehurst. Then she took us to her relaxation/yoga room where she had very fine live edge tree trunks shooting from the floor to the ceiling. It's going and seeing houses like this that makes our days a little different each time we head out to do some jobs. It's people like Yingshan that puts a smile on our face at the end of the day.