IF LIST OF THINGS TO DO INCLUDES TIDYING UP, HELPING OTHERS ...Byline: - Jenifer Hanrahan Just about everybody has a list of ``things to do'' that never get done lurking See lurk. (messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. in their guilt-ridden adj. 1. mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt . Adj. 1. guilt-ridden - feeling or revealing a sense of guilt; "so guilt-ridden he could not face his father" subconscious subconscious: see unconscious. . It's a good bet that ``clean out the closet'' and ``lose weight'' may fall somewhere in the top 10, right alongside ``scrub grout'' and ``learn a foreign language.'' Here's a good reason to check at least two of those items off the list. ``Suited for Success,'' a program begun by Weight Watchers magazine and Goodwill Industries International, is seeking clothes, shoes and accessories suitable for the workplace for women getting off of welfare and re-entering the job force. ``Millions of women throw away clothes each year for a number of reasons - losing weight, updating their wardrobe A wardrobe (sometimes called an "armoire") is a cabinet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the , cleaning their closets,'' said Kate Greer, editor in chief of Weight Watchers magazine. ``By merging our network of ... loyal readers with Goodwill's 187 regional centers, we knew we could create a successful and far-reaching program to help women get back into the workplace.'' Goodwill Industries International is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that provides job training, employment and placement for more than 200,000 people a year. For more information about Suited for Success or to donate clothing, call (800) 664-6577. |
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