Re: Things you collect?

From: Anne Vasquez (annevasquez_at_NOSPAMhotmail.com)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:55:46 GMT

When my daughter and I moved out here, we brought only what would fit in
my Toyota stationwagon, including 3 small dogs. Believe me, picking and
choosing what to keep was hard! All the photo albums came along, as
well as representative items with sentimental value, our computers (sans
one monitor), and clothes. That's it. While I sometimes still feel
nostalgic for some of the things we left behind, I've found starting
fresh and uncluttered to be a good thing, in general. Then again, we
left behind a lot of chaos and bad stuff too.

Anne

CyberCafe wrote:

>
> LizzieB wrote:
>
>
>>CyberCafe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I think you
>>>have to be mentally ready to give up some of your possessions.
>>
>>I totally agree. I was just saying that *now* I am mentally ready, but
>>it doesn't hurt my heart to see it gone.
>>
>>Some of the stuff--I finally had to admit that the memories it brought
>>back were not good ones, so...why am I keeping stuff that makes me sad?
>>
>>In a lot of ways it's hard to admit that a chapter of your life is
>>closing (whether you want it to or not) and you haven't finished writing
>>it. On the other hand, as ANOTHER fortune cookie saying I have on my
>>computer says: Bury your unworkable dreams or they will surely bury
>>you. That's what I've done--bury unworkable dreams.
>>
>>I ask myself, "If this were lost in a fire or flood, how would I feel
>>and would I miss it?" Most of the time, the answer is no. If the
>>answer is yes, I'm not ready for it to go.
>
>
> My gosh, we think alike! The only things I would grab in a fire is the
> pictures although my kids have copies (of a majority of the pics) we gave
> them as Christmas presents a few years ago and probably my genealogy because
> that has taken so many years to compile. Otherwise, grab the wedding rings
> and I'm out of here. The rest can burn, float, or fly away.
>
> Barb
>
>
>>
>>But again, you're right. You really have to be mentally ready for it.
>>
>>LizzieB.
>>PS Love CleanSweep, but I do agree that they're hard on people--but
>>where the heck are they gonna put all that stuff if they keep it???
>
>

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