It has been a couple years of paying $45 a month to store our STUFF.
We moved from a lovely home that had so much space that there were spots that were never even stepped on or used.
I thought I had done a good job throughout the years, minimizing the STUFF. Don and I have been married for over 35 years so you can imagine we had accumulated years of family memories, holiday decorations, tools and general stuff that we knew that we might need some day.
One day we realized
the time had come for us to move.
We moved to a smaller house in town, we affectionately call it The Snuggery
snug·ger·y
ˈsnəgərē/
noun -- a cozy or comfortable place,
We moved 4 adult sized people into a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home.
It had been built in the 50's and is a charming little cottage.
Our dining room had a table for eating and
- his desk, huge plotter and filing cabinets.
It house was FULL.
Wow! That was a big change.
Initially, we had rented two storage units.
After some purging we were down to one.
This last Monday we emptied it out.
Our last child is moved out and married so Don and I get to have the place to ourselves now .. there is an upside to everything.
Don's survey business is in it's own room now. Wonderful.
Some pics of all the STUFF we think is so important ..
The piano had to stay
all the Lamplighter books had to stay.
As well as the doll house!
The ole blue rug, we couldn't possibly get rid of that.
Down at the bottom of the pile is the really cool camping box that Don made and that has been used in the family for over 40 years! Come on! How do you get rid of that??
Boxes full of memories, an old TV,
a full sized bed.
mementos
This is what it looks like now.
Don and I have mixed feelings. A person can get attached to things. They represent a life lived.
The kids, on the other hand, are singing hallelujahs because now they know they are not going to have to deal with all that stuff someday.
I think it's called life. I hope we are keeping what is truly important and letting go of the unnecessary. Likely in the end, I will wish I had kept some things I gave away, and wonder why I kept some of the things I kept.
But, I am not going to worry about that.
Overall, it is good to be FREE from those sheds.
They were good for a time and now we are done.
I vote we put the newly available $45 a month towards airplane tickets, gas and hotel rooms!
3 comments:
This makes me think of the Berenstain Bears book where they clean house, planning on a yard sale then take another look and put it all in the attic.
I second your vote for plane tickets!!
yea for tickets, gas, motel rooms...out with the old and on with the new..!!
Now you have room for even more NEW STUFF!! ;)
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