I am motoring along with my Lent mission - today is the 11th day (Sundays don't count for Lent) and I'm almost on track. I've disposed of 3 bags from the linen cupboard, 3 bags from the study, 1 bag from the bathroom cabinet and 1 bag from the filing cabinet. I still have 3 bags to go to be up to date which will be caught up easily when I continue on with the study this week.
The most interesting thing about this project is the decisions about what to keep and what to let go of. I am somewhat of a hoarder particularly when it comes to memorabilia. I have already accumulated a large collection for Noah and he's not even 3. I think it stems from the fact that my parents seemed to be the opposite and I was always envious of people whose parents had kept every drawing, every home-made card, school projects, toys, books and even baby clothes. I have spent a great deal of time as an adult searching for books that I loved as a child and restocking my bookshelves with them.
Wanting to eliminate 'stuff' from our lives means I am having to challenge my ideas of what is important. I have boxes filled with diaries, photos and old letters from boyfriends and high school friends (before everyone just face booked and emailed). My husband and I have been together for 9 years and I'm sure my kids will never be interested in my life before Daddy so I guess it's time to throw them away. Or is it?? They are a part of my history, a part of what makes me who I am. I never look at them except when the annual spring clean comes around and then I have a flick through and they take me back to different times and different life experiences which I really enjoy.
I'm stuck on this one, I think I'll have to give it more thought. I'd hate to regret my decision and one day wish I had kept it all. This my friends is the catch cry for every hoarder 'What if I need/want it one day'??!!!!!
What do you think??
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I've faced this dilemma. I went through and sorted out which are the memories I'd like to keep - so the letters that were about a schoolgirl fight were tossed and the ones about how fabulous a weekend was were kept. But then going through them again a few years later they get culled back even more to just a few precious memories. It's definitely hard.
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