After spending the weekend cleaning out the garage and finishing a couple of kids rooms I now am laughing hysterically at myself and some of the crazy things I've kept. Here's a partial list of some of the craziest...
Some of the crazy things I've kept...
A baggie (not the ziploc kind, but the one that "folds over" to close). In it were the "remains" of thread I picked out of a denim jacket that I re-made for my husband when we were dating. (I had changed the sleeves from denim to a lilac-colored corduroy...yep...it was that long ago...remember the "color-blocked" fad?). My reasoning"need to keep the thread in case I have to match it." Why I'd have to match it I have no idea
Ribbons and balloons from each of my children's baby showers (that would have been 3 out of 6 kids...imagine how many I'd had if I'd had baby showers for all SIX!)
DIAPERS...in each size... for each of the kids...so "they could see how little they were at one time". (Don't worry, I kept UNUSED diapers)
Streamers that came off my husband's truck from our wedding...very faded streamers, I might add.
Ribbons and wrapping paper from my bridal shower and wedding gifts. It almost seemed "wrong" to get rid of them...wouldn't that be like "dooming" the marriage? :-)
Birthday, wedding, Christmas, Easter, Valentine's Day , etc...cards... Some from people I can't recall who they are. (It's been a long time and I'm getting older...so that memory loss thing is setting in. :-) )
Decorating magazines from the early 90's...yeah...those dusty rose and wedgewood blue geese are really going to make a comeback here in the next few years...NOT!!!
Half-finished sewing projects I started 10+years ago...that none of my children even fit into any more...nor would I put them on them.
That was just PART of the list of things we cleared out of our garage. I personally liked the "thread" the best. I should have gotten a picture of that. :-) LOL But it's too late. It's gone with the other 7 garbage cans of stuff (which is not the end...just the beginning). It's amazing what has little sentimental value attached to it when it's been in the garage for years. It's not like I go out once a month to "touch" it all and reminisce over the "good old days." What's even more amazing is how GOOD it feels to not have to trip over it or look at the ugly cardboard boxes I put it in years ago...which were crushed by the sheer weight of junk saved in the box(es) above it.
Breathing a "sigh of relief"...and headed back to what's important....
My mom is a supreme pack rat because, "You never know when you may need this." I, on the otherhand, because of my frequent moving and traveling am NOT one. I am perfectly happy to give away/throw away things I haven't used in a year!
Hello,
It does feel great to have gotten rid of stuff huh? I have done that alot my self lately too. We just moved here in July of last year and it seemed like we moved all our junk, so I decided that slowly, one box at a time, I would start purging stuff and getting rid of it. I do want a need and organized garage.
It seems like I keep too much stuff and most of it is the kids, I have already gotten rid of my old memories, accept for a small box of reallllllly special stuff.
Thank for sharing.
Good luck on more sorting and getting rid of stuff.
Welcome to my blog...Why "gidget"? Well...my husband tried to teach me how to surf before we were married. I was lousy at it, but he called me his "gidget" and the name stuck.
Why "Treasure Trove"? I love sharing about my sweet little "treasures"...and God has blessed me beyond measure....and no, I didn't mean that to rhyme.
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