So as you may or may not know I am on vacation this week. I love taking the first week of the year off because it allows me to get a lot of things done that I wouldn't otherwise do. You see if I'm off in warm weather there is no way you are tying me down to stay inside. (Well, almost no way). As I have been taking a few hours each day to go through old storage containers and boxes to remove the excess and clutter I have come across a few things that I truly treasure. For the most part the stuff is going unless I can't bring myself to part with it. I mean the older I get the less I want to own quantity and prefer quality. Among the things I have found have been old love letters (Everyone has them don't they? Don't you just wonder why you really hang on to them though?), Pictures I had long forgotten about, a ring that held a promise of what might have been, a necklace that took me back to sweet sixteen and many other things. I also found a card from flowers I received at work once. They were from someone I think wanted more from me at that time than friendship, but fear and old ghosts kept me from pursuing it. I guess we'll chalk that one up in the regret category. I also found some old poetry I had written and some a friend had written, as well as this picture that was drawn for me by one of my favorite artists. It was his rendition of how he saw me back then. He's a dear friend and there is no way I could ever part with this. Now if he would just become famous so I could use it to my advantage.... just joking. Either way cleaning is good for the soul on many levels. It stirs up old feelings which can leave one lost and yet happy all at the same time. So this vacation when I'm asked where I went I think I'll just tell everyone I was a time traveler for a brief period of time. I traveled back over the years to the remnants of my life. My vacation is just a journey down memory lane with a little winter cleaning, both emotionally and aesthetically.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Memory Lane and Winter Cleaning.....
So as you may or may not know I am on vacation this week. I love taking the first week of the year off because it allows me to get a lot of things done that I wouldn't otherwise do. You see if I'm off in warm weather there is no way you are tying me down to stay inside. (Well, almost no way). As I have been taking a few hours each day to go through old storage containers and boxes to remove the excess and clutter I have come across a few things that I truly treasure. For the most part the stuff is going unless I can't bring myself to part with it. I mean the older I get the less I want to own quantity and prefer quality. Among the things I have found have been old love letters (Everyone has them don't they? Don't you just wonder why you really hang on to them though?), Pictures I had long forgotten about, a ring that held a promise of what might have been, a necklace that took me back to sweet sixteen and many other things. I also found a card from flowers I received at work once. They were from someone I think wanted more from me at that time than friendship, but fear and old ghosts kept me from pursuing it. I guess we'll chalk that one up in the regret category. I also found some old poetry I had written and some a friend had written, as well as this picture that was drawn for me by one of my favorite artists. It was his rendition of how he saw me back then. He's a dear friend and there is no way I could ever part with this. Now if he would just become famous so I could use it to my advantage.... just joking. Either way cleaning is good for the soul on many levels. It stirs up old feelings which can leave one lost and yet happy all at the same time. So this vacation when I'm asked where I went I think I'll just tell everyone I was a time traveler for a brief period of time. I traveled back over the years to the remnants of my life. My vacation is just a journey down memory lane with a little winter cleaning, both emotionally and aesthetically.
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Wow, I am impressed that you still have this. When I was visiting with Tammy during the holidays, I saw that she still has hers, also.
It might be worth all of $1.15 when I am gone.
To me it's worth more than money could ever mean to me. It's a treasured memory. Thanks Joe!
i love that picture. its cute. i had been cleaning alot too sheila. cleaning up good memories and bad. and moving. i'll email you my address soon. i moved becouse i wanted to. got tired of where i was living. cleaning and packing really do bring about the memories. i dumped alot too. sometimes i would wounder where all the trash and goodwill came from.
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