Intro
I entered middle age a few years ago...okay, a little more than a few. Our daughters are 28 and 26. After they left, I cautiously redecorated their bedrooms. I did the usual, donated "Lucky" brand jeans (left from 3rd grade) and stuffed animals to a local thrift store. Next, I threw away countless plastic bags from "The Gap" and other retailers. Some of them included various amounts of change, which of course I took as my housekeeping fee. Every $6.40 helps!
I slowly bought new furniture items that I liked - a futon and frame, small roll-top desk, area rugs and lamps. One room was starting to resemble my new "office" which would double as a guest room when necessary. One morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, I heard (and felt) a very large boom-crash. I cautiously walked upstairs to find the dust clearing and about half of the ceiling of my new room on the floor. Ah, the joys of owning an antique house...
So long Cinderella
The project of the day was not a big one, but I got three grocery bags full of stuff to scrap. I finally got rid of the last kids VHS tapes. We do still have a way to play them - a very dusty VCR. It isn't attached to a TV anywhere, but it could be. I did separate out the ones that are home movies of our girls and I will get them put onto disk before the end of the year.
I was surprised how hard it was to let go of the Disney classic cartoons. Lady and the Tramp is full of happy memories on the family room couch with a bowl of popcorn. It's the same with Cinderella and Snow White (Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho it's off to work we go). I remember those from my own childhood and then again seeing them through my child's eyes.
A lot of this clutter-clearing project is intertwined with sweet memories. Maybe I'm afraid if I let go of the objects, there won't be anything to remind me of those long-ago moments.
The project of the day was not a big one, but I got three grocery bags full of stuff to scrap. I finally got rid of the last kids VHS tapes. We do still have a way to play them - a very dusty VCR. It isn't attached to a TV anywhere, but it could be. I did separate out the ones that are home movies of our girls and I will get them put onto disk before the end of the year. 
I was surprised how hard it was to let go of the Disney classic cartoons. Lady and the Tramp is full of happy memories on the family room couch with a bowl of popcorn. It's the same with Cinderella and Snow White (Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho it's off to work we go). I remember those from my own childhood and then again seeing them through my child's eyes.
1 comment:
But there will be something to remember them! YOU!! Those are some really sweet memories! And look, now you have a blog to share them with us!! Thanks! :-)
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