Fall Cleanup
Found the perfect weekend to clean out dresser drawers and closets. The Salvation Army should love me. Managed to fill seven garbage sacks with no longer used items and placed them at the donation dumpster. I’m guilty of being a pack rat. It pains me to let go and get rid of things. Although it was hard work and I didn’t catch much of a break—I enjoyed traveling down the “past” memory road. There was a t-shirt that I had saved from the 6th grade that was discarded into the trashcan. The shirt was from the sugar and spice softball league championship. Many years later, my son wore it for his night-night shirt. It was heavily worn and had softened from the numerous washings. Why I saved it…I will never know?
As I cleaned out the linen closet, I found towels and wash cloths that were issued while serving the US Navy. If those white towels and cloths hadn’t been used since leaving the military…then, why have them taking up space? Found a maternity bra that will definitely no longer be put to use. It was crazy to find all the horded junk packed away. My dresser drawers and closets are so clean and tidy—it’s almost scary. ha
My house feels like it has lost a few hundred pounds. It will be nice to get my garage cleaned and organized. My next project will be cleaning out the storage shed. Once I have everything organized, I’m going to keep it that way (hopefully). It drives me nuts trying to find something that has been stored away or misplaced. There’s a box of letters that were written to me while I was in the military. I’ve thought long and hard about getting rid of them. No clue as to why I’ve kept them, but they will soon find the dumpster as their home. What purpose do they serve other than taking up much need space on my shelf in the garage? No one will care about any of those letters when I’m dead and gone. I keep trying to convince myself…GET RID OF UNWANTED OR UNUSED CRAP!!!! I may throw a celebration at my house when all is clean.