Haven’t been posting much, life is pretty hectic at the moment. Miss lazy sundays lounging in bed with my girl. Not a lot of time for mulling and pondering, just doing!
It’s been an interesting time, the contrasts are huge. A thousand details to take care of in order to divest ourselves of this life we lead. It’s amazing how much of an army it takes just to live. I really thought my life was simple. Little house, two grown boys who do their own thing, a sole person business out of my home… what could be simplier?
HA Instead there’s a big reality check happening, and am realizing that there’s a long way to go to that simple life! I do embrace and look forward to it. There’s a huge sense of freedom and relief that i imagine i will feel…as i’m feeling it already.
So to the right is what we are taking (minus the chair, plus a dog missing in the picture). That’s it, life whittled down to 10 or so bins. It’s going to be an interesting test in kim’s lifelong nature of keeping stuff. I look forward to the challenge! (i think!).
The process has brought to light something of interest. Previous to this i was not only the keeper of my precious stuff, i was somehow the keeper of the family stuff (probably self appointed).
Through grandparents passing on, parents moving to the west indies, and me the most stable in terms of owning home ground, i seemed to amass all of the family “stuff” as well. What’s been brought to light, is my brother has somehow taken on that role, and is now i think officially the family keeper of stuff. WOW!
What’s also come to light is i can step away from the “responsible one” roll in said family. Who knew i could do that? I’m actually leaving town a few weeks before my mother has hip replacement surgery… guilt free. (Well as guilt free as kimi gets).
Not that i didn’ t have many moments of angst about it. But i talked to my mother, then my sister called… she’s going to come down, and also my brother/wife are convincing me he and family will rally…. and i’m actually imagining that that’s ok.
SO i head off into the sunset guilt free…. WOW again. Maybe i’m just overwhelmed with all that’s going on, maybe i’ve lost my mind temporarily, maybe i’ll get an aftershock, or maybe just maybe.. pigs fly?
April 5th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Our lives accumulate so much junk - literally emotionally, physically. I would think fears aside that it must be absolutely joyful to shed so much stuff and set out on a new adventure. I am a wee bit (ok a lot envious).
April 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I would completely be for downsizing my life…but where would I put my yarn???
April 10th, 2009 at 12:39 am
in a trailer behind a trailer?