Slowly we inch toward completion of our home. The white walls gleam and contrast nicely
with the other room colors. Of all the
spaces, the back hall to the garage came out the best with its fresh paint and
new art. New carpet there next.
Nothing’s really new here but paint, yet we have taken two
and a half truckloads to the thrift shop and everything is changed. Simpler.
Less furniture, less art, and less everything. Yes, we still have too many tchotchkes. We have begun letting go of all those
too. Letting go is an amazing thing from
the two of us who lost everything again and again. Now we are letting go of things
voluntarily. Change comes slowly to some
of us, and there are those like us who fight it tooth and nail.
Today I would like to make record photos of the finished
rooms, perhaps try out the new studio area, and dig around in the garage a bit. Maybe get rid of more stuff. Find my paints. Sometimes change is fun too.
The experts tell us that humans have a need to complete things. Looks like you are almost there. What an adventure you have had. My new mattress arrives today and I am having jitters. What if I don't like the big unweildy thing? Dianne
ReplyDeleteSo close. You are inspiring, I have taken several boxes of clothes and knickknacks to the gift shop for the SOS Clinic. They use the money they make to help fund the free clinic. Much better than collecting dust in my house. More to go. Like ripples in a pond you are.
ReplyDeleteIt looks lovely. I understand how hard it is to give up the "things" that we used to believe we HAD to have. We did it last summer and I expect there will be more "letting go" in my future too.
ReplyDeleteYour changes are inspiring. It would be good for most of us to have everything in our homes set out on the street only to bring back what we actually wanted and needed. No doubt most of our stuff could be left on the street. It's fun to see furniture moved from room to room and how it transforms a room when a new furniture piece comes in. I found your comments interesting about having lost everything several times in life and now struggling to let things go. I'm off now to throw all my stuff into the street.
ReplyDeleteI love to rearrange my rooms, particularly the art on the walls. It's fun.
ReplyDeleteI love your new header. Straw hats. It must be summer. BTW I got my Iris photo to load. The problem was me. I need to be patient.
ReplyDeleteReally annoyed. I gained lost and regained the same 3 lbs. Ordered a new scale today. Dianne
I believe it's harder for those who never had anything (material) in their youth, and those who lost everything many times (as you say) to let "stuff" go, but I've been learning myself how it really helps keep the cobwebs at bay. Your paint and decor look super as always regardless of how much stuff you still have. You have the knack.
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