When we moved Mark's mother to assisted living nearly three years ago we knew we would eventually have to do something with her house, as she could no longer live alone. Mark never seemed to want to deal with it, until this month when a neighbor wanted to rent it. So I have spent the past 2 days working on getting things sorted and stored. Mark has been over a few times in the past few weeks, including with me yesterday. There are nearly 60 years of possessions in the house, so it is quite a challenge. At least Helen was quite neat and organized until the last months in her home. But sorting possessions can be very challenging, trying to contain the sentimentality without throwing away something the next generation might treasure. I found a few treasures I did not know about, and of course there are a few great antiques.
The other factor is the nearly 100 mile drive each way to work there. I have enjoyed the scenery, which doesn't really look like the picture. I have seen a number of deer.
Now I hope I stay inspired to minimize the clutter in my own house.
Shalom
Carol
4 comments:
it's so difficult to anticipate what might be precious later on. i really want to sort through our stuff, but i find myself staring at the contents of boxes, not knowing what to do...save? garage sale? donate? trash? having to sort through someone else's things would probably cure me of some of my ambivalence and indecision.
Sounds difficult Carol. It' makes me think about what is really important in our lives. Not stuff but people and memories. It's just hard to get rid of things when memories are associated.
What's wrong with me?? I love to sort, organize, and throw things away....Steve's lucky he's been around this long!
kris - are you free next week?
Post a Comment