On the "cleaning out stuff" front...
We've sold or given away the following this weekend:
1 baby swing (have another cleaned up & ready to list)
1 infant car seat (have another ready to list)
1 crib mattress
1 grill
toys :) not a lot but enough to make a difference!
decorations
1 boppy pillow
This may not look like a lot to you but it's a big deal for me. It's liberating to free yourself from under some 'stuff' that you don't really need. A reminder to make more room for the important stuff & to trust Him to provide just what this family needs. In doing this I've had to realize the following....
The 'stuff' doesn't make the memories. WE make the memories. The car seat that carried home my babies from the hospital doesn't hold any real value...it's a heart memory, not a physical memory. Having the tangible 'evidence' doesn't make it any more or less real or dear to me. And it's going to carry home the dear infant for another young couple...now THAT'S endearing!
Here's to becoming STUFF-LESS! (& have I mentioned that the only item I've purchased in the process was one I thought about and waited to buy for 3 days to make sure I still thought I needed it? yay me!).
1 comment:
I'm so not a stuff person. I find that in a lot of cases I'm not sentimental enough. It would have never occurred to me to hang on to the car seat I brought the kids home in. I, too, find it liberating when I get rid of things. I think it's funny when you say Stuff makes you feel safe and secure. This is a totally foreign concept to me. Empty space makes me feel good. Rooms with big open spaces make me feel like I can breath easier. Closets with empty space make me feel light and unburdened. I find myself asking Steve a lot, "Can't we just throw that away?" Thank you for an enlightening look at the other side. Hopefully it will help me be more understanding when he doesn't want to get rid of things.
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