I spent the better part of my day sorting, not my favorite thing in the world really.  I was in the garage opening boxes to sift through the contents and decide whether it was worth bringing along on the next part of our journey.  I got rid of the business card of the Tattoo and piercing parlor in Germany that I got a belly ring from when I was 16.  It was removed 1 week later when my parents saw it.  I threw out all of the CD covers to the CD’s that I haven’t owned or seen in years.  I even let go of my snowboard boots, all of the movie tickets from highschool, our utility and credit card statements from the past 5 years and a candle holder from my wedding.  That’s just the tip of the ice berg.

From there I set 4 different pieces of furniture out onto our lawn, advertised them all on craigslist as free, and am now looking at an empty yard.

5 bags of clothing has been given to salvation army.  A few more have already begun to accumulate.  I feel so much lighter already.  Here’s what changed in my mind.  I stopped wondering,’ what if I need this stuff later?  What if I fit into it in 5 years?  What if there’s an occasion I need this for?’  I started looking at everything objectively with one thought,’ Could someone be using this right now since I’m not?’  The answer was more often yes than it wasn’t.

The sloughing of stuff makes me feel like my life is more about people and my journey and less about the objects that I carry around that own me.

Oh and we ARE moving, in 2 weeks.  More on that to follow.