one way of downsizing......

we moved from a rental house that we had been in for over 17 years to a house we owned.  in that move, a box was lost that contained alot of beleek china.  some of it i purchased, but some of it my sister brought back from ireland.  there was also several pieces of china that had the beatrice potter motifs on them as well as a bunch of other glass items, some silk flowers and a huge vintage crowley cottage cheese can and aluminum tea kettle.....i had never found it during the stay in our home we bought.

 i was there for 3 1/2 years and even during the move to my new (rental) home, i was not coming across that box.  finally, as we were cleaning out the garage i spotted what i thought was it and voila!  yep, there it was!

 i had a sudden flash of remembering that i thought i had heard that box DROP when we moved out of the old old house.  i remember thinking i could not face opening it, just in case it WAS that box that had dropped so it did not come into the house.  and, there it had sat in the garage, hidden for a very long time.....only to be moved to THIS new garage for a while......but, i am really working hard on getting things gone through.....so......

 FINALLY today i had the courage to open that box.  yep.  yep, it HAD dropped.  yep, yep, MANY of the pieces were broken even though i had wrapped them.  yep, yep, my heart lurched, but not nearly as badly as i thought it would.  i set the broken things aside and focused on what was still intact.  i may choose to fix 2 of the things that broke, but only 2.  the rest will just go into the trash....

for me, that is a huge thing.  i hold so dearly so many memories tied to things.  i am really learning to let go of alot of stuff.  as i find myself clearing out belongings, i also find myself clearing out the clutter in my heart, mind and soul.  lots of junk getting kicked to the curb  ;o)  i am finding that i am really happy with what is staying.  inside my home, inside myself.....

downsizing.  just another way of downsizing.