Lightening your life: What about the holidays and family
photos?
I have always enjoyed various holidays and the decorating
that goes with them. When I had a large
home and lots of space; I had lots of stuff for decorating. And I mean lots with Easter being my favorite.
As I have been ‘lightening’ my life, I have
made many tough decisions and I had what I thought was just a few things in one
and a half boxes of holiday stuff I thought I needed. I made the decision that I did not and now I will
enjoy going places and seeing things that are holiday related vs. having my own
holiday stuff at home. Again, it wasn’t
a lot but it did help me eliminate even more for donation (many items were
collectable).
Now, the family photo albums and
baby books…that is now in 5 brown boxes and I am fortunate that I have a
parent that has agreed to keep it until I get settled somewhere. I also know that those need to be brought
down to just one box and scanning all of the photos is the answer. This is not something I look forward to but I
have my sibling that will take that on at some point; currently looking into
services that do just that. And having
everything on disc and/or electronically is maybe the final frontier of ‘stuff’
that can be eliminated and maybe more useful.
I can tell you that I do not dwell in the past nor do I look at family
photos but having them is important and I understand and appreciate that—now to
just do it.
How do handle the holidays and your family photos? I look forward to your emails and learning
from you. lisa@lisaturnbull.com
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