We have had relatives die in the last few years and have had to clean out homes of piles of Stuff. And every time, we are reminded that we don't want to leave all our piles for someone else to clean out, and we go on a mission to clean cupboards, storage sheds and closets of Stuff, a lot of which seems to have just come into our house unbidden(Where DID we get that thing???) and has stayed to live with us. So once again we have a huge pile of stuff to add to the estate sale that soon will become necessary. It is my goal to have only the things that we actually use, or love.
I have found that some things are Necessary ( like that punch bowl that only gets used once every few years, but which I would have to go and buy again or rent if I didn't have it, even tho I don't use them often, so they must stay, but if a thing can't give me a good reason for being, out it goes. There will be someone else who will be glad to have it.
It is a very freeing feeling to be rid of the albatross of possessions that you don't need, but still maintain just because you always have. (I have friends who pay rent on storage buildings for years and have never been back to even look at the stuff--what is that all about?)
But of course there are those art supplies and junk in my studio.......precious stuff, every bit of it.
