23.11.2008
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.clean sweep.
So, my plans for a gigantic garage sale are going well, except for one problem... I'm having trouble getting rid of things! I throw myself full-on into the project, but at the end of a time, I see that the keep pile and the "to go" pile continue to end up about even. This is still harder than I thought.
One redeeming factor though, I have absolutely amazing friends. I shared with the girls last night my dilemma, and they popped right out with huge offers of help. Their eyes gleaming a bit in the light, they started spouting out ways to help in the cause. Before I knew it, we had set up the plan for an enormous sifting of my belongings, a la "clean sweep".
It will be hard and grand to have the girls come over and go through in a pragmatic sort of a way "this is ridiculous, you need to get rid of it", to things that I have attached myself to that simply drag me into chaos. I'm finding this tough already! How much more so when they grab my beloved (insert useless piece of crap here, that I probably already have at least 2 of!), and question me about it. Up to this point, I've been doing what's simply natural - getting rid of things I no longer want or like. And getting rid of some things that fall into neither category, I simply don't need them. But really, none of it has been any sort of sacrifice. No weighing of things in light of the necessary question "is this item holding me back from fulfilling my promise to be light enough possessions-wise for Him to pluck me out of one way into another?" I may not end up with only what I could carry with me on an airplane, but I trust I'll be a whole lot closer to that than my current ability to fit myself into an enormous extra large u-haul.
Silly, I know, but I was really inspired the other night, when I thought of the character Rose Tyler from Dr. Who (yes, i quickly fall into geekdom). Had she clung to loads of nothings, what sort of adventures could she really have thrown herself into? Where I'm at now, had I been in her shoes, my call would be "ok, hold on a bit, i've got to sort some things out first", and off would the opportunity slip from my reach. So, on with the sweep!
On a side note, if you're near San Diego around the second weekend in January, come by the incredible garage sale. If weather agrees, we could share delicious lemonade in the sun, though being mostly san diegans, we'd probably be wearing warm fuzzy sweatshirts and cozy boots as the temp might go below 19C!
So, my plans for a gigantic garage sale are going well, except for one problem... I'm having trouble getting rid of things! I throw myself full-on into the project, but at the end of a time, I see that the keep pile and the "to go" pile continue to end up about even. This is still harder than I thought.
One redeeming factor though, I have absolutely amazing friends. I shared with the girls last night my dilemma, and they popped right out with huge offers of help. Their eyes gleaming a bit in the light, they started spouting out ways to help in the cause. Before I knew it, we had set up the plan for an enormous sifting of my belongings, a la "clean sweep".
It will be hard and grand to have the girls come over and go through in a pragmatic sort of a way "this is ridiculous, you need to get rid of it", to things that I have attached myself to that simply drag me into chaos. I'm finding this tough already! How much more so when they grab my beloved (insert useless piece of crap here, that I probably already have at least 2 of!), and question me about it. Up to this point, I've been doing what's simply natural - getting rid of things I no longer want or like. And getting rid of some things that fall into neither category, I simply don't need them. But really, none of it has been any sort of sacrifice. No weighing of things in light of the necessary question "is this item holding me back from fulfilling my promise to be light enough possessions-wise for Him to pluck me out of one way into another?" I may not end up with only what I could carry with me on an airplane, but I trust I'll be a whole lot closer to that than my current ability to fit myself into an enormous extra large u-haul.
Silly, I know, but I was really inspired the other night, when I thought of the character Rose Tyler from Dr. Who (yes, i quickly fall into geekdom). Had she clung to loads of nothings, what sort of adventures could she really have thrown herself into? Where I'm at now, had I been in her shoes, my call would be "ok, hold on a bit, i've got to sort some things out first", and off would the opportunity slip from my reach. So, on with the sweep!
On a side note, if you're near San Diego around the second weekend in January, come by the incredible garage sale. If weather agrees, we could share delicious lemonade in the sun, though being mostly san diegans, we'd probably be wearing warm fuzzy sweatshirts and cozy boots as the temp might go below 19C!
1 comments:
so how come you havent wrote back, huh?
happy new year!
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