Clutter.If you go by Oprah's rule, she says "toss out anything you haven't worn or used in year." So, I did. Well, sort of.I PACKED UP everything we haven't worn or used in a year. Greg put it in my trunk and told me to run it by Goodwill. The trunk is full, and I no longer have room for groceries back there. Stuff like:-Old clothes for the boys, that they maybe only wore a couple of times.-Old bedroom decor from Hayden's nursery.-The leather Buzz Lightyear toddler jacket, that Mom gave Griffin when he thought the guy was better than Santa.-The boys' Graco Stroller and matching carseat.-Toys the boys no longer play with.-And the list goes on and on and on...Needless to say, those items have been in my trunk for three weeks now. I've passed by Goodwill on several occasions, but I can't bring myself to part with my treasured items that we "haven't worn or used in a year."Why would I want to part with the monkey in surf shorts that has been part of Hayden's beach decor in his bedroom? The one he clutched from time to time? His room is now a sports theme, and the monkey got packed away.I can't say goodbye to the stroller that pushed around both of my sweet little boys, at malls, the neighborhood, and parades. When did they get too big for that thing anyway? Weren't they just eating cheerios from the stroller tray and gripping a sippy cup of milk?Or the toy lawnmower that makes my eardrums shake when it makes that popping noise as it is pushed. Used to drive me crazy, but the boys are too busy wrestling and making armpit noises to play with the once-loved toy.That Buzz Lightyear coat reminds me of the time we stood in line for an hour to see the famous Disney star, only to have Griffin bawl when it was his turn for an autograph. Greg snapped the picture, which looks like our 2-year-old at the time is getting a flu shot, not meeting his hero.I'm keeping these things in my trunk for now. Maybe I'll part with them, and maybe not.On second thought, what's Oprah know anyway?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
A Trunk Full of Memories
Clutter.If you go by Oprah's rule, she says "toss out anything you haven't worn or used in year." So, I did. Well, sort of.I PACKED UP everything we haven't worn or used in a year. Greg put it in my trunk and told me to run it by Goodwill. The trunk is full, and I no longer have room for groceries back there. Stuff like:-Old clothes for the boys, that they maybe only wore a couple of times.-Old bedroom decor from Hayden's nursery.-The leather Buzz Lightyear toddler jacket, that Mom gave Griffin when he thought the guy was better than Santa.-The boys' Graco Stroller and matching carseat.-Toys the boys no longer play with.-And the list goes on and on and on...Needless to say, those items have been in my trunk for three weeks now. I've passed by Goodwill on several occasions, but I can't bring myself to part with my treasured items that we "haven't worn or used in a year."Why would I want to part with the monkey in surf shorts that has been part of Hayden's beach decor in his bedroom? The one he clutched from time to time? His room is now a sports theme, and the monkey got packed away.I can't say goodbye to the stroller that pushed around both of my sweet little boys, at malls, the neighborhood, and parades. When did they get too big for that thing anyway? Weren't they just eating cheerios from the stroller tray and gripping a sippy cup of milk?Or the toy lawnmower that makes my eardrums shake when it makes that popping noise as it is pushed. Used to drive me crazy, but the boys are too busy wrestling and making armpit noises to play with the once-loved toy.That Buzz Lightyear coat reminds me of the time we stood in line for an hour to see the famous Disney star, only to have Griffin bawl when it was his turn for an autograph. Greg snapped the picture, which looks like our 2-year-old at the time is getting a flu shot, not meeting his hero.I'm keeping these things in my trunk for now. Maybe I'll part with them, and maybe not.On second thought, what's Oprah know anyway?
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