Moving is Tiring and Hard Work

Let’s just say I am tired.  I actually have muscles that hurt on top of other muscles.  We started moving in on May 20th.  I thought that it would make it so much easier to start early and I guess it did.  Right now the way I feel I might would say it did not make it easier, it just made it longer.

The Last Supper 

Last night at 08:30 we blew the garage out for the last time and ate a Mcwonderful salad at the bar for the last time.  I can really say I am not sad about that.  I am sad about leaving the two Great Horned Owls that I have listened to for the last 16 years.  They actually came to the old house a talked to us for a long while last night.  I am also going to miss the backyard.

What I Will Miss

My garden that I planted on Good Friday looks the best I have ever seen.  My blueberry bushes are full and the cucumbers are going crazy.  I have never been able to get squash out of the garden but the zucchini is already prolific.  Zinnias are everywhere because they seeded themselves last year and the wind really blew them around.  It is the best and colorful to boot.

Keeping Things Is Stessful

I hope the new family will love it as much as we did, but I am ready to move on to a new place and reduce our stuff.  We have a lot of junk, too much.  I realize a lot of it has become a burden.  I had kept things that needed to be fixed.  I kept things that were too small.  I kept things that has some sort of emotional pull string.  It was a lot of things to pack up.  It was also a lot of things I was storing in the attic and garage.  None of it was meaningful and none of it was worth the stress I got from  moving it around or storing it.  We actually entertained the idea of getting a storage unit.  We were actually going to store some of our junk.  The fact that we even consider this makes me want to gasp!

Looking At Our Belongings Realistically

After really thinking about the situation and looking at the stuff we had left to move we asked ourselves it the things left to move were worth keeping.  NO was the final answer.  We took two truckloads of things to the Habitat Re-Store.  As the trucks left I felt a burden being lifted off of my shoulders.  I am talking about a “sigh of relief” like nothing I have ever experienced before.  I was letting go of stuff that did not matter.

What Matters Most

My husband matters most, my children, their spouses, our grandchildren matter most.  Not the stuff that I put in the back of a truck for families that may REALLY need it.  People matter more than things.  I have not used some of the things in the back of that truck since 2000.  I do not think I will need it tomorrow.

How Can We Help Ourselves

I am sure you have heard a lot about more simple living.  The minimalist attitude has been talked about a lot.  I can really relate to the burden of owning stuff.  Cars have to be maintained.  Boats have to be maintained.  Toys have to be maintained.  Junk in my house has to be stored, moved and also maintained.  I do not want to be doing that all the time.  So what do I want?  Well I want to travel.  I do not want to be constantly bound by my house and the stuff that is inside our walls. I want to enjoy the people around my life.  I want to meet my neighbors and appreciate the outdoors.  I want to enjoy life without the burden of things and belongings. I am singing the song, “Just Let It Go” in my head right now.  I want to let go of things that do not matter.  Honestly, Janet