I love this post Margie at Fueled by Chocolate. All of us at one time or another will be or have been faced with the challenge of downsizing. Some of us know we will have to help others face this daunting task. Margie talks about doing just this. I hope you enjoy and gain some tips. See you tomorrow. Pamela
I’m helping my Dad downsize. He will probably be moving to smaller living quarters in the not too distant future. The ‘weeding’ process isn’t easy for him. He has a strong attachment to just about everything old in his apartment. His bonds to the distant past grow stronger, as the memories of the near past […]
via He said, “I Don’t Want the Chicken” — Fueled by Chocolate
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The things we keep vs the things we let go are very curious, aren’t they. I did a massive purge last summer as we were planning a move, and I came across a teeny, tiny pairs of everyday mittens one of my children had used. They weren’t homemade, there was nothing special about them, and if they’d been put in the same place as all the other mittens many moons ago, they’d have gone to the community store. But, here they were some 13-14 years later in a different spot. I looked at them as my pushing-six-foot-tall teenaged son walked by, and there was no way they could leave in the purge at this point. They were a reminder of sweet little ones who giggled and pitter-pattered around the house, not the yelling, eye-rolling, “Geesh, mom” beasts who now dwell here…They are lovely, just in a very different way.
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You know you need to do something special with those mittens. Use them in a your winter or holiday decor.
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I could make ornaments out of them 😊
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that would be a great way to enjoy them.
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I just had to read this one! Yup the chicken caught my eye immediately. It was a great post to read. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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I thought of you each time I saw it too. Glad you enjoyed it.
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The Portuguese chicken caught my eye! In my opinion, colourful crafts from trips can be fun to look at for years, but when you start seriously downsizing, some of them very obviuosly become top candidates .
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I have to admit it caught my eye as well.
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I think my grandmother almost enjoyed the process of downsizing when she moved into her apartment from the big house – she did an amazing job of it.
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I can relate to that. When you are ready for a change then change can be freeing and easy.
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Thanks for reblogging my post, though you likely had to do it in a round about way because I don’t have the reblog button activated!
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View in reader and there is a share button. Thanks for much for allowing me to share it.
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