First, you should know that the green vase is my favoritest vase ever. I promise to give away all other vases I find around the house in exchange for this one. And since I'm keeping it, I need to actually use it and look at it because I love it so much. Why do I put things I love where I can't see them?
Um, exercise band...I can't remember the last time I used it so it's a good thing Ian found it. He swears he didn't put it in the box to trick me into exercising...he actually thought I'd get rid of it right away. Ha! I'm going to use it while I watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The candle in the jar...well, who gets rid of perfectly good candles? My mom gave it to me and it smells nice. I promise to burn this until it's gone and then give the jar to the goodwill.
The square pillar candle has special memories for me. I like to look at it and remember those fun times. But candles are meant for burning and I've had this one for ten years. I think it's time to separate the object from the memories. I lit it last night and felt pretty good about it.
And finally, the two tiny jars of paint. You should know: I love to build and paint old timey monster models. Except, in the few years I've been collecting them, I haven't finished any. This has been a priority that got pushed aside by non-priorities for years. Ian put these paints in here to get me to work on a monster model this month. I'm super excited to make some progress and show you one of my very favoritest hobbies.
Here's one of my grandpa's models for your viewing pleasure:
Anyway, I wasn't sure what to expect but this little game turned out to be really informative. It forced me to see things clearly, both the physical objects and the reasons I'd given for keeping them. It also helped me be objective which is the biggest hurdle in giving my stuff away.
I highly recommend you try a similar project. It's fun and enlightening. I'm already excited to see what Ian puts in the box for October!
I'm going to do something kinda similar and box up everything I "absolutely cannot" live without - and then see if I actually missed it by the end of the month.
ReplyDeleteI'm breaking out in emotional hives just thinking about it. But. We'll see!
And I love that vase! We have zero vases and it makes me sad - I love vases - so whenever one of us brings in flowers they end up in the old cracked pitcher where I keep my paintbrushes ... but then my paintbrushes have nowhere to live.
(I love, love, love your monsters, and the story behind them.)