We live is a 2 bedroom garden level apartment where it can feel crowded quickly. Two weeks ago Totally Joyful and I cleaned out our storage unit by bringing some the goodies home. (Yep, home to the "it can feel crowded quickly" apartment.) So, we're going back to ground zero before we start another project.
The most overwhelming pile of Stuff is ALL the PAPERWORK that breds. My part is finally combining his and her files. (Because we've been married about a year. I think it's a safe bet I'm not going anywhere for a spell.) Totally Joyful's part is going through boxes of his ancient papers to find lots of stuff we can get rid of.
While sorting, filing, purging we found some great treasures. His grandparents Wedding Certificate... Profile pictures he took with his mom for a dating site 16 years ago... The newsletters from my elementary school... My doodled-everywhere school folders from high school... Things you just can't get rid of now, you've had them for so long they've become a time capsule.
But the best treasure we found...
"The Exciting Life of the Writer of this Autobiography" written by Betsy Rackliffe in 8th grade. PRICELESS!
OH MY GOSH! Did you know that by the time I was 14 I had had 13 boyfriends!!! (I only know this because it's in the autobiography.) What a wonderful read and funny story to share with Totally Joyful. I think I'll see if #Cuteness wants to read it. (I did write it by hand in a very loopy cursive at the same age she is now.)
Emptying boxes is a good way to clean your space and your mind. It makes room for the new to come in. But just make sure you don't through it all away. You want to save some things to laugh at and remark about how much things have changed.
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