Simplify, simplify. ~ Thoreau

girl_dee · 03-21-2011, 09:40 AM

Diva I love the link you posted, especially the cookbook!

for me, I lost material things in a Katrina. I lost all the things I thought I "Could not live without";

my Disney salt and pepper shakers
Boat (that was a hard one)
ceramic knick knack thing that lived by the door for 10 years
rock collection
CD's
softball gear
etc....

Of course I could live without them! I can't tell you how good it feels not really feeling connected to *things* anymore. I still have sentimental items that I hold close but the unimportant clutter is gone and I realized the memories are never lost.

What I hold dear now are people, and the memory of the one special friend that I lost in the storm, not knick knacks. The memory of a City I loved before the storm changed everything. The what nots just don't matter anymore. Simplifying feels great!

03-21-2011, 09:40 AM	#1
girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,831 Times in 13,908 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	Diva I love the link you posted, especially the cookbook! for me, I lost material things in a Katrina. I lost all the things I thought I "Could not live without"; my Disney salt and pepper shakers Boat (that was a hard one) ceramic knick knack thing that lived by the door for 10 years rock collection CD's softball gear etc.... Of course I could live without them! I can't tell you how good it feels not really feeling connected to things anymore. I still have sentimental items that I hold close but the unimportant clutter is gone and I realized the memories are never lost. What I hold dear now are people, and the memory of the one special friend that I lost in the storm, not knick knacks. The memory of a City I loved before the storm changed everything. The what nots just don't matter anymore. Simplifying feels great!