The boxes have been filled, the truck was filled and then emptied. Hours were invested. And now, my house is practically empty.
Our lease expires this Saturday. I have one day left at work before I transfer. We’re trying to clean the house a little at a time. Friday, I’ll be cleaning like a mad woman. Luckily, Mom is coming up to help me clean. (I think I might send the kids to the park with Scott so we can be more effective cleaning.)
We sit at a card table with folding chairs for meals. We sit on the floor to watch TV. We sleep on air and foam mattresses. The kids are limited to toys that fit in two medium boxes. We each have a plate, and bowl, and one cooking dish.
All of this has made me wonder :
How much stuff do we really need in our lives? Are we just filling mental and emotional voids?
I definitely own more items than is necessary. We gave away a few car loads of items to GoodWill. But Scott and I would love to go through and dejunk. There are things that have been in storage or the back corner of a cupboard for the last 2 years that we haven’t touched or even thought about.
I pass a few homeless people every day on my way to work. They stand on corners with signs asking for anything. But what is it they really need? Do they need water? warm blankets? canned goods? books?
We spend so much time caring for, sorting, and tending to stuff. Imagine life without so much.
2 comments:
Yeah, I definitely think we own a lot more stuff than we really need. It makes you wonder whether owning so much stuff really makes things simpler or just makes life more complicated. I'm grateful for what I have and what I've been given, but is it possible to be given too much or to be over-blessed in life?
We just went through this same thing with our move. We got rid of a TON of stuff, and it felt great. Now we know what is in every box, and we are sure that we need to keep it. There was so much stuff that I said, "Oh we never use that, so let's put it in the closet." Why did we keep it then?? :) I'm with ya.
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