Then, we lived in a mission for a few years. What was ours and what was the missions soon began to blend. After that, we began to take a salary and save up for a down payment. Another year or so of frugal living, and we had a home of our own again. It was great! SO MUCH ROOM!! And of course, working at a mission, you have your choice of people`s garage sale leftovers...
One man`s junk is another woman`s treasure!
And the story of the binge begins...Our book collection exploded to half a dozen six-shelved bookcases in our study. It was wall to wall books, and we really love the look. It reminded me of this cozy coffee shop in Halifax that I intend to frequent. I
Now, if that were all we owned, it would be easy! But of course, we have collected so many possessions and memorabilia over the years, that we needed a GIANT purge! You would be amazed at what can fit in a 710 square foot house!
On the work front, we also had to sort, organize, delegate and purge. We wanted to leave a proper archive of the history of the Mission, as well as make sure we weren't taking things that weren't ours, or vice versa! Although, I must say, this extreme downsizing has pretty much made the latter a moot point!
So, as I said in my last blog post,
There are two things that we have been doing these past two months, both on a personal and professional level: 1) Sorting & purging, and 2) saying good-bye.
Our days have literally been filled with 12 or more hours of sorting, organizing, purging, cleaning, and saying good-bye. We are going to easily be able to fit everything we want to bring in the back of our car. Right now, our stash looks like this:
Imagine your life's possessions in 6 boxes?!If you could only keep one prized possession, what would you keep?
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