Selling house, changing lifestyle

WE danced a jig in the front yard as the stuff was auctioned off.

It was 'stuff'.......stuff that had been taking up space for years. Stuff that we thought was necessary----even though it hadn't been used routinely. Stuff that we soon learned had been a burden.

It was so liberating to get rid of that stuff.......we sold everything!

It was like a huge weight lifted off our shoulders. It's so liberating to get rid of all that 'stuff' collected over the years and never used. We've never regretted it.

I haven't done it, but my mom and dad did. Huge house with lots of mementos and what not. Mom was the sentimentalist, and dad was the practical one. They wound up giving most of the memorable items to family. Their thoughts were "why should we wait until we're dead for these things to pass on to our heirs?". I still have my great grandma's china along with several other items that have a lot of meaning.

Mom and dad did great. Once on a while, they'd stop by for a holiday, and you would see mom's eyes light up when she'd get the china out for Thanksgiving or Christmas meals. They full timed for eight years before mom passed away. Dad is 85, and still going strong. He doesn't miss being encumbered with "stuff".

By the way, thanks for your service in Korea. My son spent a year there also.