Len and I sold our commercial property in December because we’re relocating. We thought we knew where, but it’s still somewhat of a moving target — we’ll let you know when we figure that piece out.
We intended to put our home on the market April 1, but due to unforeseen circumstances (including four weeks in a non-weight-bearing cast), we’re currently making up for lost time getting our home ready to put on the market.
One of the items on our to-do list was to empty the attic space over the garage. In twenty years of living at the same address, things accumulate — big time! When Len got up there to clear it out, he discovered that:
Literally, we don’t have any bats in our belfry — or attic, as the case may be.
Figuratively we just might be crazy — or at the very least, eccentric!
We created three sections in the garage to sort items: donate, throw, keep.
As a minimalist [who’s married to a maximalist], I don’t want to be possessed by possessions, so for something to make it into the keep section took quite a bit of negotiation on Len’s part because I want the next chapter of our lives to be footloose and fancy-free.
Are you more of a keeper or a thrower?
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Originally published on Tuesdays with Laurie
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