Digging Out

I have a very hard time getting rid of family things.   Each item has some kind of memory.  Somethings even still have a familiar smell.  It is amazing what won’t trigger a flash back to my childhood.

My house has been topsy turvy for a while now.  A few years ago my daughter was living in a dorm and ended up having to come home due to illness.  We moved her back home and all her stuff got dumped in the basement.  Because she was so sick I spent most of my time taking her to the ER or the doctors.  I never got to the basement to organize and figure out what to do with her stuff.

So, as time progressed.. so did the mess in the basement.  I just never could find the time to get down there and straighten it out.  I was busy with my new estate sale business and trying to eBay.  I also was helping my folks and taking my daughter to school and doctors.

A few years ago my dad passed away and a couple years later my mom sold the house.  Well.. as you can guess I brought home a lot of stuff.  Things that held so many memories.  So now all of that is mixed in with the stuff.  Plus, eBay stuff is all around too.

Since my estate sale business has slowed down I have been trying to organize the house.  I am working in the laundry room right now.  Today I was pulling out containers that I haven’t looked into for years.  Totally forgot about them.  I opened one and found a bunch of Precious Moments.. hmmm they are going in the sell on eBay pile.

I opened another box and found a bunch of old books that I had when I was little.  I stood there and looked at each of them .. remembering when mom would read them to me and my sister.  What to do with them.  I didn’t even remember I had them.. do I keep them or sell them.  We do need the money right now.  Ok.. I bit the bullet and put them in the eBay pile.

Then I opened another box.  Inside all wrapped up was snack dishes from my grandma’s house.  There were three different sets.   Oh no.. now what am I going to do.  These were grandma’s, how can I get rid of them.  I totally forgot about them, yet they mean a lot to me because they were grandmas.  Ok.. stop it now..be smart…I doubt that I will ever use them.  We do need the money.  Grandma would understand.  Ok.. I will get rid of two of the sets and think about the other.  At least that is a start.. right?

I remember grandma using those snack dishes at her card parties, showers and ladies get together’s.  What ever happened to those days when pretty dishes were used and friends would get together for the afternoon and have fun.  It is sad those dishes aren’t needed anymore.

So my eBay pile is getting larger.  Now I need to take pictures and list things.  Never ending project trying to dig out.  One thing seems to lead to another.  Oh well.. tomorrow is another day.  I will keep chipping at it, who knows I might get it done before I die!

Until next time.. take care…