Well, the holidays are officially over and clean-up has
begun. In the January issue of Northern Connection, I started the conversation
wondering if it is wrong to re-gift and how long do I need to hold on to things
that I’m given?
On the one hand, I am so blessed to have received these
gifts but on the other, I have absolutely no room to put anything. As one
colleague suggested – I don’t have a hoarding problem, I have a storage
problem. Which is a true observation: I don’t have a basement; the attic is
full and I have small closets that are filled to the brim. I don’t even want to
think about the kitchen. I also have an extensive library which, if you drop
by, you know you’ll need to move a stack of books to sit down.
So, my mantra over the past few years is downsize, downsize
downsize. I feel it is my modern-day version of Thoreau’s, “Simplify. Simplify.
Simplify.” But how can I live up to everyone’s expectations of maintaining a
livable space while holding on to everything I’m given?
As always, I am VERY interested in your thoughts and
opinions? Leave comments below, email me at NorthCon@consolidated.net or send me a “Letter to the Editor” at P.O Box 722
Wexford, PA 15090-0722 attn: Marianne Reid Anderson.
