i'm moving next weekend - "downsizing," as they say - and mercy, have i ever gotten rid of a ton of STUFF. what i haven't given to abby and eli i have donated to charity and what i haven't donated to charity i have dumped. and oh, what a relief it is.
so, that's reason #1 - it's a relief.
reason #2 is - there's less to clean.
three, you can see! an unobstructed line of vision is a good line of vision.
four, you can skip the gym. because load after load after load after load of stuff that you're giving or throwing away adds up to a lot of pounds that you've gotta schlep. whew!
#5 - you finally have to face the truth: your house isn't nearly as clean as you've been fooling yourself it is. and truth is as good for the soul as confession is. (actually, they're the same thing.)
6 - banking off of #5, you are filled with determination and optimism that you will keep the new place much better than you kept the old place.
7 - you have to face your history and therefore, yourself. yes. you really were that person who used to think that "mom jeans" were okay.
eight, you have the opportunity to remember. this one can be tricky, of course, depending on what you are remembering. but even the painful memories - in most cases, especially the painful memories - have something to teach you. (which is why i wrote http://nancyrankin.blogspot.com/2013/05/no-angelina-dont.html)
and finally (and i realize that i'm a tad shy of 7,000), with practically nothing left in here but yourself, you realize what lousy company you may have been to others. and so, as with your housecleaning resolutions, you are filled with determination and optimism as you vow to make the new you much better than the old one.
