“Sadly most of it was packed away in boxes and in storage, he never really enjoyed most of it. I guess he enjoyed having it, but he never used it or appreciated the beauty or utility of many of the items.”
This quote from the featured post by Enjoy Your Stuff inspired me to write a post.
Working with seniors, I know that so many older people have “stuff”. Stuff they don’t know what to do with. Stuff they are saving for their kids. Stuff they can’t bear to toss.
I understand. It gets to be a burden. Sometimes, I am called on to see what we can do after the fact….the fact that the elderly person has had to move to assisted living or a nursing home. Sometimes when they have moved beyond this earthly realm.
My advice is to go through those boxes, closets and bags. Find a few things that really can mean something to you, and take care to put them where you can see and enjoy them.
The other things, if you can’t find a home for them with a friend or relative?? Take a photo and pass it along to a charity, your church (if they hold sales) or sometimes a food shelf like the one nearby will take usable items that are clean and in good condition.
It doesn’t do anyone any good to hold onto things that they can no longer use or enjoy. Give it away, sell it, or let a charity sell it.
But, please, don’t keep things that you are keeping out of guilt or because you think you have to.
Lighten your load. Everything you own requires some expenditure of energy whether cleaning it, caring for it or moving it.
Change your life and lighten your load. It will make you feel better in the end. And, you won’t worry about where it’s going after, if you know today!
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