When James and I found out we were moving from Portland, Oregon down to Austin, Texas last year-we decided to sell and get rid of as much as possible before we made the big move.
That was a big deal, I come from a long line of "collectors" (you can see some of my Mom's collections here). At the time, I thought I was getting rid of so much and to be honest, it felt really good to just let go. Let go of those unfinished craft projects, those clothes I wasn't skinny enough to wear, those cake pans that were beautiful but that I never used. It was a very liberating experience.
Now that baby t is on the way, we've decided to move to a safer place. I love East Austin, but where we are at is too rough around the edges for a baby. We need a place with a washer and dryer and maybe a park nearby....?
Anyway, I'm purging my things once more. I'm astonished at some of the stuff we lugged from Portland. Some of those "too skinny for me to wear" clothes sneaked in as well as some of those "oh I'll fix that camera someday"s. We kept way too many books that we will not read again and more records than I'd care to admit.
So here's to big purge number two. And here's to not acquiring more junk...super inspired by what this woman has done with her household. (found this link via twitter-can't remember who-but thank you!)
