Many of us are in the process of going through our things and sorting out and keeping the items we treasure, and giving away stuff we no longer want or need. I did this a few years ago when I moved, and I'm still going through things little by little. We start out when we are young wanting more and accumulating much, and then spend the later years wanting less and keeping only the items we need or truly love. This is a difficult process for some, but I have to say that it hasn't been that hard for me, as I am an 'organizer by nature,' and don't like clutter. When my mom passed, I thought it would be a time-consuming job going through all her things, but she was a tidy person as well, and that made it easy on me and my sister and brother when the time came to go through her belongings. I remember wanting a few of her things, and to this day, I still cherish them. But she didn't have an excessive amount of stuff, and that made the process more smoothly, and I thank her for that. Everything had its place, and she labeled everything, dates and all, which I appreciate the most. So, I may take after her and inherited some of her organizational skills, and that's helped me with my own downsizing process. She did keep a lot of papers, which I don't. And I remember going through her papers and cards and such, and that took the longest time. So, recently I went through some of my boxes, and started piling up things that I thought belonged to the girls now - an album of their school awards, video tapes of their cheerleading and homecoming days, and a picture of their grandma when she was young that I had extras of. In a big yellow tote bag, I gave these things to them, and as hard as it was to part with some, it was time. The only papers I won't give up are those special sacred certificates; they belong to me. I'm giving these things to my children little by little, so they won't have a crazy time when they have to go through my stuff one day (and because my house is small, and I don't have a lot of extra storage space). ; ) So, these days, I'm very careful what I bring home from the shops now. I have to really love it.... and when I saw this painting, I knew it had to come home with me. I love cottage style decor, and I thought this resembled that, and it spoke to me right away.
I opened my kitchen blinds, and saw this! They are starting to come around more often now. The pics are not that clear; they were taken through the window. But you can get an idea of what a surprise it was to see this special creature.
I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. It was lively and wonderful, and it takes you along on the family's trip, and shows some beautiful scenes of Greece. Do you know many of the characters are really Greek heritage?
I have been greatly looking forward to watching The Chosen Season 5. Last night I watched Season 5, episode 1 Livestream. It was an outstanding episode of importance and meaning.
Well, this will be a shorter post today. My Jess will be here soon, and I have lots to do. I made a little fairy table for the kids to play with. Here are a few miniature things that I've collected here and there.
I washed down the front porch, cleaned the chairs, raked the flower bed, and found this cute little chair that's just about Charlotte's size. The first pink rose blossomed too.
So, if you are one of those who is going through the de-cluttering process, I wish you well. Slowly, but surely, we'll get it done.
~Sheri