Faces In A Crowded Room
We took our tape measure to the new house last night and it turns out to be smaller than we thought. We're just going to have to be a little more selective about what we need and what we don't. bradjohnson is right when he says you shouldn't get too attached to material things. I always thought I followed that mantra, but upon cleaning out my closets I find that that's not the case. I've already found 4 garbage bag sized loads of clothes that I want to get rid of, most of which I haven't worn in years. I'd really like to simplify my wardrobe to the point that everything I own can fit into one or two suitcases. And I know I still have way too many CDs, books, electronic devices and kitchen utensils. I'll leave it to polyphonicvegan to decide who I should donate all this stuff to.
You always hear about people who lose all of their possessions in a fire and then discover that they are happier than they were before, now that they're free of all their burdens and can start over. I wonder if that's true. The main things I would save from a fire would be Scooter, my photos and home videos, and all of my homemade recordings. I guess if I limit myself to that, it will be a pretty easy move.
The landlord seems pretty easygoing about the place. He says we can do whatever changes we want to make it our own, including nailing things up, putting out bird feeders and even having our own garden in the back. The cat is really nice too, he stayed in the apartment with us the whole time we were measuring stuff and even tried to get in our way as much as possible, sprawling on our notebook so we couldn't write anything down. He's really old though, and his thyroid is not good, sadly.
You always hear about people who lose all of their possessions in a fire and then discover that they are happier than they were before, now that they're free of all their burdens and can start over. I wonder if that's true. The main things I would save from a fire would be Scooter, my photos and home videos, and all of my homemade recordings. I guess if I limit myself to that, it will be a pretty easy move.
The landlord seems pretty easygoing about the place. He says we can do whatever changes we want to make it our own, including nailing things up, putting out bird feeders and even having our own garden in the back. The cat is really nice too, he stayed in the apartment with us the whole time we were measuring stuff and even tried to get in our way as much as possible, sprawling on our notebook so we couldn't write anything down. He's really old though, and his thyroid is not good, sadly.