Don't really do resolutions

[gryph]

But I do act on epiphanies. My goal is (and has been for years) to lighten my load. I'm still not sure how to exactly turn off my sentimentality or my I-might-need-this-7-years-from-now thought process. But I have managed to accumulate about 6-7 boxes of stuff to get rid of that I originally thought I'd have a garage sale for. Then I thought I'd donate it and write it off on my taxes. Then I found out I couldn't, but I'm not convinced that's 100% true for me yet, so I've been holding on to it. Mentally it's hard for me to give away so much stuff worth so much money when I'm clearly hurting for money. However it's costing me more than the money's worth emotionally. I would be happy to give it all to friends, but I know there's a bunch of stuff in there my friends wouldn't want. So my tiny epiphany last night was to go through the stuff and get rid of all the stuff I know my friends won't want, and only hold on to the stuff I think they would, and then start giving it away to people who would like it. Ugh.

I also need to start reassessing my stuff that I think I want to keep for me, and categorize by "Love it", "Not Sure" and "Don't love it." I have a lot of cool stuff, but I don't love it all. I would rather have fewer stuff, but that I love all of it, than a bunch of stuff that is okay. I also keep things that are cool but I don't love because, well hell, I live in a house, I'm not moving right now, it's not causing me any problems now, might as well keep it. That's not helping!

Just babbling...