LJ Idol Season 11: Boondoggle

[xlovebecomesher]

My Bubby collected little glass figurines that she kept in her curio. Elephants, flamingos, little tea cups, she had it all. She was also fond of ornate lipstick cases that she carried her red lipstick in. I swore when I grew up, I was going to be just like her and carry my lipstick around just like her just so I could have pretty cases. She had

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[miss_ljv]

After my mom's dad passed suddenly (to us) in 2016 - and the ensuing drama as the result of him not having a will and so much in-fighting - my mom and stepdad immediately drew up wills and encouraged us kids to talk about the things we'd want. It all seems pretty obvious who wants/gets what, so that's nice.

Re: McDonald's toys. Some of them will likely have value. For sure. Especially unopened. Steve even has purchased old McDonald's/BK items (mostly cardboard stands and stuff but I KNOW toys can be valuable too).

When we were going through my brother's stuff, it was more sad how he lived, but the things he had gave us warm fuzzies because everything was so very Joe. Experiments and books and playing cards. And the stuff that was sentimental to him. Getting rid of stuff is like - he'd know he doesn't need it anymore and would love to pass it on to someone else who would enjoy it. :)

There's a whole community for what's called "Spirit Yarn" - yarn and unfinished knitting projects left after someone passes. The community takes the spirit yarn and uses it in a new project, or to finish the original project, honoring the lost loved one :) I bet there's something similar for embroidery and cross stitch!

And just like Marie Kondo says - getting rid of something doesn't mean it's lost its value or sentiment. It means you've loved it and cherished it and now it's time to let it go. But it doesn't mean you don't like it anymore - it's just served its purpose in your life and now it's time for it new journey.

[xlovebecomesher]

That was smart for them to make a will!

One of these days I'll go through the toys - they may have some value, it just seems a lot to go through.

I really like the thought that he would love to pass things on to someone else who would enjoy it and the Marie Kondo theory...I need to adopt that mindset! I like the idea of Spirit Yarn - I may look into that :)