Too many memories. I didn't have the strength to deal with them. My daughter made a comment of the things she dreaded to do if something happened to me. It made me start thinking. I knew it was time for me to deal with those boxes. I had to harden my heart and do it one box at a time. I have so many boxes of photographs. My goodness.
One of the things I did was go through the boxes of my I guess you would call my portfolio of past rugs.
My goodness, when I was selling all of my rugs, I sold some cute rugs. I thought it might be fun to go back and rehook those that I don't have anymore. I was surprised how many rugs were of my own design. I ended up thinking about why and when I stopped doing that. The only cupboard I haven't taken a good look at is my rug cupboard. I really need to deal with that one. I go through it every season when I change out rugs for the house. So I do get into it more than the other ones. I also am always checking to make sure moths don't find it. I have this fear that all of this work I have done will end up at Good Will. I have boxes of counted cross stitch things I have never done anything with. Finished ones, except not framed or turned into cute things. If it means sewing.
I used to do a Thankful Thursday post, in my ancient blogging days. I think on this Thursday I am thankful for JOY. I can't wait to wake up every morning to see what kind of special gifts are around every corner for me.
~"My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:2
I hope your day is lovely too.
~Kim~
6 comments:
I'd love to see photos of some of the rugs you hooked and sold, if you have any pictures of them. I've only re-hooked one rug that I sold although I'd been tempted to hook more of them. Truth is there are so many rugs I haven't hooked which is on my list so they would be first up to be hooked. Enjoy your holiday weekend.
I didn’t know you used to sell rugs. Like Saundra, I would love to see pictures. Unlike Saundra, I have hooked many rugs more than once.
Deep cleaning? Something needed but not happening at my house 🤷♀️
I can’t believe it has been six years since you moved! My how time flies.
I want to paint a bedroom and get new flooring in there. I don't have the energy for it yet.
Memories are very hard.
I too would love to see your rugs
Cathy
I want to paint a bedroom and get new flooring in there. I don't have the energy for it yet.
Memories are very hard.
I too would love to see your rugs
Cathy
I run from memories too...In fact, I run from almost everything. It's been almost 12 (??) years now since WWR...we remodeled and added on a LOT of space...and I, too, still have boxes needing unpacking. Somehow I thought I would have all this space...but, somehow, I filled it and don't. I often think of how my son will have this mess to deal with when I am gone (and there's only one of him vs. the number of children you have) but it seems I have no energy to deal with it. And I can't describe the feeling I get when reading of others purging, cleaning, decluttering.... :-(
I found a camera chip with a ton of photos on it from when the kids were little. I really need to get them printed and into a photo album, because I don't want to lose those memories!
I read a blog talking about how to preserve woolens from moths. She says to just put them in a trash bag and smash all the air out of it. She said it works better than mothballs because the moths can't get in if it's densely packed.
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