packing up and giving the rest away.

| life |

This weekend we started the process of making our 7th move in 7 years of marriage. As the boxes begin piling up from cleaning out the closets, and rummaging through the majority of the possessions I’m beginning to realize that most of them haven’t seen the light of day in over a year. One thing we’re learning is how much stuff we have that we simply “have” and don’t necessarily need or use… it’s simply amazing what we hold onto and purchase for no apparent reason. So, this move is going to be a little bit different… we’re starting over and giving the majority of our stuff away and selling nothing. We’ve already found a home for a few of our things with Habitat for Humanity and hopefully the rest will find good homes fairly soon. We’ve made several trips to Goodwill and haven’t really thrown much away at all… hopefully one man’s un-necessities can be another families treasure.

3 responses
  1. misty Flowers |

    6.Jul.08 @ 2:52 am

    i’m right there with you with the packing thing!! i’m disgusted at myself for having so many things that i have kept and never used! i’m making my friends here very happy w/ gifts. and in russia when you put something next to the dumpsters, people walk by and take them home. my things haven’t sat long at all.

    i was devastated at first to have to move everything only in suitcases on the flight b/c the moving van was too expensive, but now it’ll be good to start over.

    to get myself in the mood, i’m reading “Freedom of Simplicity” by Foster…

    good luck!

  2. Adam Lehman |

    6.Jul.08 @ 12:59 pm

    dude. I just moved to Columbus, OH to be the director of student ministries for a church there and I was so disappointed in myself for all the crap I have.

    We are, at times, a disturbing species.

  3. monts |

    6.Jul.08 @ 3:27 pm

    Congratulations on the new position Adam. Very cool!

    I’ve found that it’s often times difficult to keep it simple… and yet I’m not quite sure why. “The story of stuff” gives some really good insights into our consumeristic nature.