purge-a-thon 2009

I am committed to owning fewer things.

The hard reality of dealing with dead people’s possessions has helped me realize that most of the stuff we own is meaningless and will likely be a hindrance to those we leave behind.

This is not to say that all material things are evil. Hell, a new pair of shoes can make me happy for weeks. The new me just has to ditch at least one of whatever comes in so that clutter will not ensue. There have been a lot of lovely moments over the last year when an item is uncovered that brings back a flood of memories and those are not the things I am talking about.

I don’t give a shit if nobody wants the art in our home. It gives us joy and that is enough. But nobody should have to decide what to do with the 15,000 (really) wood-sticked Q-tips I bought from a medical supply company on a whim. Ditto to the laptop & PC graveyard that is my home office.

It’s all getting donated or going in the trash. The war against crap is on. I’m going to be the lowest-maintenance dead person ever.