while lying in bed last night, i began mentally cataloguing the things i want to get rid of, and i realized that it would make me feel a little less angsty about losing these treasures of my past if i could get token amounts of money for them. i don't know why, but it seems that if i could see people actually deciding that they want what i once held dear for their very own, it would make the transition a little easier on me. so... i'm going to see about having a yard sale!
of course, i don't have enough stuff on my own for a decent sale, so i thought that i'd slip notes under my neighbours' doors to gauge the interest of having a building yard sale. i'm a little timid about it as i've never talked to most of them before and i'm a notoriously bad event planner; but i think it's a great idea! i hope they do, too.
p.s. i really don't want to work today!
I only know the neighbors on either side of me and I think it would be a great idea to have a yard/block sale.. maybe we could all meet each other.
and.. each morning this week.. I have not wanted to make it into work.. but I do.
i take the things i want to get rid of and make a pile of them in the middle of my room. and then i leave it there, unwilling to depart with the items, until after having them there for a week or two i get so sick of them that i HATE them, and have no qualms about getting rid of them as fast as my grubby little hands can stuff them into a garbage bag.
from recent and current personal experience, lightening the personal souvenir load, while difficult at first, is very rewarding and liberating. it's amazing how many things, inside things, are easier to let go once you make the decision and take action on letting go of the the outside things.
do it. you'll feel more whole inside.