Out With the Old

It seems that I can’t even give away my good, used stuff. Our garage sale over the weekend left us with several boxes of items. I figured if we couldn’t sell them, the local thrift store would take them. But when we went to take the boxes to the drop off site, only four of the ten boxes were accepted. They would not take toys or books. Now we have to call another thrift store to see if they would be interested in our donations.

I really want to get rid of this stuff because we really could use the room. The items are too good to just toss out, especially the boxes of books, but I can’t keep these things anymore. There is just too much clutter. I want to be able to walk around my living room without bumping into a box here, a carton there.

Some people like to keep everything, especially if it is a collectible. I used to think that way, but then I came to the conclusion that, 1) the value of something is in the eye of the possessor, 2) you’ll rarely get back the full worth of an item, and 3) it really isn’t all that important in the scheme of life to accumulate too much because we can’t take it with us when we die.

What are you holding on to that you really should be getting rid of? Maybe it’s time for you to get out with the old, too.