What Memories to purge

I am going thru the first closet (yeah started a little later than I said.)
I found some stuff. Old stuff.

I found my autograph books from Grade 9 and grade 8..I don't recognize most of the names. A lot of it is faded..so it's gone. I am okay with it.




then I found a folder. really cool looking folder..I remember finding that folder..saying how appropriate. I loved the Rocket..he was an Argo and won a couple Grey Cups for them before he headed off to the NFL to be a no body. I bought his cards I cut out articles. And my Dad knew John Candy and there was an article in there about when he died..etc..
I can't part with it. I can't purge that memory. I found a Nike ad in there as well when the Just Do It slogan came out. It is so true..I will copy and post it..but funny when I cut that out I would have been 12 or 13 and now looking at it at 31 it makes sense. I don't know what I thought of it then, obviously enough to cut it out..but wow.

I have only done two shelves and I am already posting..that can't be good. I don't think there is any other memories on the shelves so we should be good..

Well I was wrong.
I found my lost dreams.




My text books.
Over the years I have slowly purged my text books.
I do have two at work that I do reference so they have purpose.
They others I don't know why I kept them.
But I got rid of them.
They are all on the stairs to go.
I did keep one. Auditing. I wanted to be an Auditor. But the dream is gone. I don't regret finishing school. I have a good job I have lost a lot of my knowledge which is sad. I do some accounting. Not as much as maybe I once did. But I am not miserable which means something too.

But the closet is completely empty now.
We are going to have to make a dump run I can tell. Hopefully next weekend we can do that.
I think I will ask if I can borrow a truck from work and just get it done. Now where to store the crap until then.

I feel good but a little sad too.

Okay good news. The idea was to make room in the first closet to put my scrapbook albums in there. AND THEY ARE. So I feel pretty good right now.

And for that I am taking a break. Have an nice cold, sugary, caffeinated beverage. The cats are going nuts around the house.

The wind is blowing which means all the leaves just came off my massive maple tree in the front yard..which means tomorrow I might be raking up leaves. argh.
It is one of my jobs that I was assigned. Mason does not rake leaves.

Well at least I am taking pics of the progress..And it's 2pm. so much more to do. I really haven't made a dent which is what I have to get past.

Well just about ready to go back..I think this will be a long post.

It is 9:20pm and I am still going. I am losing momentum but I have made a lot of progress.

Parts 1 & 2 are done and now I am onto just putting the rest of it away.
This had not been fun.
I had a moment where I just stood in the centre of the room going I have too much stuff and not enough room. Once I got past that moment things started to happen.
My husband has been fantastic during this ordeal tonite. Stuff was everywhere in the rec room (the office is attached)..all he said was just make sure the coffee table is clear and the couch..and just make a path to the couch.

I don't know if this will ever end.
I will post all the pics tomorrow.