How many decorations do we need?

Hello,

 

Last night Leroy and I realized we had not gotten out two crèche sets. They are not stored with the rest of the Christmas decorations because we think they would not do well with too much hot or cold that resides in the attic. This morning Leroy set about pulling out the set from Kenya and the one from Slovakia. He found three. We had forgotten that we have two from Slovakia. After we went around the house and counted, we learned that we have a total of eight. We do not need that many, but we have most of them as gifts which makes them special. There are some other things sitting around that I am not sure how we acquired them, but they are not my favorites. They should go out.

 

We have been talking some about moving someday into a smaller place. That would mean some downsizing even though many of you think we do not have so much. It has been growing since we have lived here so long. There is something about moving that contributes to thinking “do we really need this?” Even frequent moving has a purpose. Some of those things help us in unimagined ways. I know that less stuff means feeling freer and lighter. Once some material object gets attached it can become difficult to extract with grace.

 

Neither Leroy nor I are wearing many clothes that would be considered more out in public wear. Someday we will be out in public more so we are not quite ready to get rid of many things, but some items are inching that way. Just how much clothing does any one person need?

 

I got rid of some hair this morning. That was an easier decision. Leroy cut it for me as he has done for almost the entire year. He says that he needs to cut some more. I too think this cut was not quite up to his usual style.

 

Paula