This stuff has got to go.

Much of this past week at home has been spent purging my room of the things I have held on to over the years. Things like clothing, trophies, school binders (dating back to middle school?!), trinkets, gifts, etc... Things I haven't used--will never use--but have not been able to let go of because they remind me of a person, a period in my life, an event, or simply a feeling.

Well, I am finally getting rid of it.
Not quite all of it, but definitely most of it.

And when I started it was a little scary.
I love to be reminded of the past...
and these things I've held on to, in a way, guaranteed that I would never forget those events, people, moments, and feelings.

But realistically it's not possible to hold on to all these things. They take up space. So much space. And for what? To look at once every couple of years?

So I am letting go. I am throwing away and giving away.

And now it just feels good. So good.

Back to the Mitten

So tomorrow I am officially moving from Santa Barbara, my home of the past 4 1/2 years, back to Muskegon, MI.
Well, sort of.

More like I'm moving my things back to Muskegon.
Hopefully I myself will only be there for a few weeks before moving on to other parts of the world.

At the moment I am still very uncertain of where exactly those "other parts of the world" will be and for how long.
But that is what these next few weeks at home are for, planning.