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.