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Post by success19 on Mar 8, 2010 20:11:59 GMT -5
I ran an errand this morning - and I stayed off the computer for several hours - and it is amazing how much I got accomplished with decluttering and organizing! Plus Spring is in the air! I took the expired food back to the store - walked there - and I am out of shape again. I also noticed there are just 10 empty apartments on my street alone - that is really bad - most people wait until the school year is over to move. Goes to show I am not the only one trying to get out of this area - because there are no jobs here! I keep going through boxes and tossing more and more - I don't want to store it - either at my dd or in paid storage - so more and more is going going gone. I have some feelings of sad and mad at getting rid of stuff - but I know I am doing the right thing to change my life.
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Post by messymimi on Mar 8, 2010 21:08:39 GMT -5
#wtg#
Yes, you might be upset or angry now, but the weight off your heart will more than make up for it in the long run.
messymimi
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Post by hopehope on Mar 8, 2010 21:38:17 GMT -5
very admiring of your actions, 19. would like to emulate you more. hh
ps hi mimi!
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Post by CaringFriend on Mar 9, 2010 2:01:27 GMT -5
Success19, I know this is a difficult time for you - letting go of your possessions. Try to determine what you absolutely cannot give up. If there was a fire, what would be the 1/2 dozen things that are irreplaceable in your eyes? I didn't experience a fire, but I did come face to face with that decision and found out rather quickly what were the most important possessions, besides my DH and DS. We lived nine miles from Three Mile Island (TMI) in PA. Some here may remember the close call we had in March 1979, when there was a near melt-down at one of the nuclear reactors. We were told to prepare for evacuation to other parts of the state. Clothes and meds were specified as most impt. to pack. In addition we were told that in the event of a melt-down and the core became exposed to the air, the radiation would be fatal. If this did happen, all towns within a 10 mile radius would be uninhabitable for 25 years or more, if ever!  I took a deep breath and looked around to determine what we could fit into our station wagon besides the suitcases and some toys for our little guy. I immediately thought of the brand new TV we had just purchased the week before. Then I realized how big it was - it would have taken up the entire back section of the station wagon ! What impt. things could we gather that would fit there instead? Everything I looked at or thought of seemed so unimportant. I finally gathered up our photos and small family heirlooms. It makes me smile now as I write this and remember that I also packed my crochet hooks in my suitcase.  I figured they didn't take up any room and were important to me. They would help me maintain my mental stability later. Fortunately, tragedy was averted at the very last minute and we were no longer in danger. But I will never, ever forget that experience. It was a life-changing event that put everything in perspective for me.
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Post by shopgirl on Mar 9, 2010 14:12:57 GMT -5
I do sometimes play the game of "If the brush fires were approaching and we had 3 minutes to grab our dearest possessions, what would we grab?" Then I always make sure those items are easily found. The cat is always number one on the list. After that, it's photo negatives, birth certificates, and a little cosmetic bag where I keep my back-up hard drives.
Amazing how I don't even worry about the family heirloom crystal. I'd grab that if I had 20 minutes. Priorities. The mangy old cat comes first!
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Post by mellowyellow on Mar 9, 2010 18:28:39 GMT -5
If you want to experience a truly creepy situation showing a city that had to evacuate in a short time, and people who were never allowed back (Though some people sneak in).... take a look at the information about the modern, bustling city of Pripyat after Chernobyl had the huge nuclear explosion/fire.
Last year I was doing some research for class, and was horrified to read and watch videos about it. People were told they would return in a couple days, and were taken far away to live out their unhealthy, damaged lives. Generations born with defects due to the radiation. And all the possessions.. pets... everything... lost... left in contaminated land.
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