An impressive load of U-Haul storage containers arrived at a rental up the street. I count nine on the big trailer plus one pulled by a small truck.
An impressive decluttering is happening right before my eyes. Dressers, cabinets, woven baskets, toys, shelves and clothes now line the curb. The scene reminds me of when we sold dad’s house and cleaned it out.
Why did they bring all this with them? Why didn’t they put it all out on the curb before they moved? I’m thinking they were cleaning out a storage unit where there is no curb. Or maybe someone died, they had to clean everything out quickly, and had to time to sort through years of accumulation.
Big trash pickup day doesn’t come around for another week. I’ll bet folks will stop by to take a decent amount of this away. We stopped and picked up a few nice baskets. But a lot will remain there till the end of this week.
A scene like this makes me consider how much stuff we still have in our house. And we make daily efforts to declutter and minimize our home and lives. As a rule, something has to go every day. Give it away, sell it, or throw it out. Otherwise, your inner hoarder emerges and take over.
Waite for it... 