Getting ready to leave

It took us a few days to recover from the wedding festivities -- about two days in exhausted “mummy mode” and then we could re-enter functioning society. We decided to rent our house while we are away. We left most of our big furniture for them to use, but boxed up our closets, cabinets, and drawers. This process was a shocker to us, not because of its difficulty, but because of the excess we had acquired (and this was only months after we’d consolidated our belongings and given half of our stuff to Goodwill). Seriously, who needs 36 ties, 12 bottles of perfume, 10 suits, a bin of extra sheets, and 30 old towels (just in case we need them)? It feels great to simplify and giving to Goodwill is a cleansing experience. Everyone can benefit from spring cleaning, even if it’s July.