When you move house it’s often a good time to declutter and get rid of things you no longer use. Deciding which things to get rid of is a hard decision. The obvious choices are things you have not used for years. For example you might decide to get rid of baby clothes and equipment when you have reached the end of childbearing. Some people I know have done this but then found themselves with a surprise pregnancy and had to restock.
Once the kids have grown and left home you might decide to get rid of toys. Or you might decide to keep some for grandchildren. Even if you don’t have them yet you probably will one day.
Over the years and multiple moves, we got rid of a number of toys and a few books in the effort of cutting down. There’s a limit to what you can keep. You especially need to do this if you’re downsizing to a smaller house. But it always happens that just what you decide to get rid of is what people decide afterwards they want,
Recently we were asked by our adult children for a book about King Arthur, a beach umbrella and Barbie and Ken and assorted paraphernalia. When you have family involved in ministry you get used to all sorts of funny requests to be used as visual aids or illustrations for children’s talks and sermons.
This week it was for a train set, which we no longer have. Neither Mick nor I remember getting rid of it. I’d have thought it would have been something we would keep, but it’s not here.
In marriage we also need to take stock and declutter. We need to get rid of those things that are detrimental to our marriage, things like selfishness, wanting our own way, criticism, negativity, flirting, and other things we’ve been talking about in the marriage blog. The big difference is to make sure we have got rid of them permanently and don’t keep wanting and taking them back.
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