Today I am sorting through clothes in my drawers and closet to either throw away or give away. FlyLady has got me on a roll these days. . . and winter is a good time for it too. Plenty of indoor time to sort through stuff and make some hard decisions.
But in my zeal to declutter, I had to stop and take a few moments to mention two items that it gives me pain to let go of. And I am not a very sentimental person in this department. I'm a ruthless thrower awayer from way back. But these two things stand out.
One is a tablecloth that as far as I can figure I have had for 21 years. When I bought it, it was an extravagant purchase. It's a homespun cotton thing that at one time was a very pretty Pennsylvania Dutch blue and white. I used it during the boys growing up years and it survived all the milk spills and spaghetti mishaps just fine. But time has taken its toll on the poor thing. Too many washings, and too many afternoons in the summer sun on the clothesline have it looking only a shadow of its former self. It is thin and pale and worn to the point of collapse. And I am about to throw it into the garbage. I already have a box full of cleaning rags. I don't even need it for that. And it is too raggedy to give away.
The other is a sweatshirt kind of top that I think I have worn for 15 years. It has a white background with blue flowers all over it. I wore this particular shirt to a particularly epiphanous workshop weekend I went to one time, and I have some VERY fond memories of same. It has worn like iron, but alas it has begun to sag and has faded patches at the elbows, and frays at the cuffs and is really no longer fit to wear in private, let alone in public. It is made of unsuitable fabric for rags, so it too is going in the garbage.
Some things that we buy and use, serve us better than others. And these two objects deserve an honorable mention.
So farewell faithful fabrics, go forth to the great fiber hall of fame in the sky. Rest in Peace. And thanks for the memories.
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BTW.... haven't heard a peep from Bookworm in a few days. Does this mean the baby has been born??? Hope so! :-)