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Two years ago we began packing up our life in London. We came to Tasmania with three suitcases. We have “stuff” in a storage unit in the UK.
Do we actually remember what’s in there?
Have we missed any of it?
Furniture, tools, crockery, cutlery, sewing machine, books, records, clothes, ornaments, vases, pictures, photo albums, genealogy records, diaries, old letters, kids drawings, school photos.
I took photos of the important “stuff”. Things I still want to keep, even if I only look at them every few years. Things that invoke special memories of my youth, of family, of my daughters as babies and kids.
My life in a few boxes.
Our “stuff” is in one of these rooms!
RuthsArc 
The older I get, the more I understand that it’s not about things!
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Very true 🙂
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Brilliant! Nothing says vintage like handwriting, enjoy the nostalgia of th past while living in the now. Lovely share.
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Thank you. I miss hand written letters, even though they took a while to arrive.
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Precious. It’s nice to have those things that warm your heart, and a place to go get them when you need your heart warmed 🙂
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Thanks Joey
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We have very similar content in some boxes under the house. Having cleared my parents house when they died, I am acutely aware of what is valuable and what is not. (for us)
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I’m definitely at a point of less stuff more experiences. Not sure if it’s an age thing.
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I feel the same, Ruth. When we sold our house in Australia we had to get rid of more than half of our “stuff” to 1) fit what was left of our things into the shipping container to move and 2) knowing we would me moving from a house into a small apartment. I was horrified at the time just how much stuff we either sold, threw away or gave away. 12 months on I haven’t missed one single item.
When our container arrived in Canada we had not seen that stuff for almost 6 months. It was great when it arrived but unpacking it I realised how very few things in it I really missed or needed. I’m all about experiences these days and weekends away, previously the $$$ would have most likely been spent in a homewares store.
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It’s a very therapeutic experience, isn’t it, Danielle. We’re definitely trying not to accumulate much “stuff” here in our rented apartment. I agree that experience is the better option.
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Your photos brought back memories for me too, I have similar things tucked away.
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I guess we have similar themes of important stuff.
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Love that you took photos of them Ruth, what a good idea.
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Oh those letters are adorable! Great pictures Ruth.
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Thanks Desley. Yes, the letter are special, as many from grandparents who are no longer here. I still recognise the writing instantly.
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Those LP’s … I need to rescue them!! 😛
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Moving, especially that far, tends to focus one, doesn’t it? We moved after 27 years and four people in a house with an attic and a basement. So much stuff…and so little when we moved in. 🙂 I got rid of many, many things but still have more left than I need. The books are what weigh me down. Can’t seem to get rid of them. I need a library room.
janet
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A library would be nice, Janet. I still like the tactile book, even though I read more than half the time on a kindle.
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