100 Things

OK - we haven't commented for quite some time...I guess life got in the way. Susan and I have been very busy with several projects and in March I decided to take a trip to Italy for 2 weeks. Then upon my return immediately move to a new condo. Whew! Glad that's over. There's nothing like downsizing to keep you honest. All that "stuff" my husband and I thought we needed but now really don't....

things like this that we used to really love or that we always meant to refinish. But the greatest reward from downsizing is that you can't take it all with you. This is a very liberating experience because the process forces you to make the best and wisest choices. Simply put, you must let go of some of your things. Speaking of things, you must visit this website http://www.guynameddave.com/. His challenge is to bring his personal possessions down to just 100 items by November 2008. He will then live for one year with just 100 personal "things". What a challenge! His blog is interesting and includes lists of the items he currently has as well as some categories of things that are exempt from his 100 count. His latest count brings him to 97 items but he feels he has forgotten a few things. We're looking forward to keeping tabs on his progress.