I never actually chose a OneThing goal for last week. Hosting on Easter Sunday and then having a pretty full week was enough. We celebrated my 60th birthday by renting an RV and going to Grand Marais. It was wonderful!
So I've decided to treat myself to an after-the-fact OneThing.
Last week, I got rid of a grill, a children's bicycle, and the rocking horse. All of these were items I had posted on Craigslist. I had also tried to find a parent of little kids who might like the rocking horse and/or bike. But in the end, I just brought them all to Hands of Friendship. I had stopped by one day after work (Tuesday?) to ask if they were willing to take the grill. The really nice guy said sure. If they don't sell it, it will go to scrap metal recycling.
At some point, I need to recognize that stuff is just stuff and it doesn't have eternal significance! That said, I hate how materialistic and wasteful our culture is. We saw so MANY items on the curb in Bloomington for their clean-up days. It's all just going to the landfill . . . furniture, toys, household items. Wasteful.
Oh - I don't know how much the rocking horse cost 35 years ago. It was from a garage sale. But we got the other two items in this post for free and I had advertised them on Craigslist for free.
The rocking horse was the hardest for me to let go of. Our sons enjoyed it 35 years ago, our grandsons have really enjoyed it in recent years. But it just takes up too much space and I am really striving to downsize. Time to go set a goal for the upcoming week!
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