I am blogging because I think I am thinking the thoughts that many of you must be thinking.  We are a sophisticated bunch – us baby boomers.  We are very much alive even though we are aging.  Our bodies remind us that we are no longer twenty but we sure feel like we are twenty.  Only we have life experience and with that, comes wisdom.  I am blogging hoping that I am helping you reflect on where you are on the cycle of life.  I am writing to declutter the clutter in my mind – the past, the present, and the future all jump around inside my brain.

What I never expected was that I would end up on a local tv station talking about my blogs about the clutter.  Until now I did not even realize that the literal clutter that I was blogging about may actually be more about the clutter in my mind.  And maybe the literal clutter is so confusing because it represents a past that may not coincide with the present and probably not with the future.

What I decided is:   I will  try to declutter first by selling my excess stuff but I will hold onto the stuff that may help me remember my life should my memory not serve me well.  Whatever money I make from the sales, I will put into a slush fund and we will hopefully take an extra vacation here and there on it.

Whatever I don’t sell, I may put in a pile and invite my friends to bring some of their stuff and then we can order in and have a “stuff” swap.  I will keep you posted.  If it is a success, I will host an annual swap.  If you are not my friend but like that idea, friend me on Facebook and ask me to invite you!

The rest of the stuff?  I will donate if and when I move into NYC or get too old to stay put!