Frisbees

This month we started going through Zach's room from high school to try and organize, sort, and- in some cases- discard old "treasures" (A few things we'll be able to pass along to baby Gormley which makes me smile). When you walk into Zach's room at his parent's house, there is a "flashback" to how it must of looked when he lived there over 11 years ago.

I remember when I moved out of my parent's house, everything was removed from the walls, repainted, and redecorated before I could even look back - all thanks to my younger brother who wanted/needed my room.

Because there had been no one to move into Zach's old room, it has remained frozen in time in many ways. But to Zach's credit, he is more than willing to start going through his forgotten treasures and (I love him for this) to get rid of most of these items.

All that to just say that as we were going through a few things, I came across some Frisbees that Zach and I made when we first started dating in 2001. Each year for Apple Blossom we went to the park and made a Frisbee...a little cheesy I know. Well, I took a picture and then tossed them. I'm trying to live how I preach. I didn't need these. Didn't even realize we still had them. Did I get a little sentimental when I saw our memories? Of course. Would I have used the Frisbees for their original purpose? Maybe. The point is that I hadn't looked for them in 7 years. A simple picture will work to preserve the memory - not the item. I think that is a key to "de-cluttering" your environment.

Are there any objects laying around that maybe you could take a picture of and then discard, donate, or sell?


Ahhh the memories :)