In the process of completion

 

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” ~ unknown

A short status update…

Sorting and selecting continued this past week as we take inventory of what is truly essential for our future mobile life.

Staff from Caring Transitions, who are handling our estate sale, stopped by. It’s always great to hear, “No problem, we’ll take care of all of it.”  So far we can’t say enough nice things about these folks and they are keeping our heads above water.

Today was the day our children came to take those items they wanted from our house. We’d told them they could have whatever they wanted as long as it was something they would use and that they pick it up — we were not delivering and all “sales” were final!  The house is barer tonight — we’re sleeping on the bed from the guest room and the “Hackintosh” computer I built and its two large monitors, among other things, are starting a new life else where.

It’s interesting times…a lot of mixed emotions…a lot of excitement for the future!

 

 

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Monte Stevens
9 years ago

“A lot of mixed emotions.” I think that says it all. I experience them as I slowly downsize my life and struggle to keep it simple. I’m excited for you two.

Paul Maxim
Paul Maxim
9 years ago

Downsizing and simplifying – a fascinating process for sure. I’m guessing that there must be at least a few short moments when panic (or fear of change) enters your thought process!

An interesting image, Brooks. I have to admit, though, that I’m struggling a little with the flare at the bottom right. It’s obviously intentional and I am in no way criticizing its use. It’s just that that kind of brightness – call it “flare” or whatever – is something that will cause me to reject one of my own images if I can’t “fix” it. For me, that kind of extreme brightness is too distracting. But pay me no mind! Art criticism has never been one of my stronger talents.

Cedric Canard
9 years ago

It’s funny, I got your intent with the photograph from its title but didn’t connect it to what’s happening with your life. I guess I was thinking of the change you’re going through as a beginning rather than a completion but now I see that you are referring to your old life. I’m a bit slow.