This actually turned out to be two boxes, which is a bonus! I knew about these boxes... they had been sitting in the basement for a few years now. At one point, when our humidifier over-dripped, they even got splattered by calcium-rich water and ended up looking like they were snow-sprinkled.
So, today, I sat down there and pulled them out and looked at them. There were 5 course binders with notes from my theology degreee. To keep or not to keep?? That is the question. Have I referred to them in the last 8 years... no... am I likely to refer to them... no... Can I let go of them??? Ahhh!!! So I phoned a friend who basically told me exactly what I already knew... and with that little bit of encouragement, I was able to open up the binder rings and happily pitch the notes into the recycle bin.
The second box contained some extra framed pictures and photographs (more on that in the next posting)... and underneath them... two more binders!! These were the infamous Lay Formation binders that I've been looking for for months and months. I figured I must have already pitched them and yet here they were... It didn't take long to let go of them as well.
Seven thick (2.5 to 3 inch) binders are now empty and going off to Value Village as well. And I am 20 lbs lighter... maybe more... or at least my possessions are that much lighter. It feels good to let go of that stuff... and it only took 20 minutes...
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