(All those piano music books.) Still other things are kept forthe memories they hold. Sometimes we keep something “just in case we might need it.” (Like the cardboardboxes in my utility room.) Other things we keep in the belief we’ll take the time to enjoy them when life settles down. It has also made me think about what gives value or worth to the things we hold onto. Will this be something my kids end up throwing away? Three Kinds of Keepers The whole process inspired the idea for my WIP (work-in-progress) and has made me more aware of how much Stuff I keep…and buy. And without names, the photos mean nothing. The piano we forced our kids to learn to play? Too heavy, takes up too much room, and who needs it in this era of digital music at the touch of a finger? The photos of grandparents and other relatives? Maybe…if they’re scanned and kept in a digital file, though it’s tough to write names on the back of a digital photo. The expensive china and crystal place settings that every bride in my generation carefully chose? Not much use in this casual day and age. It didn’t take long to realize that most of our Stuff will have little or no meaning to our children. It’s never easy to sift through someone else’s lifetime collection of Stuff and decide what’s worth keeping, what should be trashed, and what someone else might find useful or interesting. Shortly after our parents passed away and we went through the process of disposing of their belongings, my husband and I watched many of our friends go through the experience.
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