Shifted, unpacked .. mostly

And the list of things to do goes on. Somehow, we've tumbled into the house and slowly everything is finding its place. Feels good and homey and there's no rush (meaning that we've been having fun and having people over amongst the boxes). We're well into the next phase which is getting the place looking like the stuff we have actually belongs in it.

A yard sale proved that not only do we have a lot of stuff we didn't need but so do a lot of other people. The neighborhood was buzzing with yard sales. I love that our trash was someone else's treasure and a bunch of stuff left our garage looking like it can actually fit a car in.

As I watched a sofa sectional leave the house the other day (headed for a new life in the country at our friend's weekender) I took pause. I found myself wondering if I really could make use of it. The moment it was gone though I just knew that clearing out with stuff we really don't need was a very good thing. Our home looks better without the things that don't match and that we really don't need.

I do know a yard sale prior to moving would've been smarter. Still, who cares. Some days it's not about being smart but just living, loving and learning.