Other than the obvious benefit of having less junk, another plus to sorting through old piles of stuff is the laughs that come with it. With Katie's encouragement, I took a look through some crates that I haven't given a second thought in several years. Found a Tracfone from around 2000, a bunch of questionable batteries, and a pencil sharpener (Jill!). The highlight, however, was the old shoe box filled with letters, drawings, and cards. Many were from Chris. (He used to love me when he was little and I have proof.) There's also a few from college friends and the letters from Grandpa diligently typed on the see-through typewriter paper. Oddly, I also felt it necessary to keep the birthday cards from my Orthodontist, Dr. Molin and Staff. I made the big step today of recycling those ones. I also came across an old Polaroid of Chris. My guess is somewhere around 1994. Wasn't he cute?
