Purging Purging Purging

    When I retired, I went through the house we had lived in for almost 15 years and reorganized.  It was time to move things out.  It was good therapy, letting go of the clutter and regaining control of the space.  At the same time, we started to let go of some of the life clutter, some of our volunteer and church activities.  You get to the point when you accept that the next "half" of your life is not going to be 50 quality years.  Therefore, it becomes time to focus on quality rather than quantity.  So we let some things go.  Oh yes, it was painful at times but so very necessary.  And then we went even further with the quality concept and moved into another house in another neighborhood.  So more purging had to take place.  And yes, once again, it was painful but necessary.  I've earned my merit badge of yard sale duty and earned a bit of peace of mind in the process. I've made room for new relationships and spent time nurturing some of the old ones. After purging, the chaos goes out and the calm comes in.  Now, after two years in this house, it's time to purge again.  I started today in the master bedroom closet.  There's a Goodwill pile, a consignment pile, and an Ebay pile.  There are still some sentimental things that I just can't let go of  yet.  Just like there are some non-material things that I'm holding on to also. But not as much as before.  So how about you? Have you done any purging lately?  Is it time to let go or hold on?