To Keep or Not to Keep

If you've ever moved, you know how much is involved in getting to your new home.  A lot goes on before you even load up the truck, especially if you are sentimental.  It's hard to part with things, not because you are miserly, but because some items open the curtains on the stage of your memory.  When that happens, how are you supposed to throw away such treasures?  Sure, you've held on to them for a very long time, and who knows when you'll look at them again, but there is something to be said for keepsakes.  To actually keep something is so contrary to the world we are currently living in.  The word, "disposable" comes to mind.  If something breaks, that's okay, we'll just get a new one.  Or how about changing styles, upgrading, and those must-have fads that come and go?  To keep something that is only valuable to you, for the sake of the memories it holds, is worth the extra space it will take to store it.  So I'd say if you have any doubt about keeping something, just remember, once it's gone, it's gone.  Instead, to speed up your packing, put all of your treasures together into one giant bin, label it, "Keepsakes", and move on. 

This photo is called, "Fossil Friends", so I guess you could say that rocks are keepsakes, too.