My dad just sold his house and found out that he needs to be out by the end of next month. The house is filled from top to bottom with random stuff that has been collected or rather, collecting dust, for years. There is something of everyones there. I thought I had done a pretty good job of getting anything that was mine out, and I did for the most part, but as I was helping sort through stuff I found about another box worth. Most was from my "special box" kept underneath the stairs..ya know, the box of memories, awards, special clothing items. Well, within the "special box" I also came across all of my old notes. It makes me thankful my packrat days are over! But seriously, SO many notes. Each grade had its own separate shoe box full, and it all started in 7th grade! Yikes!
I brought it all home and started to sift through it. I realized very quickly how silly I was for saving all of this. Did I really need to remember which boy I had a crush on in 7th grade?...or to be more precise, which boy I liked during each week of 7th grade?! No, definately not worth remembering! At least it was organized chaos as I also had a rubber band tying together notes from each author. There was a bundle for Lindsay, Ashley, Joedy, Megan, Stephanie, and many others! I started to read some of them, but quickly realized it was going to take too much time for what it was worth! So I pretty much got rid of it all.
One thought does keep coming back into my head...
Is there a "Caitlin" bundle out there somewhere?? For every note I had, one was also written from me!! Kind of a scary thought. Hopefully my friends weren't as sentimental as I was, and got rid of them long ago. Because to be honest, I have no interest in hearing what I had to say in my adolescent years...that crap is embarrassing!
To all of my Jr. High/High school friends, not to worry, your secrets from the past are now buried in the trash can. And if you wouldn't mind...can you return the favor?!? :)
Anyone else a packrat like me??
Yeah...I think I got rid of most of my saved notes from high school last time I was home...but (as you know) there is A LOT of other stuff for me to go through!
ReplyDeleteThis is totally not the moral of the story, but I just searched my old emails and was pretty sad to see that I don't have any from 2003--yes, I know, that was 7 years ago. But I am thinking I must have printed them and then deleted them... Do not follow my example.
xoxo!
oh, and i still have every card YOU have ever given me, and it's going to stay that way...for a long long time!
ReplyDeletelove you!
I got rid of my junior high notes a few years ago, and I honestly didn't want to! lol. So don't feel silly for being sentimental, I am too :)
ReplyDeleteCait,
ReplyDeleteI have saved every card from you, so I guess that makes me sentimental. To save myself from becoming a total pack rat, I simply designated myself a chest for "memories" and anything that can't fit in there must be thrown away. I have enjoyed listening to some of your journals. Hilarious! The only word for it.