Clean Sweep

So I've decided to sell my childhood Archie comic collection. I'm not gonna lie, the hoarder in me is having a hard time with the concept. These books were my entertainment for years; plus I have a lot of sentimental attachment to the books. My Aunt introduced me to the world of Archie, and when she passed away when I was in fourth grade, it was my way of keeping her close to my heart. I plan on keeping a few for sentimental reasons, but overall I know it is time to pass the collection along. I have counted up about 1,900 so far; obviously I do not have a lot of room to store the massive number of books and magazines.

While I was logging comic books, I decided it was time to clean and organize the remaining boxes in our third bedroom. I'm down to only two boxes that don't fit in the closet that I need to find a place for and I was able to throw a lot of stuff away. It felt good to purge. Of course, while sorting through stuff I found many old things (pictures, trinkets, etc.) that reminded me of old times. I am never sure if I really want to keep these things or if I just do it out of guilt because let's face it, I don't really see those items as reminders of happier times. Honestly I see them more as reminders of what my life felt like then and why I'm so much better off now. I don't know if that makes sense. I guess seeing those items every now and again gives me some perspective.

Another good reason for cleaning out the third bedroom is because my girls are coming to Houston on Friday! We are celebrating Jessica's birthday by playing bingo and just spending some quality time together. I love these girls (and their guys!) more than anything, and I just want to say again I am so thankful they are in my life. I wish they lived next door to me (which, there is a house for sale next door to us...it would be awesome...just putting it out there ;-p).