tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post1679476618225527816..comments2023-12-27T09:28:32.621-07:00Comments on Retired English Teacher: Last Load DeliveredSally Wesselyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-56440403920981441452013-02-18T09:55:15.409-07:002013-02-18T09:55:15.409-07:00Teaching stuff? You mean the twenty boxes in the b...Teaching stuff? You mean the twenty boxes in the barn? Once the kids get their children through the grades and they do not need it ===I'll pitch it. If I move before then I will find the poorest school in the area and dump it all on them :>) Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-84009121448626943582013-02-16T14:01:36.983-07:002013-02-16T14:01:36.983-07:00I know how hard that is too! I think we all have l...I know how hard that is too! I think we all have learned to cling to too much because we are pampered and have accepted that we need things to feel a sense of being part of 'time'. I know I lost much during a fire and have already found stuff to reconnect and feel the old familiar things in place that were saved. Like you I had lots of stuff from teaching times and when kids were small. Now I have let some of that go.<br />I have let friends go too. I noticed that I am distancing myself more and more.<br />My mom did that too as she aged. I'm not sure why or what it will lead to.But I'm not afraid. I feel calm. And for me that's a break through. I hope that you will feel a calm after all your chaos.Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-40192312607560158762013-02-11T11:14:51.616-07:002013-02-11T11:14:51.616-07:00You need someone like me to come take care of this...You need someone like me to come take care of this stuff. I have no sentiment and my feeling is: can you use this right now? If so, keep it and use; if not, toss it or give it away. I am very good at this getting rid of stuff. As for professional papers, I did that before I left my teaching job. Like everyone in our office said, no one is going to want that, even the lesson plans and curriculum designs. Moving on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-20663814368364819032013-02-10T04:45:23.591-07:002013-02-10T04:45:23.591-07:00"Retired English Teacher" has been inclu..."Retired English Teacher" has been included in the A Sunday Drive for this week. Be assured that I hope this helps to point even more new visitors in your direction.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-sunday-drive_10.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-42753248981704943842013-02-07T16:59:21.203-07:002013-02-07T16:59:21.203-07:00Your new home is beautiful. We had to get rid of s...Your new home is beautiful. We had to get rid of so many precious items when we left FL for Texas. I wish I had them now. Glad you are settling in!!Terri Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771622379178654235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-15847661973152102492013-02-06T02:12:35.937-07:002013-02-06T02:12:35.937-07:00I'm also very reluctant to part with things th...I'm also very reluctant to part with things that hold dear memories.<br />Love your room and I hope all those books could be accommodated!<br /><br />It would be a nightmare if ever we moved as we have stuff in boxes piled high in the attic. I must sort it and be ruthless, before someone else has to do it.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a><br />Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-20037927528110664982013-02-05T09:46:29.594-07:002013-02-05T09:46:29.594-07:00just popping in to say hijust popping in to say hiRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-55821021780076586332013-02-02T09:27:56.203-07:002013-02-02T09:27:56.203-07:00Dear Sally, and really why should you get rid of t...Dear Sally, and really why should you get rid of that small table, laden as it is with so many memories? Why not simply keep it and when the great-grandchildren come they can use it. And later, when the two of you are gone and your children decide what to do with the furniture in your home, they can either remember the table and children gathered round or they can simply let it go, much easier than you can. Be good to yourself and to your memories. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-46266482323106341952013-02-01T20:17:06.474-07:002013-02-01T20:17:06.474-07:00I read your last two posts. First of all I am so ...I read your last two posts. First of all I am so pleased that your Jim is doing so well now and hope he will continue to feel better. Sadly my Jim won’t. Just before we found out he had bladder cancer we also found out he had onset Alzheimer. The bladder cancer is cleared now but he has to have follow-up treatments for 2 years, but the Alzheimer is not curable. He just has short term memory loss but he cannot drive anymore and I have to make all the plans for our trips (and everything else) I just hope it won’t get bad too quickly. I have started to look at all the things we have because we will need to move sometime. Four months is very fast I think – you did very well. We have thousands of books and so far have been unable to part with them. I hope that we can start getting rid of stuff because it may come a time when we have to move. Your dog is beautiful by the way.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-74093746068998352352013-02-01T19:30:44.270-07:002013-02-01T19:30:44.270-07:00I love what Patti said in her comment."Good l...<br />I love what Patti said in her comment."Good luck with purging. It is only painful in the beginning."<br />I need to keep this in mind and your helpful post about your move because I may be moving in May. lol<br />Sending you lots of good wishes for enjoying your new home.<br />Love<br />MaggieGrandma Yellow Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917551672825097342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-64364702795126942242013-02-01T12:52:28.132-07:002013-02-01T12:52:28.132-07:00Well, Sally, if it makes you feel any better, you ...Well, Sally, if it makes you feel any better, you are not alone. I shudder when I think what I will have to do to one day downsize. Let's leave art supplies even out of the discussion -- the books and Christmas alone are enough to make a woman crazy. And yes, all the china and crystal and dishes. Lots of dishes. Like you, I am sentimental -- there are things I simply cannot part with. And, like you, I am also learning to use the precious things. If they rip or break I will be sad, but more so, I think, if I didn't enjoy them. (And your book problems resonated more than you know!)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-86854485991499097192013-01-31T20:56:14.403-07:002013-01-31T20:56:14.403-07:00I'm wondering, did the bookshelves come assemb...I'm wondering, did the bookshelves come assembled or did you have to do it? Because we bought one and neither of us can figure out how to put it together, even with the instructions! Is it us or are they putting the instructions in Greek nowadays? Aargh....<br />I enjoy your writing.Marciahttp://wwwareaderslife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-61477169605624913642013-01-30T14:23:44.374-07:002013-01-30T14:23:44.374-07:00Oh my gosh! Our babies and their cute little fat c...Oh my gosh! Our babies and their cute little fat cheeks. It's hard to believe how grown up they are now. And check me out in the background. I almost didn't recognize myself I was so skinny!<br /><br />I'm okay with you keeping the table, however it sounds like it's time for me to pay you a visit and put my organizational skills to work. ♥O-town Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462693501650732288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-82406349252230659072013-01-30T07:41:44.317-07:002013-01-30T07:41:44.317-07:00Great books shelves, something I could do with mys...Great books shelves, something I could do with myself as my books are just piled up and looking unsightly! <br /><br />Moving is a stressful time but we do get there in the end.<br /><br />CJ xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-84639025692323986892013-01-29T16:13:24.877-07:002013-01-29T16:13:24.877-07:00O well, somebody else will have to do it for you w...O well, somebody else will have to do it for you when you’re gone.<br /><br />We leave too much stuff behind for the next generation to clear out. I have no more sense than you in these matters. I know that the children won’t want any of my treasures and they’ll all end up in landfill somewhere because they won’t have the time to deal with them properly.<br /><br />O well.<br /><br /><br />btw: gritters are people with gritting lorries filled with sand, coarse grit and salt. The men throw the mixture over the road to make them safer to negotiate.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-18649494786577392502013-01-27T16:04:50.637-07:002013-01-27T16:04:50.637-07:00Well--at least you have a place to store those sen...Well--at least you have a place to store those sentimental things... I am not too much of a saver (never have been) ---but NOW (as I've gotten older) I wish I had some of the things I got rid of along the way. SO--you are probably smart to keep your things... <br /><br />You seem very organized to me --and I'm proud of you and Jim for taking it easy---and moving things gradually.. You are SMART to do that...<br /><br />There's no time table on moving. We all do it differently.. Anything you do should be exactly what you WANT to do--not what someone else suggests...<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-80209992966718685272013-01-27T15:59:29.946-07:002013-01-27T15:59:29.946-07:00It is hard very hard especially when it involves t...It is hard very hard especially when it involves the son you lost...troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-81712749316211361092013-01-27T12:28:13.541-07:002013-01-27T12:28:13.541-07:00Let me know when Linda is coming to help you sort ...Let me know when Linda is coming to help you sort through your stuff...I'll come help!<br /><br />I've managed to let go of most of my professional books. Turned them over to my son who sold them online! Those that weren't of any monetary value I sent to Goodwill. It became easier for me to let go of the professional stuff once I had some distance from the job. It took me 20 years to get rid of my kindergarten teaching maaterials. The objects that remind me of family are more difficult to let go.<br /><br />I'm serious about coming to help you sort...it would give me something to write about in the blog!#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-77117770383460457792013-01-27T11:04:13.460-07:002013-01-27T11:04:13.460-07:00I am very much the other way with very little sent...I am very much the other way with very little sentimental attachment to stuff. I remember my first husband accusing me of being cold-hearted because I did not want to take my daughter's baby cradle when we made a move. She was 18 at the time and wasn't using it any more. I am near to an anxiety attack just thinking about a move in process that is still going on after fur months.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-92204898668825875732013-01-27T09:55:43.461-07:002013-01-27T09:55:43.461-07:00I've had the same discussions with myself, que...I've had the same discussions with myself, questioning the need for saving stuff, for holding on to things that will never be used again. Every time we move we repeat the steps of sorting. What we are sorting are our own feelings of attachment; reviewing what and who we were, the importance of our work. <br /><br />Teachers don't teach in a vacuum; they reach souls and they connect deeply with people, as parents do. How can we possibly discard anything of such value?<br /><br />I did throw lots of things, and the process was painful.<br /><br />Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-61059906875112580162013-01-27T09:25:13.570-07:002013-01-27T09:25:13.570-07:00Sally, I think you are doing amazingly wellto have...Sally, I think you are doing amazingly wellto have sone so much in just 4 months. We moved back into our old home at retirement five years ago and still have unsorted boxes in the barn, though the pile is gradually getting smaller. <br /><br />I too find I can't get rid of some things related to my professional life and would always rather throw away the papers than the keepsakes which to me are priceless. I am using more and more of the "best" things in everyday life, knowing that once I'm gone they will mean little or nothing to my children and grandchildren.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-4608692758404131782013-01-27T08:30:59.832-07:002013-01-27T08:30:59.832-07:00It's so hard to let go of things that mean so ...It's so hard to let go of things that mean so much to us, the parents who raised those kids. But it's something we will need to do anyway, little by little. You are doing great and don't need to hurry things too much, Sally. There's plenty of time to continue your downsize and finish your move. You've accomplished a tremendous amount in a short period of time!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-52365197617855509492013-01-27T07:51:53.385-07:002013-01-27T07:51:53.385-07:00At this point at least be glad you got rid of all ...At this point at least be glad you got rid of all you did before the move. I like the idea of waiting a year with the rest and then getting rid of whatever you haven't used....except for the little table which you should keep forever.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-24566694582391573372013-01-27T03:29:15.850-07:002013-01-27T03:29:15.850-07:00Sorry, but I am still laughing how you kept your s...Sorry, but I am still laughing how you kept your stuff but lost the article to help you get rid of it. <br />My last move really made me cut to the bone. The down size just didn't allow me to keep things like books that I would never read again. I do miss the wonderful look of racks of books but now days I have 500 books stored in a 5x7 inch tablet on my night stand. Not the comfort and beauty of the bound versions, yet always at my finger tips and they don't need dusting. Good luck with purging. It is only painful in the beginning. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041834369094012241.post-8178171591113872582013-01-27T01:00:58.400-07:002013-01-27T01:00:58.400-07:00I do know exactly how you feel about letting go of...I do know exactly how you feel about letting go of the teaching material. I had the worst time when we moved from Chicago to Hawaii. To be honest, I still have a bunch of stuff too precious to throw away too. As for that table, I wouldn't give it away for anything. Not only the memories, but it's really a beautiful table!<br /><br />THAT is a HUGE room! Wow!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.com