Spring Cleaning
Decluttered apartment and decluttered mind
Posting has been light lately (to put it mildly) due to some real life events and changes. My oldest child graduated from secondary school here in Berlin and is getting ready to head off to university.
My younger child is now entering the ‘high school’ home stretch and also starting to think about what he wants to do with his life.
Interestingly, the kid I once thought would never leave my side has now expressed a wish to move to southern Germany, when he is an adult and can ‘live where he wants.’
Well, then.
Currently, I have been delaying the emotional processing of my rapidly emptying nest by focusing solely on the physical evidence of said phenomenon: a boatload of now-unneeded shoes, clothes, toys and accessories.
My son - on a teenage growth spurt - is going through apparel on what seems like a bi-monthly basis. Shirts and pants that two months ago, definitely don’t now. And, he’s belatedly discovered fashion. So, even the few things that did fit a…
