Box...rather Bag of Memories
I still haven't finished unpacking (laziness I guess). I went through another box and found a small bag full of cards I have accumulated over the years (b-day, grads, thank you cards, wedding invitations etc.) Since I am trying to get rid of all the junk I have gathered, I started sorting through them.
For some odd reason, not only do I keep the cards, I also keep their envelopes...even though 99% of them are just blank, non-descript envelopes with just my name on them. Those were the first to go.
Then I started going through the cards...found a few wedding invitations of people I don't know (I guess my parents knew their parents at some point). Those went straight in the garbage.
Found some bday cards etc of people I have not kept in touch with for the past 10 years (yeah...it reminded me of how old I am).
Found a letter from a friend who had been in crises and left Canada to go back to her home country...read it again...couldn't remember what half the things she was talking about were originally about!!! Can't decide if I should toss it or not...both of us are in very different places in our lives now and it isn't really relevant anymore...but not many people have written me letters in their l ives, so I might just keep it for the sake of saying I have letters that people have written me. ;)
Found a bday card and a seasons greeting card and I do not recognize either name on them...I've racked my brain trying to remember who these people were...nothing!!! It's so sad...not only can I not recall a face, I don't even recognize their names. If someone mentioned something to me about them, I'd just view them as strangers.
Also found cards from close friends who have references to some of past "happenings"... reminded me, how worked up we got as young gals over dumb ass things. (Now we just get worked up period :P)
And some are just down right corny/cheezy and sappy!!!
Got rid of about 1/4 of them. Don't have the heart to throw out the rest. Although I think I will buy a nice box from ikea or somethingand put them in that instead of a old plastic bag :P
For some odd reason, not only do I keep the cards, I also keep their envelopes...even though 99% of them are just blank, non-descript envelopes with just my name on them. Those were the first to go.
Then I started going through the cards...found a few wedding invitations of people I don't know (I guess my parents knew their parents at some point). Those went straight in the garbage.
Found some bday cards etc of people I have not kept in touch with for the past 10 years (yeah...it reminded me of how old I am).
Found a letter from a friend who had been in crises and left Canada to go back to her home country...read it again...couldn't remember what half the things she was talking about were originally about!!! Can't decide if I should toss it or not...both of us are in very different places in our lives now and it isn't really relevant anymore...but not many people have written me letters in their l ives, so I might just keep it for the sake of saying I have letters that people have written me. ;)
Found a bday card and a seasons greeting card and I do not recognize either name on them...I've racked my brain trying to remember who these people were...nothing!!! It's so sad...not only can I not recall a face, I don't even recognize their names. If someone mentioned something to me about them, I'd just view them as strangers.
Also found cards from close friends who have references to some of past "happenings"... reminded me, how worked up we got as young gals over dumb ass things. (Now we just get worked up period :P)
And some are just down right corny/cheezy and sappy!!!
Got rid of about 1/4 of them. Don't have the heart to throw out the rest. Although I think I will buy a nice box from ikea or somethingand put them in that instead of a old plastic bag :P
posted by Anokhi at
8:00 PM
2 Comments:
chapters is having a sale on those tin boxes - pretty ones - for like 30-50% off! :D
I have a BUNCH of letters - from ppl who used to be friends and others, but i cant seem to (a) go through the letters (dont want to read them for some reason!) and (b) throw them out either.
heh.
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F.S.Kabir, at 4:55 AM
this is for the random comment by vacz...
I'm a bloody doctor...I don't need to get another degree, much less a fake one when I have the real thing!
stupid idiots advertising on my blog...anyone know how to get rid of this?
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Anokhi, at 1:39 PM
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