Purging Some Treasure

Mr. Bill and I have picked up some cute treasures over the years.

We were married just a little over a year when we had Chris.
We both thought we would have a little more time as "double income no kids." 

I wanted to stay at home with my baby, so we made sacrifices.

One of the things we sacrificed was having the latest and greatest technology

and

 having new furniture.
It has only been in the last few years that we have been filling in with stuff that is brand new.
We usually bought our sofas new, but most of our other stuff came from all over. 

 Garage sales or thrift stores and antique shops for the most part. But we even pulled stuff off of the curb.

I am a bit of a hoarder when it involves my stuff that was a good deal!!!
But...

We have had pieces that just weren't both of our styles. 
I may have liked it and he didn't, or visa versa.

This weekend we went through and donated some of those pieces that didn't "fit" anymore.

Sometimes it came down to a piece being too dainty to go with other modern height furniture.

We kept trying to think about people who might want this stuff. 

We really couldn't  think of anybody.

I guess if no one wants these little end tables and chairs, we really don't need them either.

Table not the lamp.

Bill is not a stuff it in the attic kind of guy. I am willing to do that, but he is not.

As I watched Bill load our "treasures" in the pickup, I had a brief feeling of remorse.

They looked cute piled in there.

Should I save them for a someday shop?

No.

 I have to remember that I had them for a season and now they will go to someone's home or shop where they will work and fit.

I had a feeling of 

peace knowing that we are helping out a good cause and we are de-cluttering a bit. 
Good bye thrifty treasures.

Sprinkled with downsizing,

Katie