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| Stuff of times past, Jefferson City, Missouri. 2009. |
It's mid-September and my year in Ferguson will end on October 31. Time to wind down.
In my annual winding-down times, these are my thoughts:
- What have I accomplished? What am I proud of?
- What haven't I accomplished? What do I regret?
- How was the year different from what I thought it would be? In which ways better? In which ways disappointing? In which ways surprising; neither better nor disappointing?
- What do I want to do before I leave?
I inventory my stuff. Make preliminary decisions about what to with it before I leave:
- Consume?
- Return to the person who lent it to me?
- Give it away?
- Toss?
- Sell?
- Take with me, at least for the next leg of my annual relocation?
In my inventory check thus far, I know that one of my tasks will be to organize my electronics paraphernalia. For example, do I really need all six ethernet cables that skulked into my space like feral cats? Isn't it time to let go of that years-old, European-currency router? And that peaceful, Caribbean Sea-colored, turquoise Otter phone case (that cost me a pretty penny!) that fit my old smart phone, which is of a size no longer being made? Time to just let it go, let it go, right? And, yes, it's time to say good-bye to my geriatric HP laptop that I actually replaced two years ago.
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| Stuff of times past, Jefferson City, Missouri. 2009. |
Some past inventory experiences
- On leaving El Paso (2017): Releasing More Stuff
- On leaving Opelousas, Louisiana (2016): Sold My Stuff - Again
- On leaving Alamogordo, New Mexico (2013): Consuming the Remains
- On leaving Alamogordo, New Mexico (2013): The Release Cycle Begins Again
- On leaving my rooted house in Missouri (2010): Progress Report: Stuff Divestment
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