Shocking news … the storage unit is empty

Shocking news! The storage unit is empty. In less than 2 months, a stuffed full unit is empty.

Mind you, at the beginning of December, when my husband pronounced that his intention was to have it empty by the end of the month, this Queen of “Let’s get rid of that,” nearly fainted. With disbelief. And, I looked at him as if he was insane.

That’s when I began to squawk and protest. Was he crazy? In my logical, wise mind, there was no way this goal was going to be attained. Certainly, not by month’s end, right on top of the holidays.

Who was he kidding? Did he forget how much was still in the unit? How emotional this was already? Even with our diligent, box-by-box, item-by-item, removal of items that were in the unit … even then, there was plenty still to go.

This was no easy feat … After all, this storage unit was full of all my mother’s belongings. All the belongings she owned at the end of her life. Her prized possessions, those things that meant the most to her. The furniture and other items she brought with her to assisted living.
 
How was it even possible I could let go of her stuff?

It had only been two short months ago, at the end of October, we had emptied her apartment. Which, that alone took a “he-man” effort to pack up and empty to ensure no more assisted living rent would need to be paid going into November. She passed away only days prior.

It was an incredibly emotional journey for us all. Thankfully, my daughter did most of the packing of Mom’s stuff, while my husband, for two days, hauled it all to a 10×10 storage unit. A decision we made to give us breathing room to deal with her belongings.

A decent amount of stuff, her clothing, for example, I had already gone through, along with her kitchen items, jewelry, and other boxes of things. We had people stopping by, almost daily, as I posted much on Facebook Marketplace as giveaways. That is until …

We were left with the bigger furniture items that most people don’t seem to want these days (or so we thought!) and many boxes of keepsakes and valuables.

I was truly fretful about what to do with her furniture, The idea of taking it to the dump nearly broke my heart, not to mention it is costly. There is a good reason folks just dump their unwanted furniture and mattresses at the side of the road.

But then, my husband proclaiming the unit would be empty by month’s end, took hold of me, too. I decided, then and there, to set aside my disbelief and began posting everything that was left, except a few boxes that needed more of my attention.

Within days from my husband’s intention, less than 3 days, in fact, the unit was close to empty. Including the furniture that we truly thought would require a dump run. That in itself was miraculous.

All that was left were a few boxes and those we brought home for me to spend quality time purusing and curating. Precious items that I had no desire to keep, yet, did not wish to rush the process either. 

And, miracles of all miracles, once those boxes were removed, the unit was closed … before Christmas. In less than two months, the unit was empty.

I learned a great lesson through this process … to release disbelief, set a powerful intention followed by divine action, and don’t let the “inner critic” stop you. 

Oh, and it was equally important to work with a supportive partner, who is on the same page, through it all. Thank you, dear hubby! 

 

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