Happy Boxing Day

Who knows where the term actually came from, but, for me today, it means boxing up all the clothes that no longer fit and taking them to the Goodwill down the road. :) There are tons of pretty outfits that someone might want to use for their New Year's Eve party and I would rather they be used than for them to sit in my closet another holiday.

We got some sludge for the holiday. I have boxed that up as well and taking it to my sister's house. It isn't much so it isn't going to effect any of them too much. It just isn't part of my life right now. So, I will take to where it will be appreciated almost as well as the legos I have wrapped for my nephews. 

Similarly, I am boxing up all my old mental images of myself. I don't need them anymore and they are weighing me down. It was even keeping me from applying for a job that I really really want. I want to go and do. I know that this is my time. Those old images don't belong here. My image changes every day. And people are noticing. Time for me to notice, too.

On that note, my husband and I finally made good on the family's requests for a current picture of the two of us. We had a friend take us out to various locations around our neighborhood and she shot tons of photos (I love the digital age). I then narrowed it down to 10 or so and let my husband pick the one he liked best. Everyone has loved the picture we have given them. And everyone seems genuinely thankful that this is what we chose to give. 

Just a little extra packing tape on the box of mental images I don't need anymore.