Beetbabies

Charla and Tara (name that reference!)'s friendship hails back to the days of yore, to nursery rhymes and toys, scrunched hair and entire cakes. Now living in two different cities, sharing our urban and semi-urban adventures. Basically, conversations about low-calorie snacks and boys, with random other things sprinkled in.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

thoughts on packing up my entire life

I am moving (destination unknown). Parents have sold the house I grew up in and are moving into an apartment. Therefore, I've spent the past few hours beginning to pack up slash throw out slash give away everything I own.

Reflections:
1. Donating a black cashmere turtleneck sweater, elbow length sleeves, which I love(d) but is way too pilly. Must replace.
2. Au revoir, Sawary 36's! Thou art the wonder jean. I still fit into thee, but I'm purging you as it is no longer a flattering fit. You served me well. Rest in peace.
3. Clothes carry such memories! And they're usually Boy-related! The pink sweater I wore when NonAsian and I tried to patch things up at a NYC diner, the black tube dress I bought during the summer of an awful Cat-gluing internship to impress Etchasketch, the olive green Juicy scoopneck I wore the first night ExBoy and I got together...
4. I can still squeeze myself into almost all of my jeans. This should not and does not mean I am keeping them.
5. My parents move out in August. My future husband will never see the house I grew up in.
6. There are some things that have absolutely zero purpose in my life that I still would rather die than throw out: a little rag doll my dad brought back for me from a business trip to Guatemala, with blue marker on her mouth where I gave her lipstick (terrible make-up job, I must say)... a brown paper bag that held wonton soup that Sebastian brought me when I was sick in high school. I held the bag upside down, and dozens of ticket stubs from our Sunday movie dates came pouring out.

To be continued?

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