June 19-25, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorting through someone else\u2019s memories is tough. Deciding what to do with their things is equally challenging. Doing all of that while trying to clean out an apartment after a sudden passing is just unfair. What to save and what to sell or donate. I moved fast on the apartment because I didn\u2019t want to get caught in one of my depressive spirals and have property management asking for the keys. There are so many things to deal with. I was afraid SL would think it was moving too fast, but I made time to explain to her why I had to keep moving with this. We didn\u2019t have the luxury of leaving things hanging in the closet like at home. She understood. She helped me on her days off, but I was the one feeling guilty about driving Theresa\u2019s things to the donation center. I took some days off work and worked morning to late evening getting everything packed up and then cleaned. I realized sadly that our memories only matter to us. One day, someone will pack up my things in the same way. The pictures and SL\u2019s childhood drawings, Christmas ornaments and souvenirs that I hold with affection now will be on a shelf being picked over by people in a thrift store too. In the end it is all just stuff. You can\u2019t keep everything and being attached just makes it more difficult to let go in the end. At least that is what my brain tells me. My heart doesn\u2019t agree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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