Comments on: Simplifying: the hard things

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 12:19:34 +0000

In reply to Inge. Your chess set sounds a lot more special than mine. I wouldn't let that one go, especially if I liked playing it. I try to do the same thing with clothes, it really helped me get rid of the temptation to buy more.

By: Inge

Inge — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:19:40 +0000

I do love playing chess but it’s a long time ago I played it. And your African souvenir looks amazing, but it is so true that when you keep it in a box and you know you would get annoyed by dusting it over and over again, it’s better to donate it to another “home”. 🙂 I have one old board of chess that I inherited from my grandfather and he loved playing chess. He learned me to play it. And it was the only thing I wanted to have. It got it’s own special place, displayed next to a few favorite books I have in my book case.
I also try to let go of things when it’s time, although that’s hard sometimes. But I made a little deal with myself on clothes: when I buy one new item, I have to let go of one old one. Sometimes that works out, sometimes it doesn’t. 😉
Hugs, Inge x

By: Leena

Leena — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 11:56:24 +0000

In reply to Leena. He did not bring anything useful from there, only usable item he did bring are salad servers, but those are so difficult to wash, so no we don't use those either.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:15:21 +0000

Wow 12yrs ago already. I remember you there. Just recently found a photo with us in it made in SA then.:)
Way to go to let it go. I have a few items like that. It’s in my ‘I will have to look at that later’ box.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:50:08 +0000

In reply to Leena. Good idea, I'll do that. Tanzania would be so fun. Do you use the things he purchased?

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:47:53 +0000

In reply to Danielle @Storypiece. Wow, did you blog about your set? I'll have to go look. :) Maybe your son will learn to play and it will be put to good use.

By: Danielle @Storypiece

Danielle @Storypiece — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 00:40:32 +0000

What a gorgeous set! It sounds like it is moving on to a better home and for such a good cause.

Right after I started my blog we were given a chess set that had been in storage since my husband was an infant (*cough* 40+ years *cough*) We found out that it had a pretty special history and even though my husband had no attachment to it and was eager to let it go, our son was not. He has it in his room until he is ready to pass it along.

As much as I’m a fan of holding on to stuff because it has special meaning, I’m as huge a fan of letting something go when it is time. It sounds like this is the right time for you. And I think it counts for more than one item since it traveled half way around the world in it’s journey to it’s new home. 😉

By: Leena

Leena — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:57:45 +0000

Sure you will count this. You could save it for a day when you don’t have time or energy to find any other things and count this for one days worth, what ever the day is. I had actually one item stored for that, but then I did find other items after all and did not have to count that as many just as one.

A has been in Tanzania and I think he too needed to get a new bag to bring the souvenir home, atleast he also still has a plenty of things from there 🙂 . Those items have a very similar style as your chess set.