Where did all that stuff come from?

G and I are packing our things, preparing for this weekend's move. And, of course, I'm gobsmacked about how many things we've acquired. And we weren't even trying!

Moving to Japan in the late 90's was a big help. G and I both shed a lot of baggage with that move. Of course, what we took to Japan all had to come back and we added a lot of omiyage (souvenirs) as well. While caretaking the family home the last seven years we didn't have a lot of room for our things so much of it remained boxed up or stuffed in a closet. Now, going through it all, I'm finding things I didn't even know I had. That's both sad and exciting as some things are pretty cool.

But I'm also finding things that leave me scratching my head in confusion. Why did I keep this? Why did I acquire it in the first place? I think we're going to be donating a lot of things to the estate sale.