Frank... I got rid of things piece by piece while I was still in the home
It felt good to leave to a new home
of ourse, every place was rented so it is a different sort of feeling
but
after long years
i now own my own house
it is fun making it mine
do what you can to claim your house back start small look at magazines and books, change things that you are apathetic about, like doorknobs or curtains
I remember feeling empty...like wind through an abandoned building...there were cobwebs and "things" left but they were all covered in dust...hollow I guess I decided to go with that image and use it...so I cleaned...I started with a corner in my mind and cleaned it and then moved on
(I watched the movie Under the Tuscan Sun and that is how I felt inside...like that house...drafty and filled with useless things in need of some work and a good cleaning)
now I feel like home inside, warm and candles and cooking smells and love and laughter
