Finishing My Narnia (part two)

Painting the ceiling was a challenge. Not only was I running low on paint, I failed to accurately estimate the amount of paint I should have on the brush at once. Needless to say, I ended up with paint dripping on my face, clothes and footstool.

In the end, however, the ceiling was defeated and the struggle turned out to be worth it.

A big part of this process was cleaning. See, I've accumulated a large amount of stuff. It used to be that when I outgrew something, I would get rid of it or pass it on to someone else. Over the past few years, I haven't outgrown anything, but I've continued to collect clothes, jewelry, books, and just plain stuff at about the same rate as I did when I would get rid of things on a semi-regular basis.

I'm also extremely sentimental. To a fault. I hoard keep things that, for a while, mean something to me. I then can't bear to part with these random things despite the lack of actual value those things hold. This results in pileups and boxes of junk. Well, not -all- of it is junk (or maybe that's the aforementioned sentimentality speaking), but most of it is. I don't need to keep every button, pin, hat, scarf, paper, or failed knitting project that I collect.

And so the purging began.

I learned to let things go. And it felt good. I got rid of the things I didn't need and I found place for things that I couldn't bear to let go of just yet. -Almost- being a Senior in high school got me thinking more and more about preparing to move out. Possibly as soon as next year (my future plans are still yet to be determined) I'll be choosing what things I 'need' and what things I can let go of.

Several garbage bags and a car-full of Goodwill donations later...

...I had my Narnia

I somehow managed to consolidate all of my musical memorabilia in one box ;)

My assistant's room was also cleaned during this process, and she asked if photo evidence could be posted