58. A list in honor of National Letting Go of Stuff Day

Good-bye husband.

Good-bye house.

Good-bye…

…broken tea pot.

…unlined face.

…hole-in-the-knee jeans.

…fear of failure.

…final bag of diapers.

…belief that losing 10 pounds would make me a better person.

…over-investment in Facebook.

…perfect-marriage fantasy.

…fear of success.

…dust bunnies.

…favorite boots chewed up by dog.

…semblance of control.

…conversations in my head with that driver who cut me off three years ago.

…conversations in my head.

…extra storage.

…computer from 1996.

…old cell phone chargers.

…broken crayons.

…stuff for Halloween project still in bag from 2 years ago.

…prince charming fantasies.

…self pity.

…victimhood.

…small babies.

…ability to drink caffeinated coffee.

Hello world.

 

(National Letting Go of Stuff Day was March 22. For real.)