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Man can I relate to this, I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Eat Less, Exercise more. I have advice for success in the stock market too, Buy low, sell high.

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Jun 28, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

Love this Sharron!!

I am in the process of letting go of things, and your story hit home. You always had the knack for clearing out the irrelevant.

Having recently moved, I had the advantage of seeing my accumulation of 50 plus years - in real time! Still looking at boxes of stuff not needed but too “good” to donate. Herein lies the problem.“Too good” is a relative term. Sure, someone somewhere would find this useful or beautiful. Meanwhile it’s sitting in a box in my garage.

That’s where I am at this point. I had a big sale and watched people walk off happily with my junk/their treasures. I was left exhausted and still with things left behind.

Any words of advice would be much appreciated. A mantra for letting go of things?

I am overly concerned with items going to the right source or person. Should I be less attached & just say goodbye & drop off at the nearest donation site? Or look for a collector of old vinyl records of sea shanties?

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Jun 28, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

PS: Congrats on your weight loss!!

Getting lighter in all ways :-)

From a country song:

These days more & more I travel around with less & less.

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Yes, congrats! I think I might keel over just looking at macaroni and cheese on top of a baked potato. 😀

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I almost let go of my breakfast looking at that picture of a tub full of Spaghetti Os. Hahaha! So gross! 🤣

What a delightful read, Sharron, and congrats to you on your accomplishments! I’m happy for you!

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Congrats on getting rid of so much stuff! That's hard to do. That picture - Wow!

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It's always satisfying to get rid of things you don't need. I find it poignant that you do so with your son in mind too. As for the weight loss advice, "Eat less, exercise more" ... I think I'll get a second opinion.

Congrats on that too. It ain't easy.

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Keeping this beautiful post forever. Amazing. Your advice is gold dust, Sharron, and oh boy am I going to take action! Great news on your weight loss - AND for the big loss of STUFF, too. I have stuff coming out of my ears here at home... I need to follow your lead.

Just six months ago I was wearing way smaller clothes than I am now. Ten years before that I chucked out all of my bigger stuff. And then: BOOOOOOM!!! Turns out I NEED that stuff now. Do I chuck out all the skinny stuff now? Or keep it? Buy new bigger stuff? Or hope that I shrink before it all disintegrates into threadbare holes? This lady of a certain age needs to make some lifestyle changes... 😳 I'd got away with things on that score for soooooooo long. Not any more! 🤣

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Jun 29, 2023Liked by Sharron Bassano

Memories are the best legacy. To know that you were loved and wanted and nurtured is the greatest gift.

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Sign in... aaaack. Please Don't do passwords. My list is starting to look like a Chicago phone book. Did you really lose 30 lbs? Or was that just for the writing? Never step on the scale more than once a day. There is a standard 5 lb difference any time at all. Down 1 the next morning, up 5 by evening. Same or add another one next morning. Smaller plates, or just saucer size. Just one. Except for icecream. One box is single serving. Work hard enough for a rolling sweat every day. That doesn't work either. It took 78 years to gather up my "stuff". I'm still using it. I still like it even when I'm not "using" it. There's going to be one heck of an estate sale. Daughter gets first dibs. Auction house on the corner gets the rest.

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Mar 5Liked by Sharron Bassano

This was priceless! I loved reading it. I STILL have a couple boxes of my son's childhood stuff. His karate suit and belts from when he was 6. His little christening outfit from when he was a baby! And his toddler tux he wore to my sister's wedding hahaha.

If he was still alive he would be turning 32 this year....that is a LONG time to have saved his baby things!!! When I die his children will have to decide what to do with it all because I'm certainly not letting it go anytime soon.

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