"Emotional Clutter" Is A Warm And Fuzzy Place For Me!

   Ah, the new joys of a new place are insurmountably wonderful.  A new address, a new neighborhood, different views from every window, a little redecorating here and there and all is good...whoa gotta put the brakes on here for a second because it may look like you are unpacked and it may feel like you are unpacked and you may wish you were unpacked, but when you take a look inside your little (cute & charming ) 3 season room filled with boxes...yikes!!!  Or up the stairs in the attic, or all the big garbage bags filled with stuff that you have stuffed into closets...then you take a trip back to reality and confess and realize "I'm just not done yet!"
   Moving can bring out the worst in anybody!  My hubby is a firm believer in throwing things out which is why we have clashed and collided all through this move."  We had a rusty old brown dumpster in front of the place we moved out of, he rented it for one week and was having so much fun pitching things (his...of course) that he keep it another week.  I shared in the "throwing away party" somewhat but not quite up to his expectations.
   As I explained to hubby many many times, a lot of my "stuff" I have become emotionally attached to and parting with it just isn't going to happen.  Clothes, shoes, jewelry, furniture...well it could all come back in style one day!  So very begrudgingly he packs all my "emotional clutter" and into the new place here it comes...life just got good again.  however one piece of furniture that was a real point of contention followed by a shouting match did not make into our new home, it was sent to dumpster heaven where I hope it found a good home...okay i gave in, let him think he won SOMETHING!  
   This bargain fashionista was working overtime at the local Bed Bath & Beyond store searching through their clearance tables...lot's of good finds there if you can take the time to really go through it all and don't forget to always travel with your BBB coupons.  Apparently they never expire...who couldn't use an extra 10 or 20% off of anything! 
   So 2 weeks into the new place and I know eventually there will be artwork on the walls, accessories on the shelves and tables, current pictures of family and friends in brand new shiny picture frames, entertaining every weekend (okay, not every).  And at this point, there is the smell of dinner cooking in the new oven, the aroma of fresh flowers and a nicely lit fireplace...if I could just find my warm and cozy Ugg slippers (they are packed away somewhere) this would really be a perfect Norman Rockwell scene!