Cleaning out closets...

Why do we keep the stuff we do? Because it seemed like a good idea at the time, and carried a "waste not, want not" sentiment. Not bad thinking. Now roll ahead several years, and you are cleaning stuff out of a closet, stuff you barely remember having in your possession, and you triple your trash haul for the week. On the other hand, the closets contain treasures, genuine riches, like a picture of my grandmother and her husband, whom none of us knew due to his untimely death while Dad was a child, a picture of mom as a little girl of no more than 4 years, and several other similar jewels. Cleaning out closets: a chore, a treasure hunt.