It’s been a good opportunity to clear out some stuff in the quiet post-Xmas period.  We had a lot of work done in the house a year ago and much of the “unwanted” items were relegated to various outside spaces.  But we know we don’t have spaces for them, and the risk is they just lie around for years to come waiting for a new home and at the same time block the better use of both the “pigbarn” (our garden studio) and workshop.  So when old friends dropped by for a New Year visit and offered to help, we took advantage of extra pairs of hands to clear out unwanted tables, cupboards and lamps and lots of rubbish piled up in the garden.  Two visits to the local recycling centre and we can at least get into the spaces we want to use and sort our yet more unwanted items.   There are lots of other things we’ve held on to and which we’ll never use or find a space for so this really is a good time to let go of those things which won’t have a place in our future.

So, for #MyTime too, I want to be sure that I don’t hold on to those unrealistic intentions and the clutter that doesn’t add value to my life.  I want to be open to anything new but whatever wishes and intentions I held at 21, if not already realised, are mostly impractical to pursue in my later years.  So, to avoid any unnecessary regrets, I’ll give myself the permission to let go …