Better, today….. for now…..

I think that we human beings, tend to over-think things or over-worry things.

My previous post was all about being overwhelmed.  And, indeed, I was feeling very overwhelmed about what I was going to do about removing things from the house I am selling in Maryland.  I had, all summer long, thought that I would be leaving the majority of the furniture in the house for the new owners to use until they could replace items with ones that suited them more.  My mental planning had been along those lines, so when I heard that they really did not want or need the furniture my mental planning went out the window.  Panic and concern were the immediate response…. Sort of like, well now what the heck am I going to do???

Actually, I should have taken a deep breath, and calmly waited for the buyers to call me and clarify what they wanted or needed and I was feeling much better.

It turns out that the one thing that they would like to have left is my favorite, too, the dining room set.  I had tried, even before I sold the house, to find a way to bring that set home.  When I had thought I would be buying a winter home in Florida, and planned on taking that with me.  In looking at homes this past April, I was having trouble even then, finding a house with a large enough dining area for this table.  I hated to think about having to find a home for it and not have it be mine.  But I will happily let it remain in the house for this lovely family who are buying the house.  And on another good note, these lovely people who are buying the house have told me that they will happily deal with whatever I need to leave behind.  I am so blessed.

I think I may be able to find a deserving family who have would be thrilled with the living room furniture and beds and maybe some other things.  I would be so thrilled to be able to provide these things for them.  While the furniture is older (it was used when we got it, but in really good shape) it was gently used by us on weekends and the occasional week, so it is still in good shape.  There is a great deal of life left in them and I think it would make such a good gift for this family.  Hopefully they will want it, if not, I am sure I could find some folks on Freecycle locally who will use them.

I still have the task of going through all of the other possessions and getting rid of some things and bringing other things back to Pennsylvania and find a place to put them into my small house.  But I am back to what I feel is manageable for me to accomplish.  Breathe, Jane, Breathe!