Clutter

I knew if I was going to follow through with my new attitude and approach to break-ups, I'd have to remove all signs of Tom. I deleted him from my cyber world: cell, email, buddy list, etc. Then loaded up a couple boxes of his things for give away.

There wasn't anything that valuable to him and actually after going through things, he didn't have much at my place at all. He was too good to come to my place - didn't like the part of town, was allergic to King and generally just acted too good for my small loft apartment. He was always trying to get me to "de-clutter" as he would say. Anything decorative was "clutter" to him. He never appreciated all of my eclectic items spotted throughout the loft. He couldn't understand their value since the majority of them were from flea markets or the clearance rack. These little things make me happy. I have a little shelf hanging above my kitchen sink that is full of various items I've found along the way. My favorite on that shelf is a green and pink kitty I found at Big Lots, for $3. While these things were "clutter" to Tom, they are my little nick-nacks that make me smile.

As I remembered how unappreciative Tom was about all of my stuff, I found it pretty ironic that I was tossing his "clutter" into a big giveaway box!