Confession: I'm a packrat

I cleaned out the bottom part of a hallway closet that had all sorts of picture frames and home decorations as well as stuff that I've had for a really long time. The following pictures are items that were reluctantly thrown away. The first thing may just seem like a perfume box, but I got it in Nice, France when our high school french class took a trip there. It even says 1999 on it-things like that get me all sentimental.

The next thing was also bought in France at the Pont du Gard. They had this little stand of sorts set up and had all sorts of cheap pottery. It's been broken for a while...I even had the broken pieces in a little box.

This little frame I've had since I was 8. I think someone gave it to me as a baptism gift. The picture is of my mom and dad when they were married. It has been broken too for quite awhile!

I saved the picture and tosse the frame. :(

So just to illustrate my point, a year or so ago I was going through all sorts of cards that I have saved over the years. I found this little note from Kira, a good friend from college, that said "Happy Birthday Chelsnuts. I wrote this on a tiny piece of paper instead of a card so you would not be tempted to keep it!" Well, apparently I kept it!!! Ha, ha! I'm working on it Kira!