I really need to get the house in order, aside from clearing out stuff that I've held on to for whatever reason...
"I may need it someday"
"Oh, but so & so gave that to me"
My additional reason is I think I'm reluctantly going to be putting it on the market (that's a post for another time), but that is the direction I'm heading right now.
I'm struggling most with what to do with the clothes Madalynn has outgrown. I don't want my family to be done. I want to grow our family, hopefully (and prayerfully) with a husband. I would love to adopt more children. I would love to carry a child inside me, and experience that. Therefore, there is a strong emotional attachment to her clothes... I may need them someday... I hope to need them someday.
Looking at it rationally however;
- I know there won't ever be a shortage of cute clothes.
- I may not have another girl.
- I may have a girl who's size & season is off just enough to not wear Madalynn's clothes.
By nature though I tend to make decisions emotionally vs rationally. Therefore, for now, for one more season her clothes will stay packed in their bins labeled with the season & size.
***On the husband front... don't any of you have any brothers or single male friends :-)... Hee-Heee.
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Terri,
I have two coworkers whose daughters have just had baby girls so I've passed to them outfits and toys Sophia has outgrown. The only problem is that Soph is so small (still wearing some 12 month items at 28 months)that the other two girls are starting to pass her up. I've also taken a few of Sophia's things to Once upon a Child. It seems to work ok. I did save a few special outfits (maybe 6) in a bin and I have a sheet of paper in there that says what the outfit is and where it was worn - Gotcha Day, Baptism, First Christmas at home ...
I don't plan to have any more children so it is a bit easier for me to purge things.
As far as a man goes, maybe we should start a blog for us Christian, single moms. I can't find one either - Honestly I haven't really looked too hard since Sophia has come home.
Happy Weekend!
Karen
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