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Posted – 2014<\/p>\n
Sometimes it’s about the clothes…. my hubby got me my early birthday present – my new housecoat.\u00a0 The thing is, I have to throw the old one away. That may not seem like a big deal to some, but to me, it is a little “big” deal. I am all for sending it along for someone else to re-use, but, I can safely say that this has seen it’s days.<\/p>\n
Today I am throwing that old thing out.\u00a0 Now, before you laugh….what is one thing that you have that has more memories attached to it and you wouldn’t get rid of? ( I am usually not a materialistic person either). My old housecoat has been through Christmases and cool fall evenings.\u00a0 It has carried babies at night.\u00a0 Witnessed awesome kids and naughty ones. It has been my security blanket through good times and bad. Oh, that coat has had more spills and spit-up on it than anything else I own!<\/p>\n
I have cried and laughed inside it. I have spent all day wearing it.\u00a0 It has been used to wipe the snot from the noses of little ones.\u00a0 It has been worn as I sat on the dock and wondered at the stars in the middle of the night.\u00a0 Pulled it tight as I keep the winter wind from blowing through me.\u00a0 It has been washed so many times that it has worn in places that are almost see-through.<\/p>\n
I will throw my old one, because, it is, quite frankly, worn out! Before you throw away or donate something, let the good times roll through your mind and roll on to make new ones.<\/p>\n
Update -2020<\/p>\n
I have kept that housecoat and it has moved as many times as I have.\u00a0 It hangs as a backup on the hanger on the door of my bedroom.\u00a0 The suggestions and support I got to keep it was amazing.\u00a0 Make it a quilt, turn it into stuffed animals, use it to make small blankets for the grandkids – all of which I may do.<\/p>\n
I got to thinking about this because I had a memory pop up on Facebook. I love how it conjured up memories for many of you and that is why I have kept it, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Posted – 2014 Sometimes it’s about the clothes…. my hubby got me my early birthday present – my new housecoat.\u00a0 The thing is, I have to throw the old one away. That may not seem like a big deal to some, but to me, it is a little “big” deal. I am all for sending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everyday-objects"],"yoast_head":"\n