I was at a lovely client’s home yesterday and we had a breakthrough. On the top shelf of her closet was a very large and very dusty afghan that her mother had lovingly made for her many years ago. Her mother, in fact, had made many, many lovely things over the years, including lots of other afghans, most of which were still in the house. I asked the magic questions (1) Do you love it? no response…which usually means NO. (2) Do you use it? well, you see the dust….which usually means NO. (3) Is it beautiful? no response. SOOOOOOOOOO, 3 “No’s” is supposed to translate into “BYE-BYE.” This was not going to be easy. We started by discussing what other things her mom had made that she did love and use and find beautiful and thankfully, she had lots of tablecloths that fit that description. Then we moved on to discuss the fact that this client is passionate about crafts and sewing and needs every spare nook and cranny we can find to store all of her goodies in an organized fashion. This king-sized afghan was taking up half of a perfectly good shelf. It’s always our choice – do we hang on to the memorabilia that we neither (1) love (2) use (3) or find beautiful…or do we make room for the new possibilities that await us?
Thankfully, we had a breakthrough and the afghan is now going to a women’s shelter to bring comfort to someone who will (1) love it (2) use it (3) and find it beautful. A great day indeed!!
Do you have “A Grandma Sally Afghan” in your bedroom closet??