It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

Lately things have been a bit tense in Polipino land. We have been in brutal negotiations for our first house and it has taken its toll. The bright and sunny side is that we have a contract in the works and now are crossing our fingers that all else goes well. I've already started getting excited. My instincts tell me to pack up everything and get ready. My husband tells me to stop being crazy.

So I packed a box of books. Simple and easy to undo. It put the demons in my head to rest for the day. I also put a beloved Phantom of the Opera snow globe in the goodwill box. My aunt gave it to me when I was 15. I fell in love with it when I saw it at the San Francisco Music Box Company. It was full of beautiful glitter and played "Music of the Night." One year later, my aunt sent it to me for my birthday. Even though I've outgrown snow globes, it still makes me smile. I am hoping that it will soon make someone else smile.

The next piece I have decided to purge is my first piece of professionally frame art. I grew very fond of Michael Parkes' work in college. Some of my favorite prints were just a little too disturbing for me to keep in my bedroom. I opted for this one.


I put it up for sale on craig's list. The print alone is worth $40. I paid to have it professionally framed in college. That's right, in college. Those were the days that I sold blood to buy dinner, but I paid to have this bad boy professionally framed. It was a very big deal for me. That is why I'm selling it instead of just giving it away.

I won't lie. I've got a bit of a heavy heart about it. It has been hanging above my bed for more than 10 years. I'll miss it, but the husband wants to look at something new. I guess I can understand that. Ah marriage. The great compromise.

I know that I'm going to have to purge more as we get ready for the big move. I knew that those two things would probably be the hardest, so I just ripped it off like a band-aid. Here's to the future.