A lot of my recent writing has been on themes relating to food. We need food. What I also need are some replacements for old cookie sheets. They are so perfect upon purchase but then tarnish with time and it is a challenge to get the cookie remnants to disappear. Time for new and also some cake pans. All of these implements are on the kitchen counter because of Christmas. I just delivered more cookies to a neighbor who is moving their mom into another care facility. I noticed them heaving large things into a truck. They looked like they could use a cookie or two – especially with a group. At least the weather is good. A single word can put me thinking. Replacements is one of those words today.
I purchased a fairly new but used car over a year ago. I hope I will not need another because of the cost. How do you time the need for a car with when you will no longer need to drive? The car is replaced and I hope to be done with that. How long do cookie sheets last? Depends on how many neighbors need a sweet surprise. I’ve decided to pull the plug on the old ones. I’d like to break even on those too. As I glanced at what my friends were placing in the truck I realize, again, that mom does not need much. It is one room in a care facility. Eventually all of our rooms of the stuff we have accumulated, because we like our stuff, will be condensed to one room.
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One thing that cannot be replaced is you. Downsize thoughtfully and spend more time with people than with the stuff we can’t keep anyway. Bake cookies to freeze for a future neighbor who might need a lift on a hard day. That’s all I’ve got today…downsize, call more people, send more cards, and bake.