Get Rid Of It

by Alan Wallach

My wife said to me the other day (again) “What am I going to do with your stuff when you die.” At age 91, she has a point. The problem is that I don’t know what to do myself. Between old files that you can’f throw out, heaven forbid, and stuff like boxes for things I might (very remotely possibly) have to return or get repaired, it is a problem, even for me.

I decided to make an effort, regularly, to throw things out. So here’s an idea of the problem. I had an old ipod which was full of music but it has been superceded by my iphone. It has been sitting in a drawer for years, unused. Last year in a fit of determination, I threw stuff out including the ipod. Yesterday, Annie said to me, “I read that old ipods are being sold on the market for 10 or 15 thousand dollars. Didn’t you have one? Grrr! Now, I have to go through my stuff with this in the back of my mind. At my age, I have accumulated (amassed is a better word ) old stuff that I want to throw out. So how do I do that? I know I’ve already thrown out stuff that might have significant value.
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Despite the negatives, I have made up my mind that I will throw out some stuff every day. Maybe  AI can advise me what to keep and what to boot out.   ​