Letting it ALL go!

So this is another LONG read but I promise make it to the end and you'll smile!

So lets talk about STUFF! I have a LOT of STUFF. And I have a lot of MONEY tied into stuff. However most of the stuff I need/want to bring with me I DON'T have so I'm spending a bit of money trying to get those things and yet i'm having a HARD time getting rid of the things I already have.

Now a side note i'm almost 30 and have lived independently for over a decade now and have lived lived in 4 states and did extended stays in 2 countries so this may not be an experience many of you will ever have. But along my travels I have gathered art work from around the world, and that takes up most of the storage at my dear mothers house. Therefor items like shoes, jewelry (they suggest not bringing those especially medal where I am going. The major things however are my kitchen items. Think big expensive things that I have worked YEARS to buy.
Kitchen Aid mixer (Masters Grad $), Vita Mix Blender (bonus at work), Calphalon pots and pans (bought one at a time at outlet malls and on sales with coupons), Hand painted bowls (A friend who knows my kitchen love), Antique serving-wear (A co-worker, these are over 80 years old, think FINE china), Bone China server-ware (bought in Costa Rica, I almost literally lost a finger over them as I lost circulation while going through customs with them), Not to mention ALL of my catering and chocolate decorating items!! (that's just the big stuff think about 10k worth of stuff, sad fact that may even be an understatement)

Any way ALL of the just to say that well I can't sale them. I just can't emotionally see letting someone buy my $150 pot for 20 bucks at a garage sale and them not appreciating the amount of effort that went into getting it.

So what should I do?!?!

Well I am a religious person and I believe in inspiration (ideas that come from a higher power), and as I was sitting in a meeting I got the clear impression. "I have given it to you, GIVE THEM AWAY. You can't take them to the grave, but you can bless others with them." And as soon as the idea came into my mind I was felt such a weight come off of me! I have been given much; through a great job which has blessed me with things I never dreamed I would have. So why not pass my good fortune onto others?!?

Now lets be honest there are somethings I will keep like the antique set, the kitchen aid (because my name is engraved on it), and like I said earlier my artifacts from around the world. BUT the rest of it can GO! A friend has the Vita mixer already and her kids now eat healthier and have a blast with it. She's a mom of 3 small ones, what better habits are they establishing. A friend is moving out into her own place and she will take some of the kitchen stuff. Another friend is getting my chocolate molds and will use a part of the profits to fund Peace Corps projects (yuppers). Another friend is going to come get ALL my holiday stuff and use them in her special needs classroom for her students.

I feel like I'm taking my heart and breaking it into a million pieces and handing it out to the world BUT in doing so I will live forever in the memories and hearts of those I am leaving behind. This is what I want my WHOLE life to be like.

Honestly I am so excited to think that I can take a small moment of my life and just share so much of my heart and soul with so many other people.

(update: So after dispersing things I was still hanging out with those friends and it brought me so much joy to see them using those items and to see them enjoying them with friends and family. I am so happy with the choice I made!!)

So here's to a heartfelt Hi from the amazingly crazy Jump'n Jenny
Until Next Time
JumpInTheJungle