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Moving on
I've always been something of a minimalist. When someone walks into my space for the first time, they ‘ll often ask, “Where’s the furniture? Or, “Did you just move in? When my sister Deborah was asked years ago what to get me as a gift, she told the asker, “Wrap up a concept.” It’s true, I really don’t like clutter. I like open space around me. I think better that way and I’m happier traveling lightly through the world.
Nonetheless when preparing to move out of my New York City apartment, I still found myself confronting piles of things I’d kept... my picture ID card from Pineapple Dance Studios (defunct since about 1990), 2 flowered mugs given to me by a student, a file filled with letters and cards, and of course, Puppy. I needed to decide: What to bring? What to let go of?
I know Marie Kondo said, only keep what sparks joy. Similarly, my sister C – who...