What to Do With Old Letters and Cards From Someone You’ve Lost
I finally opened that box on an ordinary Tuesday, a few years after my mother passed. It was an old shoebox, soft at the corners, packed with letters and cards …
How to Part With Old Bibles and Religious Keepsakes Without Feeling Guilty
My mother’s Bible sat in my nightstand drawer for three years before I could look at it honestly. It’s worn soft at the corners, and the spine is held together …
What to Do With Your Wedding Dress Decades Later When Your Daughter Doesn’t Want It
Have you ever held onto something just because it cost a lot and meant a lot, even when it hasn’t left the box in thirty years? For me, that’s my …
10 Church Outfits For Women Over 70 (Look Pulled Together)
Not sure what to wear to church after 70? These church outfits for women over 70 keep you comfortable, warm, and pulled together.
What to Do With Inherited Silverware Nobody Wants (Without the Guilt)
Have you ever kept something for years, not because you loved it, but because you didn’t know what else to do with it? That’s the silverware for me. When my …
Thanksgiving Outfits For Plus Size Women Over 60 (Style Beyond Age)
Have you ever stood in front of your closet the week of Thanksgiving and thought, I have nothing that feels right? You want to look nice for the family. You …
When Does Saving Sentimental Things Become Hoarding? How to Tell the Difference
A while back, my niece was helping me in the kitchen and opened the cabinet where I keep my coffee mugs. She just laughed and said, “You’re such a little …
Why You Can’t Let Go of Your Pet’s Things (and How to Start When You’re Ready)
It’s been three months since we lost our dog, and I still can’t move his bed away from the back door. The blanket is still rumpled the way he left …
I Had to Empty Mom’s House by the End of the Month. I Had No Idea Where to Start.
When my mother passed, my brother and I decided to sell her house. It was too much to keep, and neither of us lived nearby, so putting it on the …
The Hardest Thing I Inherited Wasn’t the House. It Was the Photos.
When my mother passed, I braced myself for the big things. The house. The furniture. The bank papers, the car, all the pieces of a life that have to be …