Day 1:

To kick off the box project, I wanted to post a picture of the box that you sent to me last week. I'm going to try to document it as I unpack more stuff. There's great markings all over it, and of course great looking stuff packed inside!

This is my first post, and this is my box, by a sunny window.

I remember filling this with random things at my mom's place in California, in preparation for her move to Texas.

After she died I went through the dozens of boxes in her storage unit, deciding which things to keep, and which should go in the estate sale. There were lots of boxes I marked "no sale" and took home so I could go through them later. I have explored several boxes so far, but not this one. It is an odd combination of emotions for me to pull things from these boxes, some of which I haven't seen in literally decades. I find things that are amusing, often poignant, and sometimes enigmatic. I expected these old memories to make me sad for the lost times, but I was pleasantly surprised to find enjoyment reliving them. I'm looking forward to seeing what surprises are waiting in here...