Things left behind

It doesn't happen often, but every now and then I think of something I left behind when I left the Cities.

Anyhoo, I saw an ad tonight for some beef jerky and remember very fondly my adventures making beef jerky with my Ronco Food Dehydrator. But the food dehydrator is a rather large item and I had other things (clothes) to fill the limited space I had when I moved. Yeah, I suppose I could get another dehydrator but it's one of those things that spending the money to get a second one, when it isn't something I use all the time and when I know that there is a perfectly good one gathering dust that I spent the money to buy once upon a time is one of those things that makes me feel so guilty that I just can't justify spending the money a second time.

Other things I miss... my massaging foot bath (which is something I wouldn't have bought for myself and was one of the few truly thoughtful gifts purchased for me by my ex... ok, so I gave him the money to buy me the gift but didn't tell him what he should get...) Again, an item I didn't use OFTEN, but I liked having it.

My plush Cthulu... again...no practical value, but I dug it. Especially once I saw the "Cutethulu" video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP-33XI4frs

I'm sure there are more... but they are just "things" and you can't be too attached to "things". As Maude says "Well, if some people get upset because they feel they have a hold on some things, I'm merely acting as a gentle reminder: here today, gone tomorrow, so don't get attached to things."

I remember back in my early 20's it seemed we had a reason to have a party AT LEAST twice a month. There was a holiday or someone's birthday or someone had gotten a new job...I guess you are supposed to outgrow wanting to celebrate all of those little milestones. I wonder why that never happened for me...