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| Eighteen Boxes and Counting; My Life in a Box! |
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| Contemplating my life in my box |
Today, I spent hours at the storage facility, where my items are currently being kept. When I ended my relationship, I had no place of my own to go to, I was homeless.
Thanks to some amazingly beautiful friends, I have been able to keep off the streets by staying on couches and some beds, whilst I sort out the mess that became my life. They also helped me move my items from my old house and help me find this storage place. During this time as many of you know, I also became quite depressed, I have faced up to some harsh realities about me, my life, my attitude, my relationships, my issues from the past. At times this has been undeniably overwhelming but with each passing day, through my art, photography and blog, I am gaining the strength to rebuild my life and create it the life I would like.
The breakdown of my relationship has actually given me the most amazing opportunity to grow, change, simplify and reflect on my life, as well as dealing with issues I have ignored for so long.
I don't own much, pretty much all I have fits into 25 archive boxes (400mm x 315mm x 247mm, 31 Litres), with a few items like my Easels not boxed. So, this really is my life in a box hence my looks. These pictures contain eighteen archive boxes. The only furniture I had was one 3 drawer cube and a computer chair.
Today, was huge emotionally, I let go of so much, not just items but old clutter that had emotional ties to my past. Amongst them were some happy moments and time with some beautiful friends during a break from de-cluttering. Feels good to have got this done and finalised. Now, I can work on finding a place to live.
Photographs by Andrea George taken using a Nikon Coolpix P520
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