thank you FBH. I feel fortunate, in a way, that after all these years i don't have too much of value that i have to worry about and keep. I can pick and choose the things i want and don't want. I am not very big on hanging on and the purge is also theraputic. I would keep my house if it was in a location that i could stay in and just change things around, make them MY WAY, and have a cleansing....burn some sage and have a spiritual cleansing of negative energy too!! I'm sure being in the midst of those reminders are hard and i'm sorry. Maybe you can redecorate a bit and change things around a little to renew your space!! That has always been helpful for me, and unfortunately, it's helped me to hang in here for longer than is should have...just make things around me pretty and pleasant and it helps me look at things so differently. I am counting the days too!! i won't really believe it, until i am there, but i can see it all in my mind's eye!! every single day!!