Stuff 

We all have it. Some have lots of stuff. Some have very little stuff. Some is blue. Some is large, 5500 square feet. Some stuff goes very fast, 220 MPH. Some stuff... The list goes on and on but we all have stuff. Or... Does stuff have us? Does stuff have cloying fingers that reaches into the very cores of our souls? Does our stuff give us security? Does our stuff give us status? Does our stuff give our lives meaning? What is stuff anyway and why do we strive so hard to keep getting more stuff? 
WOW! I was just going to write about a little life diversion my wife and I are taking for 6 or so months and THIS is how I am going to start it!!??!!! I sure wish I had all the answers to the above questions. I tell you what, how about you follow us on our journey for the coming months and find out what we discover. 
I'll tell you something, it started with a conversation about 4 1/2 years ago with our “financial” guy (who I will call John) that went something like this... 
Penny- “I wish I didn't have to work 40 hours a week and could only work 1/2 or 3/4 time.” 
Harry- “That would be great! You need a break.” 
Penny- “I just feel like I am in a rut and am going to have to keep punching the clock for the next 15-20 years.” 
Harry- “Yeah, after the biz and becoming wage slaves... I miss the biz.” 
John- “You guys sound too comfortable. You've become too complacent. What would happen if you could work in Canada for 6 months and then be out of the country for 6 months, maybe volunteering, visiting family...” 
And so the seeds were sown for our adventure. An adventure coming to fruition. You see, we are off to house sit in Europe for the next 6 months. A major event in the time line of our little adventure is the auction coming up on Sunday. An auction where we are selling all our stuff. Well not all our stuff, everything except 2 suitcases each and 1 steamer struck each of stuff that we just can't part with (steamer trucks are staying in Canada for when/if we come back). So, stuff... pretty quick, we won't have much. I'll let you know how that feels real soon. Stay tuned. 

(As it happened, the auction was yesterday but I am posting today. Ah life... funny how plans morph :) )