[Magdalen] speaking of downsizing...Stuff it: Millennials nix their parents’ treasures - The Washington Post

[Lynn Ronkainen]

From: "Judy Fleener"
> I am like you, Lynn.  I am also old enough to regret it a bit.  I did give
> the family sterling to a daughter in law.


... and my mom hung on to *almost* everything and so after 4 years in the 
care home where she has lived since her stroke (4/11) my sister and I 
started going through everything about 18 months ago and it is cleaned out 
and ready to sell.  Only problem is, I have added *at least* 30% quantity to 
my condo... and really have to have a reality check soon.... have gone 
through old pix and am sending them to aunts, cousins (some of whom are in 
their 80s) and to my kids... I just want to see them for fun, and then I 
really don't care what they do with them.  The china, the furniture - that's 
the stuff that is either hard to part with (my own, because I have too much) 
or my moms (because no one wants it, lovely as it is)... I am a big 
supporter of donating, so I've already done a lot of that, and I'm sure it 
will continue.

Lynn

My email has changed to: houstonKLR at gmail.com

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck

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From: "Judy Fleener" <fleenerj at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 5:31 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen]speaking of downsizing...Stuff it: Millennials nix 
their parents’ treasures - The Washington Post

> I am like you, Lynn.  I am also old enough to regret it a bit.  I did give
> the family sterling to a daughter in law.
> Judy
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 6:16 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/boomers-unwanted-
>> inheritance/2015/03/27/0e75ff6e-45c4-11e4-b437-
>> 1a7368204804_story.html?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_3_na
>>
>> I resemble this article as much as my kids do (age appropriate
>> resemblances...)
>>
>> Lynn
>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Judy Fleener, ObJN
> Western Michigan