What's in My Closet

I've never actually "collected" coins - I simply acquired them throughout life. My earliest memory of any of these coins is when I was somewhere between 8-10 years old. My mom, brothers and sister and I were at an airport to pick up my dad who was returning from a business trip. I scooped my hand through the change holder of every payphone in the airport and came up with a small coin from Netherlands. My kids love to look through this box.

I LOVE pens - all kinds, sizes, colors. My friends and family know that and I receive several beautiful pens a year. I use them until the provided ink runs out and then they get stored because buying refills is apparently too much of a hassle for me. Hence, they end up in the closet.

I might take up more than my share of the closet, but my husband has one very large box full of Star Wars and Transformers items - all unopened. There's another high shelf piled with more of these and some 1:18 scale Matchbox cars.

There is no mate. I know that but I keep it anyway in the hopes that the left one will show up some day because I really, really liked these shoes. They weren't spendy and they're probably not even in style anymore but they were so darn fun.

This jewelry box was a gift from my parents and is around 26 years old. It held my teenage treasures but most have moved on to new homes so the holdings are a bit paltry now. The die is probably not a treasure. Not sure why that's in there. The green charm is from my high school graduation tassel. The pin says "Men will be boys". I might have to pull that out every now and then as I'm the mother of three of them.

A gift received at a business conference and it was too nice to toss but I've never had a need for a compass in my life. However, I suppose I will never have an excuse for getting lost in my closet.

This was one of my favorite books as a kid but I lost my copy along the way of life. A few years ago, my mother found an old copy through a book service. I think it had a cover when she gave it to me but I "enjoy" books, I don't "preserve" them.

My husband and I took a trip to New York City in 2002. We saw the Yankees play in Yankee Stadium on September 9th of that year, the one year anniversary of 9/11. It was sad, humbling and memorable all at the same time.

The rose-patterned scarf on the left was a gift from my sister after her trip to Paris. It's my absolute, favorite scarf.

Another gift from my parents. That suitcase and I have traveled over 500,000 miles together. It can hold a week's worth of clothes and all the makeup/shoes I need. If it ever falls apart, I'll be devastated.

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