As I write this, I'm watching CNN and the live pictures of Malibu burning.
All of us hope we'll never have to make this choice, but the day may come that we have to "grab and go."
What will you grab? Five minutes is longer than you think. I figure I can probably grab 10 things, get them to my car and drive away in five minutes. Let's also assume that pets are trained and jump into the car with you, the children are safe at grandma's, and nothing's about to explode so that you aren't pushing the envelope.
What's in your 10?
Mine...
1. computer tower
2. clean out the quilt armoire
3. my guitars
4. photo albums
5. personal papers file from cabinet
6. pictures off the walls
7. my daddy's plaster hand print
8. my son's box of school memories
9. the guns
10. my jewelry
And in actuality I cheated. I've taken much longer to think of the last two items on the list because I thought I was done at #8. My husband added the gun and I figured, why not take my jewelry if I had time?
I had no idea how little in my house would break my heart if I lost it. I don't care about awards, art (not even the original art for my first published romance), electronics, etc. If I got those 10 items out of the house, I'd think I'd been gifted with a miracle. And I'd be estatic that "Bear" (my son's faithful stuffed bear who saw him through childhood) lives with my son at his place. Originally, I'd been concerned about Bear changing residences but my son insisted, and Bear is his, afterall.
So, there you have it-- my version of YOU'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES...GO.
What will you save?
All of us hope we'll never have to make this choice, but the day may come that we have to "grab and go."
What will you grab? Five minutes is longer than you think. I figure I can probably grab 10 things, get them to my car and drive away in five minutes. Let's also assume that pets are trained and jump into the car with you, the children are safe at grandma's, and nothing's about to explode so that you aren't pushing the envelope.
What's in your 10?
Mine...
1. computer tower
2. clean out the quilt armoire
3. my guitars
4. photo albums
5. personal papers file from cabinet
6. pictures off the walls
7. my daddy's plaster hand print
8. my son's box of school memories
9. the guns
10. my jewelry
And in actuality I cheated. I've taken much longer to think of the last two items on the list because I thought I was done at #8. My husband added the gun and I figured, why not take my jewelry if I had time?
I had no idea how little in my house would break my heart if I lost it. I don't care about awards, art (not even the original art for my first published romance), electronics, etc. If I got those 10 items out of the house, I'd think I'd been gifted with a miracle. And I'd be estatic that "Bear" (my son's faithful stuffed bear who saw him through childhood) lives with my son at his place. Originally, I'd been concerned about Bear changing residences but my son insisted, and Bear is his, afterall.
So, there you have it-- my version of YOU'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES...GO.
What will you save?
