Graf #3 [Inventory]

I do most of my work in my room.   I'm looking around trying to pick something to create an inventory of, and first I think I need to clean my room. Finally I decide to go with one of my bureau drawers.

•               Poster of a tiger from when I liked cats (I prefer dogs these days)
•               Trapper Keeper full of my 8th grade English assignments
•               Birthday cards ranging from my 1st birthday to my 24th
•               Pictures from my 5th grade science class
•               A stuffed bear I received between the age of 5 and 8
•               Tiny spoons with teacups on the handle, which was a gift from when I was 12
•               Notes folded into tiny squares from my entire high school career
•               Notebooks filled with high school class notes
•               "The Baby Blue Cat" children’s books
•               One hot pink sock with black skulls
•               An assortment of dusty candles
•               A drawing pad full of art I drew on a plane when I was 10 on my way home from Australia

What an assortment of memories. At first I was thinking she was a pack rat that can’t throw anything away and heading towards a life of being a hoarder.  However when I continued down the list I saw that it’s things that have been important to her.  To me it seems like junk of course, but she values the idea of "it's the small things that matter." Some of the things are her own creations in life. The art and writings of her adolescent years can remind her how youthful she was, and how big a difference there is between the creativity of a 10 year old and 24 year old. Though this isn’t a big list, I can tell she is a person who cherishes the memories and the things that remind her of the "easier days".