Daily musings #625- Sunday, 20 November 2022

Just yesterday I wrote about letting go of my elliptical. The very next day we let go of one of our cars. And it is another hole in the heart, sort of. We do attach an emotional attachment to non-living things as these end up playing a part in our lives.

This was a process in a way started by the pandemic. Before that, there was work and school for members of our family. They had to go in for that. The three cars had a daily life and kept busy. Then the pandemic hit and we now realize that full-time use for three cars might never come back like it was in 2019 or earlier.

So I started calling around to sell our oldest car - a 2009 Honda minivan that we had bought in 2014 to replace our 1998 Nissan Quest minivan (also see in the picture). The other car is a 2008 Pontiac Vibe which was totaled in an accident that we had to let go of in 2016. Anyway, three months ago before my trip to Europe and India, I had called around to get various dealer offers to buy the van. I had put that off as the process was arduous and took effort.

A couple of days ago a second-hand dealer called and made an offer as one of his clients wanted it. After some exchange of photographs, a price was agreed upon and the dealer sent someone, paid for and picked it up in just a couple. of hours. And just like that, she was gone from our lives…

And now we are left with two and though a parking spot is empty, we are clearly elated that less is more…