I don’t keep anything around that doesn’t have a positive recollection attached to it. But now I’m looking at a three bedroom home’s worth of the bits and pieces Tony and I have collected and everything has a memory. However, I’d never really thought about it when it came to things. We both agreed that houses have it, reflecting on that moment when you walk into a place and it feels amazing or the walls practically emanate pure ‘get out’. I recently had a wonderful chat with fellow romantic comedy author, Sarah Belle and she casually brought up the topic of things having a spiritual charge. I’ll get around to it all tomorrow… or maybe the day after.Īnd besides, the filing cabinet is the least of my concerns.

So for now, everything’s just going to be left sitting on the floor. As our filing cabinet has been heaved into shipping containers over the years and is full of redundant bank statements and bills for homes we no longer own or rent, this is a formidable task.

I thought it would be a good idea to begin organising my grand scheme by sorting through, and throwing out, any paperwork we’ve accumulated over the years that we don’t need anymore. Please picture me writing this with my hair askew and a bemused expression on my face as I survey the disembowelled contents of my filing cabinet. It’s one thing to make the decision to sell-up nearly eighteen years of a life together and gallivant around the world being nomadic house-sitting authors.

Unforgettable You by Georgina Penney