I spent from September 2020 to February 2021 cleaning out the house our family of five lived in for 37 years. What an exhausting process! Hobbies, sports equipment, school papers, books, and all kinds of things filled the basement. I shredded huge bags of personal documents, threw out thousands of duplicate slides and pictures, and disposed of everything from a boat anchor to 2nd-grade school projects all while making my way slowly down Memory Lane. It was exhausting and emotional, and, when it was all done, I decided to treat myself to a little R&R: a month in Chincoteague. Do…