Eccentric finds

This post is a result of a conversation with the Chick as well as a subject first brought up, sort of, with the Preacher Lady. And, unlike my usual habit, I'm inviting comments -- so long as you aren't advertising something gross or refinancing of my non-existent mortgage.

The Preacher Lady recently helped a friend pack up all his earthly belongings so that he can move to another state. She was dismayed to find that prior to her arrival at his house, he had done very little packing. I expressed that everyone as SOMETHING in their house that innocent by-standers ought not be forced to see.

Then, this week, the Chick told me that in a couple of weeks, she will be traveling to one of the historic, old, southern towns to assist her mother-in-law with an estate sale of a deceased, "eccentric" aunt.

This has caused me to look about my living space and wonder how someone who might have to clean out my home after my death would regard what they found. What overall impression would they have of me as a "person"?

So: here are the things that might need some explanation.

-- Although I have mostly gender neutral clothing and sensible shoes, socks (well, socks with monkeys on them -- but who ever looks at someone else's socks -- now that I write that -- recently, a friend's child pulled up my pants leg to see what sort of socks I was wearing that day --- but, it was a child.) and underwear. However, I do have one rather interesting, racy number in the ol' dresser that might have someone scratching their head. I'll just say, it was an experiment and was only worn once.

-- the box of photos -- I know, there are way too many kitty pictures -- but that's how I finish off most rolls of film I take.

-- The big rubbermaid totes filled with individually wrapped salt and pepper shakers were from the Phenom's Mother and have sentimental value.

-- The many many boxes of books and papers -- as I recently read in The Stranger, "it's 2006, nerds are the new jocks"

-- The loads of mini soaps, shampoos, etc -- I travel a lot - and it just seems wasteful to throw away something so functional.

So, dear readers, what do you have stashed away in your closets or drawers that you'd like to 'fess up to and explain before we clean out your homes and reevaluate our lifelong opinions of you?