coughing and cleaning

At home alone with my cough, I started going through lots of boxes of belongings today.
These are things I've put in a box when an urgent cleanup was needed, and then not opened for months or often years.
If I was feeling cocky about it I'd say it was a bit like Warhol's 'time capsules'.
The problem however, is that clearing through the amazing variety of objects became an emotional rollercoaster ride of sorts (though I did try and avoid most photos - in today's fragile state they would've undone me).

I now have piles throughout the room of:
- tools
- crafty scraps (material, ribbon, leather, electronics components)
- jewellery/make-up/hair things
- paper and magazines
- jewellery-making equipment
- things that belong to other people
- things to go to vinnies, etc
- rubbish
- books
- letters / postcards / cards
- art supplies
- computer stuff
- receipts / warranties / bank statements
- things that friends might like to have
- things I don't know what I'll do with them

I believe I have reduced the overall volume of 'stuff'.
Now I have to find real homes for all of these things.