A lovely blogger, Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web, recently shared about a website/project entitled, The Burning House. The website contains photos of what people would save if their house was on fire. As I read Charlotte’s posting, I began to contemplate what I would save if my house were on fire.
Obviously, children and pets are first… but outside of that, is there anything I would want to save? I collected some items and snapped the photo.
Here’s the explanation:
- My Bible (it’s sentimental and I have personal writings in it)
- My five-year journal
- The external hard drive (which has all of our wedding and baby photos as well as various important projects)
- Photos which we do not have in digital format (i.e. my grandparents’ and parents’ wedding photos)
- My Pandora bracelets (every charm has a story behind it and each bracelet is loaded with memories)
- The sunflower mug which reminds me of my deceased friend, Lynette
- One of the wood roosters from our honeymoon in Kauai
- Our wedding photo books
- Baby books for each of my girls
- My iPhone
- A stack of cards and love notes from the hubby
- My wallet (can’t get far without that)
- Both of my daughters’ birthday keepsake tablecloths (there are so many beautiful memories with those)
- My oldest daughter’s beloved bunny (she probably would have him in her arms but still, wouldn’t want to forget him)
When I asked my husband what he would take, here’s what he chose:
He would only take:
- His ukulele (which he purchased while we were on our honeymoon in Kauai)
- A box of his original comics and writings which he has worked on over the years
Huh. That’s it?!
I guess this shows just how sentimental I am. This project made me very reflective. After gathering the items, taking the photos, and making my submission to The Burning House Project, I realized that I probably wouldn’t run back into a burning house for anything. As long as my loved ones are safe, I wouldn’t want to risk my safety (or anyone else’s) to gather keepsakes.
What would you save if your house was on fire? If you haven’t already done so, check out The Burning House website. It’s fascinating!
P.S. Epic fail! Neither of us brought keys to the car.
Once loved ones were safe, I’d grab my box of writings and what pictures I could grab off the walls and quilts made by mother-in-law. Everything else can be replaced or remembered. Jody, The Medicare Mom.
You’ve got some neat treasures there! Other than children, I think I’d grab my computer, phone, wallet, 72-hour kits. But that’s only if you had the time! You might only have time for children in a fire!!! Interesting to think about.
What an excellent idea.
This is such a cool project! I am very sentimental so I’d have quite the haul. The one thing I can think of right away is a mason jar that sits on my nightstand. It’s full of scraps of paper that my grandma wrote happy memories on throughout the years. She had a big part in raising me, so we are very close. She gave me the jar of memories when I got married and it’s my most prized possession!
It’s funny how different your photo is from your husband’s. I think my husband would be the same way, though!
What a great idea! We will really have to get some ideas together for what we would take in the case that this might happen. Thanks for sharing! Xo, M&K at brewedtogether.com
What a cool project idea! I’m not sure what I would bring besides my purse and our “yellow folder” (important papers – it’s been in this folder since we got married!). I put so many photos on my blog, that it’s my digital scrapbook of sorts. As much as I love my stuff, and I do!, I think if we all got out OK, I would be fine with that. Insurance can replace stuff but not our family!
Wonderful idea. I like this project. Now it has me thinking on what I would take.