I Have Too Much Stuff.

Remy

Remy

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California, USA
I admit it. I have things in boxes. I need to go through things and take some items to PAWS. I need to stay out of PAWS as a shopper!

I don't strive to be a minimalist but I think some things will have to go. I'm just going to have to make myself do it.
 

I sometimes think of leaving my house and moving to an apartment where I wouldn't have concerns about keeping the grass cut or the snow removed. I could open every drawer and closet and just take out anything I haven't used in the last year and donate it or toss it. I've done a little bit of that. But still have way too much to want to take to a small apartment. A lot of it has sentimental value.
Of course, I could pack those thing up and store them somewhere.......but where? 🤔 They're already being stored right here. ;)
 
This isn't my picture. I swiped it off the internet. I have this cookie jar. It's wrapped up in towels next to the bed and wall. I got it at a thrift store over 20 years ago. One listed on Etsy for 85 dollars. Another on ebay for over 90. Some things I have to keep. But I don't have counter room here and my tabby...
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I purged last year and did a pretty good job.
I have another problem I don't think anyone has mentioned.

I have a tendency to put away gifts that people have given me or things I bought on sale. Kitchen towels is a good example. They look to pretty to use and yet the ones I'm using need to go in the rag bag.

Another example are night gowns. The ones I'm wearing make me look like a homeless person and yet I have a drawer full of new ones.
I also have trouble using some of my nice blouses or t-shirts for around the house. Yet I run for cover when the door bell rings.
The first of the year I'm breaking out the good stuff and throwing out the rags.
 
Remy said:
This isn't my picture. I swiped it off the internet. I have this cookie jar. It's wrapped up in towels next to the bed and wall. I got it at a thrift store over 20 years ago. One listed on Etsy for 85 dollars. Another on ebay for over 90. Some things I have to keep. But I don't have counter room here and my tabby...
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What is this cookie jar bringing to your life Remy?
 
I still have clothes I wore when I worked full-time (10+ years ago) hanging in my closet. I have shoes that are now too small sitting in my closet. I have a large box full of old towels that need to go to the animal shelter. I guess that should be my New Year's Resolution.

Ruth n Jersey, I do the same thing. Every Christmas I'm gifted nice night gowns/PJs but I continue to sleep in a stretched out man's tank top with holes in it. Weird. I wear sweatshirts that are at least 15 years old. I have long sleeved tee shirts I still wear that have ragged cuffs and are stretched out around the neck. My rationale is they still fit and are comfortable.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I have a tendency to put away gifts that people have given me or things I bought on sale. Kitchen towels is a good example. They look to pretty to use and yet the ones I'm using need to go in the rag bag.
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What you said reminds me of this article by Erma Bombeck​

"I would have burnt the pink candle that was sculptured like a rose before it melted while being stored."​

“If I had my life to live over...​

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/49262-if-i-had-my-life-to-live-over-someone-asked
 
Don't mean to brag.....but.....i'm proud of myself for the sorting frenzy i've been on since late fall.
Donate......give away......recycle......garbage.
Been through all the storage stuff downstairs.
Been diddling with main floor stuff, not much needs attention, just some light sorting.
So......
I'm running out of stuff to sort.
Anyone need help with their stuff....;):);)
 
I'm selling some stuff on EBAY....have gobs of things I don't really need. This past week my wife packed up 2 big bags of clothes....most, like new...and we dropped them off at the Salvation Army. Now, If I can convince her to slow down at Kohl's, maybe she can maintain a little free space in the closet.
 
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