I live in a warehouse. Most of the stuff in the attic and my garage isn't mine. Even my house is full of furniture that I don't want, but either my mother or DH have emotional ties to. My DH goes ballistic every time I ask him to purge his closet. What's up with keeping old clothes that don't fit or are out of style?
Along that line, I thought this would be of interest to you: Cleanse Your Closet
Personally, I seem to have some deeply-rooted "need" to out do the local crafts supplies or book stores (I've always been a collector of books), and now even my wine collection is getting a bit out of control (I keep buying more than can be consumed in 6 months). I have kept a few of the kids' things, like their Christening gowns and a few of their childhood art pieces. Other than that, I've been a bit ruthless about purging.
Every time one of the kids moves to a new apartment, we seem to end up with more stuff. We are the epitome of George Carlin's "Stuff" routine.
I grew up loving minimalist spaces. My DH grew up having to fill an empty space. It's always a struggle to keep spaces clear - can't practice feng shui in a warehouse!
There are probably reasons and rationale for why we collect and hold onto the things we do. It's frustrating and depressing to feel overwhelmed by "stuff." I think it's also a symptom of our affluent, materialistic society that we have to have more stuff.
Well...even as we speak, I've a room full of stuff that has been gathered together to take to charity. I just have to pack it all into the van and move it on out of here!
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I live in a warehouse. Most of the stuff in the attic and my garage isn't mine. Even my house is full of furniture that I don't want, but either my mother or DH have emotional ties to. My DH goes ballistic every time I ask him to purge his closet. What's up with keeping old clothes that don't fit or are out of style?
Along that line, I thought this would be of interest to you: Cleanse Your Closet
Personally, I seem to have some deeply-rooted "need" to out do the local crafts supplies or book stores (I've always been a collector of books), and now even my wine collection is getting a bit out of control (I keep buying more than can be consumed in 6 months). I have kept a few of the kids' things, like their Christening gowns and a few of their childhood art pieces. Other than that, I've been a bit ruthless about purging.
Every time one of the kids moves to a new apartment, we seem to end up with more stuff. We are the epitome of George Carlin's "Stuff" routine.
I grew up loving minimalist spaces. My DH grew up having to fill an empty space. It's always a struggle to keep spaces clear - can't practice feng shui in a warehouse!
There are probably reasons and rationale for why we collect and hold onto the things we do. It's frustrating and depressing to feel overwhelmed by "stuff." I think it's also a symptom of our affluent, materialistic society that we have to have more stuff.
Well...even as we speak, I've a room full of stuff that has been gathered together to take to charity. I just have to pack it all into the van and move it on out of here!
January 7, 2009 - 6:05pmThis Comment
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