Petite Digs
I am a packrat…. and downsizing… just the thought of it, makes me twitch a bit. I like paper… and I have a collection of coffee stir sticks… and corks… and…
I am a packrat…. and downsizing… just the thought of it, makes me twitch a bit. I like paper… and I have a collection of coffee stir sticks… and corks… and…
Yeaaaaaaaaaah. Losing the attachment to earthly things is one of the harder things to deal with. The worst part is that the less money you have, the stronger the urge to horde, but the smaller the space to keep them. But what if they come in handy? THIS PILE OF ABRIDGED READER’S DIGEST ROMANCE STORIES WILL ONE DAY SAVE MY LIFE I’M SURE OF IT.
Does Randie have that much to move?
My wife and I have moved nine times since we were married – ten, if you count her moving into my apartment after the marriage. We had our first seven Christmases in six different states. (In order: California, Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Pennsylvania.) We learned to let go.
Of course, once we moved into the current house 19 years ago, and starting having all these kids, the junk has been accumulating.
A great hilarious read for pack-rats and aspiring pack-rats. “NOT for Pack Rats Only” by Don Aslet (I think). I read it while I was packing to move from 2500 sq-ft in Tehachapi to 1200 in Leucadia. He’s written several others but this is the one that I remember.
Dave, I have this problem. I keep stuff. I have stuff from my childhood that I can’t seem to part with… drawings, little toys… report cards. Not to mention all the things that I could use in an art piece…
Yat… you’d be surprised…
Pete…. And if you’re like me… you have many boxes of Christmas (and Halloween)… One year, we condensed…. and fit things into 5 boxes… whew… that was traumatic.
Rob… Judy will probably make this required reading for me… she loves to cull… and I’m like a cat that doesn’t wanna be held… paws out and squirmy!
Gotta get a murphy bed!
Well a small appartement can still be good if it’s well agenced… Mine is… Tetris Hell. Except the line of stuff don’t dissapear…
Jack… that would help.
Val… Ah… you are good at Tetris then… you have to be if you live in a cramped space. I dub thee Creative stacker.
I saved, and saved, and saved. Then, I purged. Ahhhhh, what a wonderful feeling to have room again!! It will be interesting to see what Randi thinks is worthy of keeping…or disposing.