Piles and piles of stuff.
There is a reason I have a Season Pass to "Hoarders".
Sorting through so much crap is painful for someone like me. Deciding what needs to be thrown away, where to store what needs to be kept, organizing...F@#$%$#@KING just want to get rid of EVERYTHING.
I've even Googled "throwing away" & "deciding" in the same field. Right now, I can't remember what I've come up with, but it only helps a little while & then I am overwhelmed again with STUFF.
OK OK, so, our house looks NOTHING like the houses showcased in the show "Hoarders", but I do UNDERSTAND what those poor people go through.
Part of it for me is an emotional attachment to THINGS. Especially now with a 3 & 6 year old growing up at lightning speed. I have bins & bins of STUFF I canNOT get rid of! I do actually have a plan for their baby clothes, so it's not all for not. But seriously, how in the world do you wonderfully skilled super-moms get rid of their tiny little socks & shoes? The plethora of stuffed animals that each tell a story & symbolize the love from the person who gave it to them? How? How do you throw away the scrap piece of paper they drew their 1st letter (at least what resembles a letter)?
Right now, & what inspired me to write this, is the aftermath of CHRISTMAS. O...........M...........G..........SO.............MANY............FREAKIN...............TOYS............WHEREDOISTART???!!!
Do I start with going through all the toys they have & sorting those out? Which shelf, which bin, WHICH ROOM do I start with??
Then, there are the BOXES. I have a love/hate relationship with BOXES. I'm in a state of euphoria when I have found the PERFECT BOX for the X,Y, & Z I need to mail to Uncle Joe for his birthday. (no, I don't have an Uncle Joe). But they take up SO. MUCH. ROOM. So which ones get to stay & experience the euphoria with me? Which ones do I put to rest & take a chance that I may not need that particular size? Does everyone go through this?
The fact that I am the daughter of a woman who couldn't throw away a Kleenex box (bless her heart) because she loves the flowers printed on it. Or questioned every non-working lamp, plastic container not placed in recycling, sock with a hole in it that could be mended.....I wanted to depart with.....may have something to do with my struggles with STUFF. The fact that HER mother scolded HER for every morsel of food she "wasted", every piece of paper that was not written on every square inch, front & back, everything & anything that could be USED for something - anything. It's commendable no doubt, but obviously contributes to/manifests itself as a
Well, I'd better get back to our stuff. I guess I should be grateful that we HAVE stuff. So, here is me, being grateful.
2 comments:
haha, we have a family member that can't throw away kleenex boxes...she said they are useful to hold things around her house. She cuts off the tops and uses them as containers. Me, on the other hand, might remove the last few kleenex from my box and throw it away early. :)
Nicolle, I didn't even see your comment till just now!!! How are you??! Kleenex boxes - yup. I feel like we could use them for crafts, so I have a difficult time w/those...I think I'm getting better at throwing away crap. But, struggle with it all the time!
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