tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post1909742903778006383..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: I thought you couldn't take it with you?Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-35580038880949814232014-05-16T16:49:52.702-04:002014-05-16T16:49:52.702-04:00Literally die? Was there something toxic in the h...<i>Literally</i> die? Was there something toxic in the house?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-59901799914754967402014-05-16T13:31:51.149-04:002014-05-16T13:31:51.149-04:00Except for as prep for moving, I had never used a ...Except for as prep for moving, I had never used a storage unit until the last few years. When our house didn't sell, by my dh said if we didn't move he'd literally die, we moved into a trailer house. We've been renting storage units ever since. At least we managed to get rid of one and are working on getting rid of another right now.Alice Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493000223984649409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-43538778048707208522014-05-15T07:58:16.527-04:002014-05-15T07:58:16.527-04:00That is an easy hoard to keep. But it changes whe...That is an easy hoard to keep. But it changes when you have kids - life becomes much more complicated in terms of what you need.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-12138305511153083692014-05-15T07:57:35.487-04:002014-05-15T07:57:35.487-04:00I let my kids be in charge of what they keep. I d...I let my kids be in charge of what they keep. I don't ever want them feeling like I forced them to get rid of things they wanted. But with my older son, I made him take it all with him!Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-29835724121166607742014-05-15T07:56:47.475-04:002014-05-15T07:56:47.475-04:00Welcome.
I want to be much more vigilant, too, ab...Welcome.<br /><br />I want to be much more vigilant, too, about what I bring in with me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-81909382045580243162014-05-15T07:56:20.369-04:002014-05-15T07:56:20.369-04:00I had to do that with my grandmother's stuff. ...I had to do that with my grandmother's stuff. What a process! In the end, I walked away with just a handful of items.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-29853545308328663852014-05-15T07:55:38.735-04:002014-05-15T07:55:38.735-04:00It's good to be reminded that you're doing...It's good to be reminded that you're doing pretty well, isn't it?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-67882785827633127582014-05-15T07:54:48.885-04:002014-05-15T07:54:48.885-04:00Oh, I absolutely agree that it gets easier as you ...Oh, I absolutely agree that it gets easier as you go. I've definitely found that to be the case.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-49210598832167458532014-05-15T07:54:23.844-04:002014-05-15T07:54:23.844-04:00I have loved reading the comments as they roll in....I have loved reading the comments as they roll in. <br /><br />I save a few token items but I don't have the same feeling that things ought to be treated with reverence. They're just things. I don't need a hundred things to remind me, just a few.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-81309977149019372102014-05-15T07:52:59.673-04:002014-05-15T07:52:59.673-04:00One of the reasons I write about it is because I t...One of the reasons I write about it is because I think that tendency to stock up and then buy new because you can't find it is so human. Writing about it keeps me working toward a more streamlined life.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-19461695351484445482014-05-15T07:51:30.132-04:002014-05-15T07:51:30.132-04:00Isn't it funny how it creeps back in? I think...Isn't it funny how it creeps back in? I think decluttering is a constant process.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-89059807148090584762014-05-15T07:50:58.542-04:002014-05-15T07:50:58.542-04:00How many future rags does anyone need, though? If...How many future rags does anyone need, though? If you genuinely use everyone you keep, that's fine. Otherwise, someone else could be using them (like animal shelters, for bedding).Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-74207511935983768052014-05-15T07:50:06.745-04:002014-05-15T07:50:06.745-04:00I can't keep extras around for emergencies. I...I can't keep extras around for emergencies. If it's defective, I'll toss it, wait until the new one dies and then buy a replacement.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72794574063880077742014-05-15T07:48:58.774-04:002014-05-15T07:48:58.774-04:00Here's my question - you replace an item becau...Here's my question - you replace an item because you no longer want the old one, right? So wouldn't that still be true if the new one breaks? So why keep the old one?<br /><br />With true hoarding, it's almost as if people are building caves or nests for themselves. Like a gerbil in shredded newspaper. It really is about fear, and that's sad.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-8100696304021528782014-05-15T01:51:16.815-04:002014-05-15T01:51:16.815-04:00And that's why if I ever need to move, all I r...And that's why if I ever need to move, all I really need is my computer. I'm a digital hoarder, and I'm ok with that.DWeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-35355065140750990192014-05-14T13:28:35.995-04:002014-05-14T13:28:35.995-04:00I share your views, yet I am right now feeling com...I share your views, yet I am right now feeling completely swamped by our stuff and lacking motivation to dig in and shed crap. <br /><br />My hope is that once semester grades are in, I'll feel a surge of "Let's scour this joint!" It's hard with Paco's belongings, though, as, at age 11, he still loves his toys, yet he's kind of moving past them. So we'll let them collect dust until he feels ready to move on...Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-33137784820359068962014-05-11T12:16:39.898-04:002014-05-11T12:16:39.898-04:00When my husband and I divorced I took very little....When my husband and I divorced I took very little. I moved from a five bedroom house into a two bedroom apartment with no storage. Even now when I want to buy something I have to decide if I have room for it. I like the whole less lifestyle, it's much easier, less dusting.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-34798432037444174412014-05-09T19:49:23.910-04:002014-05-09T19:49:23.910-04:00When my Mom recently passed away, my sister and I ...When my Mom recently passed away, my sister and I were faced with the chore of dividing, selling, inheriting and pitching her belongings. Our" keep" piles grew incessantly large, until an experienced estate sale organizer gave me the best advice.... keep things you love and/or need; get rid of things that you keep because of history. don't let your home become a museum. And after going through that myself, I really don't want my son to someday have to do the same with my stuff; so I am now enthusiastically able to purge!pathttp://pats-dryrun.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-54962240704012322782014-05-07T12:57:46.359-04:002014-05-07T12:57:46.359-04:00Lol. You sound like me. I also started to watch th...Lol. You sound like me. I also started to watch the hoarding shows. It helps put my small stuff in perspective. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-54963685470053868762014-05-07T12:00:29.995-04:002014-05-07T12:00:29.995-04:00Take it from one who has decluttered almost everyt...Take it from one who has decluttered almost everything. The difficult part is in starting. Once that has been accomplished, the rest follows and it gets easier and easier to discard things.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-68003338249066623992014-05-07T02:06:59.218-04:002014-05-07T02:06:59.218-04:00All these thoughtful comments on stuff.
I love de...All these thoughtful comments on stuff.<br /><br />I love decluttering and I can be ruthless. But I have regrets. I let my mother's china cups be auctioned. I wish I had planted an herb in each one and given to family and friends. <br /><br />I think sometimes 'things' carry reverence and memory and their energy is best dealt with carefully. Have you saved reminders of the kids' childhoods? I let things go but not everything. There will come a time when memories comfort, even physical ones.<br /><br />All that said, I've also begun my declutter and there's more room in my space and in my head!<br /><br />Love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42520647375093705602014-05-06T12:35:27.476-04:002014-05-06T12:35:27.476-04:00I am finding it easier to divest myself of a lot o...I am finding it easier to divest myself of a lot of the 'sentimental' stuff as I get older, for some reason. Many things were sentimental from my childhood but without children, and with my family rarely visiting, no-one is going to go through the "oh, I remember that, I can't get rid of it" feeling when faced with my stuff when I move on to a nursing home (or farther).<br />Your post - and the comments - has been interesting to read. I often feel overwhelmed by my stuff when I come home from being somewhere that isn't so cluttered, be it a cafe or a friend's home. Yet after a short while, I get used to it all being there.<br />One of my problems is finding thing easily when I need it. For example, I have reams of wrapping and tissue paper and gift bags that I never throw out, yet, often I end up back at the dollar store when its time for that birthday present because that is easier than sorting through what I have. Stupid, I know. I'm going to head to the cupboard now... as soon as I finish my coffee (from one of my 37 mugs)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-66857364147829495842014-05-05T17:31:21.318-04:002014-05-05T17:31:21.318-04:00I so much want a decluttered home. My house isn...I so much want a decluttered home. My house isn't messy, no one see the clutter, I just have too much stuff. Moved 7 years ago and got rid of more than half my clutter and now it's all back. It weighs me down and make me feel suffocated. I've got Peter Walsh's book on Too Much Stuff, got it the Christmas before last. I guess it would help if I read it! I'm not a hoarder. I finally took towels to our vet, they need them for sick pets. I can relate to so much you said. I do love the digital idea. I wish you total success. Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-59944772265331648652014-05-05T13:43:58.699-04:002014-05-05T13:43:58.699-04:00There is certainly a good balance. Like most thin...There is certainly a good balance. Like most things the balance will be a little different for each person. I guess there is some value in seeing the extremes but I tend to think media just loves extremes to help rating.<br />Your towel example - I disagree a little - Towels can be used in the future for rags. I'm not sure but could it be that the bigger problem is we buy too much stuff that we could so without? Is clutter a problem that affluent societies have, or using the recent popular phrase - a first world problem? Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-85778513339792750482014-05-05T07:29:55.393-04:002014-05-05T07:29:55.393-04:00Well, for example, we have an old kettle that does...Well, for example, we have an old kettle that doesn't automatically switch off but could be used in an emergency.<br /><br />I think you're right about caves and nests and fear. Piles of stuff have this strangely reassuring quality for a lot of people. It's like a sort of barrier against the outside world.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com