Just too much stuff

[bburtner@moran]

I was curious if any of the dear Loungers have the problem of just too much stuff?You just keep bringing it in and it never seems to leave! .

 

[Nick D]

I don't have too much stuff, I have too little closet space.

 

[Feraud]

Sure do. Life gets to a point where accumulating so much stuff is pointless and weighs me down. I've been moving extra fedoras, overcoats, etc. off to better homes. The closet space feels wonderful.

 

[LizzieMaine]

It isn't stuff, it's insulation.

 

[Enough]

I try to toss out a cubic foot of stuff every two weeks. I also try to post some of my nicer no longer used stuff on eBay. It is much too easy to accumulate into a nightmare situation if you have to move and part with your nice stuff too quickly.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

My parents are like this when it comes to clothes. I am convinced that they are hoarders. The shelves in my Dads closet are about to pull out of the wall. My Moms clothes have taken over both closets upstairs. My Dad has more clothes in the basement than in his closet. We have plates in the kitchen that we have never eaten off of. If my parents died tomorrow, God forbid, I would call for a dumpster the next day. I wouldn't sort it. I wouldn't donate any to charity. It would go straight into the dumpster. 75% of what's in this house would be gone in a matter of days.

 

[bn1966]

My jacket & sweatshirt collection has grown unwieldy again (two more jacket purchases this evening). Time to thin things out & move on those "doesn't fit quite right items". Time to realize some dollar back on those items that are clogging up the closet & not paying for their keep..time to brave E-Bay again!

 

[green papaya]

it's a lot easier to buy than to sell, I have a lot of antiques and militaria

 

[ButteMT61]

I enjoy selling off every couple of years.
Fun to look for new items. But at times I feel controlled by it.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Glad it's not me. I thought my house was getting smaller.
I've actually made a rule years ago, that we don't bring any non-food item into the house for quite some time.
For awhile it just got out of hand, and we ended up with 2 rooms full of stuff we couldn't use.
A lot of things get donated to the neighborhood Church, especially on days when I have a vacation/holiday and my wife doesn't.

 

[sheeplady]

My parents are hoarders. I've looked around my own home and decided I don't need more stuff. I'm pretty damned good with what we have. The only things we'll need when we move is some bedroom furniture for our daughter when she gets old enough to need it. Now nothing comes in unless it is replacing something we already have that's broken or worn out.

 

[Miss Sis]

It's good to have an appraisal every now and then and get rid of the excess. Modern things go to the charity shop. I started an Etsy shop and have sold a number of vintage things that were great but not quite right for me anymore. Don't miss a single thing I've sold. I get money and space, someone else gets something awesome. We're all happy!

I find so many people hold onto things that they don't really want or value any more and it does begin to feel like it controls you.

 

[John in Covina]

moving helps one sort and part with stuff.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

 

[vintageTink]

Did you visit my house?