Posted by DannaB on December 27, 2006, at 22:58:43
If you've seen my other messages, you may know that I'm in the process of moving (we're *almost* done). Somehow I just can't understand how I have so much STUFF. I have lived in a studio (one-room) apartment for five years. So how is it possible that I have SO many clothes, SO many socks, SO many of this that and the other thing?
I was raised by a clan of serious packrats (a sibling is a hoarder) and compared to them I have a lot less stuff. Even though I'm able to get rid of things, I think I get into trouble when I'm shopping. Even with food shopping, I always buy too much and end up having to throw things away.
Are any of you reformed packrats? I grew up poor, so part of where this comes from is that I buy things on sale or will keep multiples so that I won't have to buy one when the other runs out. But when I try to figure out how to minimize, it's hard for me to figure out what needs to go. For example, I have A LOT of socks. But eventually socks get holes and need to be replaced. Should I get rid of socks now and have to spend money later?
poster:DannaB
thread:716837
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