Yes, I'm still here, somewhere in this pile of "stuff!" I know you've been wondering about me. Thanks for all of the e-mail. I'm so sorry, I haven't had a chance to reply to most. I just wanted to make a quick post to let you all know I'm still here, and it's nice to be missed. Gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling to know you all care. :)
I really am just now, getting a half second opportunity to sign on and update. My husband and I are sticking to our unspoken New Year's Resolution of getting our house in order. It has been most time consuming for us! Especially when I suffer from adult ADD. (really, self diagnosis) We take more pictures than Sears Photo Studio! Gosh, O mighty, I'm the world's worst to find a package of photos and sit there for hours, going down memory lane. Next thing I know, I have all this crap pulled out into the middle of the floor, and it's time for the bus, and I haven't even taken anything out of the freezer for supper, and eek-I still have my pj's on! I need help. I am a sentimental packrat. My husband's been really good at helping me decide to throw things out, or donate things. So-to make a long story short, it's been more difficult than I thought. I started this task last Monday and....let's just say I'm almost 1/2 way there. But, It's nice to see some breathing space, and...I have to admit that at the same time, it bothers me to see a corner with nothing in it! Oh, how I wish I were an organized person, like I used to be.Yes, I used to be very structured and organized (with only a trunk of treasured items) Just curious, are there any others out there like me? (Please, say yes!) What do YOU have a hard time letting go of? Talk amongst yourselves, have some coffee. My hubby has found ::gulp:: a box that I must go through and find things to part with! Oh, the agony... btw..I have a hard time letting go of books, cards from friends, clothes, shoes...or, anything with a warm memory attached to it. It's the memories that I feel I'm letting go. Something I read in "White Oleander" and try to say to myself when I am having a hard time letting go of "stuff"..."So, if you want to remember, just remember!" Then, put it in the box. ::pouting, anyway:: I'll update soon! Have a nice, long weekend!
PS~ Sorry I made everyone crave tacos the other day :P
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{{{{{Mia Renee}}}}} How I can sympathise with you! I have the hardest time starting projects and being organized is not one of my strong points. I'll never put that in a resume or a self evaluation at work, but I can admit it here in cyberspace! I have tons of stuff too. I'm afraid to go in some of my closets and drawers! Kisses to Paul and Stephen!
My children are grown and gone and yet I still have every paper they ever brought home from school and every toy they ever played with. I have a lovely large basement with several smaller rooms filled with my treasures. I am sorting through them when I get in the mood to get rid of things, but as I get older it happens less and less. I even have the dolls I played with as a child. Keep going girl! Get rid of it before it becomes permanantly attached to your heart.
Hi Mia! I can understand the letting go/sentimental stuff. I used to save every little thing. But I move around too much to carry a lot of baggage now. I have three boxes of journals tucked away in my closet. I just can't see myself ever letting them go. It's my life story. I also love notebooks and pens. They're like future journals. :)
I've thinned out so much over the years that I was crying this weekend looking for pictures I can't find, thinking they're gone for good! :(
Whew!! ::sigh of releif:: So, I'm not the only one with this problem. Jan, I must get it from mom, she still has all my schoolwork @ her house too! Viv, NEVER put that on a resume :P It'll be our secret. Freee, hang onto those journals, your soul is in there :)
lol..you crazy lady. I have a self -diagnosis of ADD too! infact, I just might check with the doctor about it. hmmm, you know anyone with the last name of smith...family member that is. or chapman or ... I don't know...we just seem to be a lot alike. <--does that make sense lol :) nice to see you.
When I moved to Cali, I got rid of everything I owned except what could fit into my car. I regret some of the things that I've left by the wayside. At the same time it was liberating. I don't think I'll ever do that again though. And, there are just somethings I will never part with. I'm like you cards from friends/family and books are ones that I drug along where ever I went. I'll sit for hours looking at them when what I meant to do was clean. ;-) ---Robbie
sentiMENTAL packrat.. lol Good one! I have trouble throwing things away, too. That's why I'm careful about what I *collect*. I try to keep my possessions to a minimum... it's hard.. but not as hard as filling a bag full of semi-precious items and feeling as if I'm throwing away a bag of gold. :P
I've never been much of a packrat, except for pictures and letters and memories that can't be replaced. Everything else I don't have an attachment to. As I got older this has helped a lot in simplifying my life and now weeding through things I don't need has become less painless for me. So, just think of it as doing your bit to simplify and streamline your life, and hopefully that'll make the chore more palatable. =D
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