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Do You Regret Getting Rid Of Anything?
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That is my husband. We moved boxes from the basement of his previous house to this house 5 years ago. None of them have been opened. We have old audio equipment that is 20 years old and is still packed up. He has a ton of interests that hold his attention for 5 minutes. Just long enough to buy lots of books and stuff for it. And of course he saves it because he really means to do that hobby or whatever.
I haven't regretted getting rid of stuff because the opposite problem is that we can never find the item so we end up buying a replacement and now have multiple of the same item.
oh heck yeah - I have a man who keeps his underwear till it literally rots! He has so many pairs but he refuses to cull the pack to remove the nasty stuff. I throw his socks, boxers and t-shirts out one or two items at a time. I dont say anything, I just do it when its my turn for laundry and he never even notices.
I do like to collect things and I hate to throw things away that might be useful but I also hate feeling cluttered so every now and then I do a good rinse - my desk get rinsed of clutter almost daily and I go through the apartment on a regular basis.
And no, I don't believe there is anything I really regretted throwing away - just minor stuff like "oh drat, should have kept that candy voucher since we are going to the cinema tonight"
When you live in a one bedroom apartment, space is at a premium, so we really have to try and minimise our junk. Easier said than done. We still hoard and have unsensibly large furniture and way too many clothes, golf clubs, hockey sticks........
We have a junk drawer where we keep those little things that might come in handy one day. I've cleaned it out on several occasions and have ended up regretting finally throwing something away. It seems there's a law of nature that states an object will finally become useful the day after you throw it away.
Wow! That's my dad for sure! I'm currently cleaning out the house (mostly going through my stuff) in an attempt to clean my environment and start a new life. I got my packrattedness from my dad and you wouldn't believe the bags of garbage I've thrown out of my stuff alone! We had 8 boxes of books of his that we moved from the attic of the old house (where'd they'd been accumulating for 15 years) to the basement of this house. They've sat down there for 8 years now. He REFUSES to go through the books all at once so I have to bring up a box every now and again and nag him till he goes through it while he wines about how I have no sense of nestalgia.
I finally convinced him to throw out the Commadore 64 last week...we still had computer magazines stacked from when we had that thing! It too has been sitting in the closet for 8 years.
Mom wants to "just throw his stuff out, he'll never miss it", but I know if he does it's comming down on MY head...he's being forced to sort through it and that's that.
As for myself, once I get my room all set up and done, I'll post some before and after pics!
What I miss the most right now is knowing the place I put my prescription sunglasses!!
We had been switching off driving vehicles and they are not in either one...
So who has them?????
On the other hand if I have something I want to keep but am not using it I "borrow" it to my sister.
We had been switching off driving vehicles and they are not in either one...
So who has them?????
On the other hand if I have something I want to keep but am not using it I "borrow" it to my sister.
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I am a reformed pack rat. And that means, I no longer keep stuff, but I am still in the process of throwing it all away. We're getting a dumpster tomorrow, and I should be able to fill that in short order.
I was cured by having to help my Dad clear out his house, so he could move to a condo. After my mother passed away, we started, and filled three dumpsters in about three months. That took care of about 4 tons of stuff. Then we took about 16 big garbage bags of clothes to donate to charity. And probably about 1000 books to a used book store. An entire car load of magazines to recycling. 4 huge garbage bags of yarn donated to a church group who knit stuff for overseas missions. And we still needed another dumpster, two trucks from 1-800-got-junk and a full truckload of stuff went off to St. Vincent de Paul. And still, after he moved, he has more to dispose of. He called me the other day, he went through his closet, and pulled out 21 cotton dress shirts that he doesn't need. Leaving him with at least 2 dozen still hanging in the closet.
There just isn't any reason to keep all that stuff. I have complete sets of dishes I am giving to people who have just started out in life. I have clothes and household goods for charity. I am throwing away the old, mismatched stoneware mugs, that are cracked and chipped. The memory is still there, and the mug is just clutter. I am tossing the dried flower arrangements - I can get new, fresh, not dusty ones to replace them if I ever want to.
It's an illness, not being able to let go of stuff. And what on earth will I ever do with all of this. I can't wait for the dumpster.
I was cured by having to help my Dad clear out his house, so he could move to a condo. After my mother passed away, we started, and filled three dumpsters in about three months. That took care of about 4 tons of stuff. Then we took about 16 big garbage bags of clothes to donate to charity. And probably about 1000 books to a used book store. An entire car load of magazines to recycling. 4 huge garbage bags of yarn donated to a church group who knit stuff for overseas missions. And we still needed another dumpster, two trucks from 1-800-got-junk and a full truckload of stuff went off to St. Vincent de Paul. And still, after he moved, he has more to dispose of. He called me the other day, he went through his closet, and pulled out 21 cotton dress shirts that he doesn't need. Leaving him with at least 2 dozen still hanging in the closet.
There just isn't any reason to keep all that stuff. I have complete sets of dishes I am giving to people who have just started out in life. I have clothes and household goods for charity. I am throwing away the old, mismatched stoneware mugs, that are cracked and chipped. The memory is still there, and the mug is just clutter. I am tossing the dried flower arrangements - I can get new, fresh, not dusty ones to replace them if I ever want to.
It's an illness, not being able to let go of stuff. And what on earth will I ever do with all of this. I can't wait for the dumpster.
We returned our damselfish, Rocket, to the aquarium store that we bought him from b/c our tank has fully cycled and we wanted to add some new fish that Rocket would more than likely eat. I knew from the start that we'd only have him briefly, to cycle our tank, but I still miss the little bugger
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Amen! Anyone who is a hoarder needs to have to help a friend or relative move an older person to another home. I helped my friend to clear her MIL's apartment in preparation of moving her. This lady was in the hospital at the time and we spent several weekends (plus she spent weekdays) cleaning out stuff that she would never have room for in her nursing home. We threw out many bags of bottles that she had kept for pickles. She had not made pickles in over 20 years but she had the bottles if she ever decided she wanted to again.
After that experience, I vowed I would never leave that kind of mess for my daughter and husband to have to deal with should I pre-decease them both.
I've been purging ever since and so far I don't miss anything.
my old clothes
I gained weight in the past 3 years and now that I'm taking charge of my situation, I can't fit in my clothes anymore (they fall off) but I don't have anything else! Drat it!
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The more stuff you have, the more difficult it is. I think it would be harder not to be a pack rat if I hadn't learned earlier in life. I learned from a boss who could make very quick decisions when I was helping him clean out a warehouse at a compressor station. I found it inspiring how quick he could make up his mind and if the company could do without the things we got rid of, I could surely be as effective at home. I still have a few things I collect, but they are few and I feel less burden because of it.
My mother is a serious hoarder - you literally cannot see the bedroom floor because of the crap that is there. My poor dad hates it and gets embarrassed - thats why the door is always shut. She always says "you never know when you will need it" which is very bad, she brings home baby clothes from her friends in case some one needs them but theres no baby in the house and nor will be for a very long time. I hate looking at all the clutter that they have. I hate clutter. I really do. It makes me all tense and I just feel very dirty.
As for myself, I don't hang onto things, I try my best not to hold onto stuff for so called sentimental value. Photos are good enough. Besides, memories are good enough for me!
As for myself, I don't hang onto things, I try my best not to hold onto stuff for so called sentimental value. Photos are good enough. Besides, memories are good enough for me!
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Yeah, photos are hard to get rid of. Thankfully, I have very few. Do you have a hard time parting with video games Kellye? That's one of the only hobbies I allow myself to collect in. I actually revisit old games though.Originally Posted by Kiwideus
My mother is a serious hoarder - you literally cannot see the bedroom floor because of the crap that is there. My poor dad hates it and gets embarrassed - thats why the door is always shut. She always says "you never know when you will need it" which is very bad, she brings home baby clothes from her friends in case some one needs them but theres no baby in the house and nor will be for a very long time. I hate looking at all the clutter that they have. I hate clutter. I really do. It makes me all tense and I just feel very dirty.
As for myself, I don't hang onto things, I try my best not to hold onto stuff for so called sentimental value. Photos are good enough. Besides, memories are good enough for me!
I just moved to NC from NY. Because of the small amount of trailor space I threw away so much. Now I say "Didn't I have that? Oh I threw it away." crap.
Hrmn.... I dont' think I threw these out, but they are certainly missing.... but they're two black and white portraits of my father and my brother that I did when I was in high school. I have a sneaky suspicion they're still there, because I heard that they're being used in demos for younger classes now. My art teacher was so impress with the fact that an 11 year old could make portraits look like black and white photos that she certainly kept them while I was in school..... that was 12 years ago now, but I do miss having them.
I wish I hadn't gotten rid of all of my old clothes from the 70"s-80's, because it seems to be the style again, and my daughter could wear them now, instead of me buying them all over again for her.
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAOriginally Posted by Purr
I used to do that too! Wow! I also used to...I can't believe I'm admitting this...I used to sit really softly and step really softly so I didn't hurt the floor/furniture.I told my aunt once that I feel sorry for things that I know aren't alive and she got really serious and asked me if they talk to me too.I think that's when I stopped feeling that that way as much.
I gave my cousin the Joan & David shoes I bought for $140 (after I had worn them for only a year) - the shoes were like modernized Mary Jane's and went with absolutely everything! I still miss them. *sniff* That was about 4 years ago....
(I love shoes, by the way.)
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