Not sure why I do it. My mum was the worst packrat there ever was, so I probably got it from her.
I was so good at keeping things at a minimal up until my boyfriend died suddenly 10 years ago. Since then I seem to be holding onto things. Probably a good case for a psychiatrist there!!
I have a storage room that I clear out at least once a year, but I always think that I will need everything, so I hang onto most of it. Last summer I was more ruthless than usual and threw out loads of stuff. And as Murphy’s Law is bound to happen, I needed all the Halloween stuff a few months later when I threw a Halloween party!
I just cleard out the storage room a few months ago, only to have my son move back home and he has managed to cram even more stuff in there.
I am also scrapbooker and love the craft with a passion. However, I have way more stuff than I will ever need, and when I am in the throws of creative expression, my place looks like a tornado has gone through!
So the plan is to do more throwing out of unused stuff over the summer. I usually have a garage sale, but I think I will post stuff up on Facebook and Craig’s List. My huge collection of teapots that don’t look like teapots need to go. Collections are not good things. They take over your life!
Wish me luck.
