While at mom’s a few weeks ago, I took a bunch of stuff from her house–somehow I still have more. It makes me sick how much utter crap I have! I have a hard time letting go of stuff.
I took a coffee mug (that I will keep, since it’s from Granada) home that was filled with ticket stubs. I used to keep my ticket stubs and write who I went with on the back. Some of the movies I don’t even remember seeing, nor do I even remember that they were a movie!
Most of the people on the back I remember. I think there was only one person on there who wasn’t familiar. There were a lot of recurring ones–like my standing Monday night movie dates with Chris and Amanda.
There was one–Larry and Co. Took me awhile, but the memory came back. I went on three or so dates with Larry. Second or third date was with some friends of his, another couple. During dinner, I had gone to the bathroom and as I walked back, I could tell the other girl warned them that I was returning. When I sat down, I said something like, “I’m back, you have to stop talking about me now.” One of them made a lame remark about talking about the pictures on the wall. Yeah, right. I totally knew they were talking about me and I totally didn’t care. So maybe I shouldn’t have called them out on it, but it was SO obvious. Anyway, Larry didn’t make it that far.
There were a few with Lance, who I dated a whopping two months. A few with mom and/or my step dad, dad and step mom, people from church.
Not sure why I hung onto those. I guess they are fun memories, but I’m really trying to figure out this clutter thing. I’m sure had I ended up marrying one of those dates, it’d be a cute thing to frame, but alas, right now I hardly know their last names.
So I just threw them away. There were probably about 40 or so. Anyway, the memories are still there somewhere, I guess I just don’t need the physical reminder of them–they just take up space.
Keep tuned for more adventures of the vast amount of crap I own.
May 30, 2009 at 10:14 pm |
May I recommend a book? Maybe I’ve told you about this before, but I am a big fan and talk it up whenever I can: “Organizing From the Inside Out” by Julie Morgenstern. She spends equal time talking about organizing strategy AND psychology–why we hang on to stuff, how to let things go if it feels like too much. It helped me a TON.
May 30, 2009 at 10:19 pm |
I used to totally do that too! Save movie stubs with the names of who I went with on the back. I’m sure they’re all scattered about in various purses. But you’re right–definitely best to throw them out at this point in life. Why keep them, right???
May 30, 2009 at 10:33 pm |
Yes, B, you have recommended that before. I actually have a book on clutter, which is fascinating, but could always use another. Now that I have time to read, maybe I will! thanks.
May 31, 2009 at 12:04 am |
Sorry–I really only have like three original ideas, I just recycle them over and over.