Is it worth throwing away nostalgic stuff?
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- 21 May 2003
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Hold on to them for about 50 years and things become valuble antiques worth big money to sell.
- 8 Aug 2005
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Well I guess there are two extremes:
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- 21 May 2003
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The bottom one was what I had to deal with when my mom died. Took several big dumpsters to clean the house , 2 car garage and large storage shed all out. I have no kids , so every few years we clean out everything we can stand to part with. It's hard for me , I inherited the "pack-rat" syndrome and feel as soon as I get rid of something , I will need it.
- 8 Aug 2005
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Just search youtube for "hoarders," it was a long running show. It's not uncommon, but everything can go to an extreme and become unhealthy. The situations where animals are involved are just heartbreaking, and I feel bad for the people and families who suffer from this pathology.
I like to keep things around when I know they'll be useful, and I've gotten rid of stuff to later think up uses, but I've become much more comfortable getting rid of stuff and not hanging onto things longer than needed, and keeping around only the stuff that I really use and enjoy. Life's too short to be surrounded by crap.
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Animal hoarding is a crime. Both our dogs - adopted through volunteers collaborating with municipal welfare organisations - came from homes where they lived with over 20 and, in the case of our younger dog, 111 other pets. Mind, those were regular apartments, not houses with gardens. It was heartbreaking to see.
While I believe that decluttering has its benefits, I'm not a big fan of KonMari. Her approach is too radical and one-sided: if I just kept the stuff that 'sparks joy', my entire wardrobe would go into the rubbish and I'd be living naked between stacks of books and magazines. Hmm, come think of it...
While I believe that decluttering has its benefits, I'm not a big fan of KonMari. Her approach is too radical and one-sided: if I just kept the stuff that 'sparks joy', my entire wardrobe would go into the rubbish and I'd be living naked between stacks of books and magazines. Hmm, come think of it...
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Its worth holding on to stuff that there is a high likelihood of needing again. I used to keep a lot more stuff when I was younger but got tired loosing space for storing it. There are some things I keep for sentimental or nostalgic reasons but I limit it to things that are small and I have a very strong attachment to.
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fouad
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I had the very same question sometime ago.
The excuse was that I may need all that old stuff somehow. Then I made up my mind: get rid of it but in a sensible way.
I would hand them down to my young nieces , nephews and friens. They had the choice and so: some old books, gone; old games like monopoly, scrabble, mastermind, ulcers, chess, domino: gone.
All the old agendas going back to my student days, to the trash box.
Eventually, I feel lighter, and no regrets.
The excuse was that I may need all that old stuff somehow. Then I made up my mind: get rid of it but in a sensible way.
I would hand them down to my young nieces , nephews and friens. They had the choice and so: some old books, gone; old games like monopoly, scrabble, mastermind, ulcers, chess, domino: gone.
All the old agendas going back to my student days, to the trash box.
Eventually, I feel lighter, and no regrets.
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- 6 Mar 2003
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She's not that radical. She doesn't advocate for eliminating items that one uses. She wouldn't say, get rid of that functional toilet brush if it doesn't spark joy. (Although all things being equal, she'd suggest replacing it with one that does.) Some goes for clothing that you use. Mainly the method is used for when you're looking at an item and deciding whether to keep or not. I have a whole closet full of clothes that are older than my children, much of which hasn't been worn in over a decade. I definitely can use more of the Marie Kondo touch.
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Probably not. To the hoarder that I am, she is.
When I realised that I'd never be able to squeeze into my old jerseys again, I surrendered to my wife and parted with at least half of my old T-shirts and bicycle gear. Now my shelves are filled with her stuff.
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Paint_Black
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if u have comleted your way with it - u can give it to anybody else, who needs it.
it will continue the way, and will stay inside you at the same time.
also there will be more, cause of your decision to explore part of your life to another soul.
it will continue the way, and will stay inside you at the same time.
also there will be more, cause of your decision to explore part of your life to another soul.
