It's so good to purge

[Snowflake]

No, those of you who met me know for certain I'm not bullimic.
I ventured into my closet from hell and cleaned out 10 boxes of crap in preparation for packing to move. I admit it, I am a packrat, but even I, the Queen of Packrats, found myself muttering, why did I save this crap, let alone pack it in a box and move it twice?

I seriously need to develop the ability to let go! :eek:

In any case, this was a great start in preps to pack and move. As I trek out to the trash bins with my many bags and boxes of trash, it does feel really good to purge! And I do have a long way to go!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Can't mojo you for you awesome clean up! Congrats :snap:

[Betty]

WTG! Sometimes I feel wasteful getting rid of stuff - someone-somewhere-someday might need it sometime sort-of-thing. But when you can finally part with a load of crap - it's a great feeling and I usually end up wanting to find more stuff to get rid of. Then I go back to hoarding crap again. ;)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Same thing for me. I think I really ought to find a new home for the clothes, books, and stuff I know I no longer need.

But my real problem is paper. It's everywhere. And I can't throw most of that stuff away until I shred it, dammit. And I might read that AAA magazine when I have a day off someday--right?

I need to purge, too.

Keep talking about how great it is, please. ;)

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm there with you. I purged a bunch before my recent move, but could use more.

Great job sticking with it! Have a coffee. :coffee:

[katiesue]

You're inspiring me - my closet needs some serious work too.

[€uroMeinke]

My office move was great for finally getting rid of a ton of corporate detrious I had accumulated. Including an inspirational granit cube (though it may find itself transformed into a Collective Found Artwork of Tomorrow). It's so nice to start fresh.

[tracilicious]

(though it may find itself transformed into a Collective Found Artwork of Tomorrow).


And at last it has a name! :snap:

[Not Afraid]

Purging is soooooo rewarding. I should write that on a large piece of paper and tape it to my bathroom mirror.


Well, maybe another location would not give a rise to concern among my friends.

[€uroMeinke]

And at last it has a name! :snap:

And some day we'll create a thread explaining the thing, and how to participate, and all that stuff. In the meantime, I still need to get that block of granit in the mail. I just got the DVD though - so perhaps soon I'll be able to report on that.

[Not Afraid]

You're going to MAIL a BLOCK OF GRANITE!?

[tracilicious]

You're going to MAIL a BLOCK OF GRANITE!?


What cracks me up about this post is that I picture you and Chris sitting ten feet from each other, and instead of turning around and saying, "You're going to MAIL a BLOCK OF GRANITE!?" you posted instead. :p I'm not one to talk though, as I've had many IM convos with a person sitting on the other end of a couch.

[tracilicious]

And some day we'll create a thread explaining the thing, and how to participate, and all that stuff. In the meantime, I still need to get that block of granit in the mail. I just got the DVD though - so perhaps soon I'll be able to report on that.


But until then, we shall make them wonder in anticipation. :evil:

Did you watch it yet? I'm dying to know if you guys were able to sit through the whole thing. I burned a copy for myself, but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to watch it again.

[Not Afraid]

He's actually in the Living Room on the laptop so, while absurd, not as much as usual.

[tracilicious]

And I'm listening to the two of you on Mousepod right now! It's surreal.

[Snowflake]

But my real problem is paper. It's everywhere. And I can't throw most of that stuff away until I shred it, dammit. And I might read that AAA magazine when I have a day off someday--right?


Oh, I am a serious paper saving whore-der. From the earliest days in grammar school to the present, I save needless, useless bits of paper. That is part of the reason why I started in my office, where the closet of hell is. Piles of paper, old bills, ads, mail, useless crap that I might look at or read someday (when hell freezes over, surely).

The ONLY really good thing I learned when I left my job of 10 years and moved out here was this, after 10 years, I left my firm with 10 bankers boxes of crap, personal crap, paperwork, samples of work and just plain old sh!!t. I swore as I loaded the 10 boxes of crap up, moved them across country and then proceeded to throw every little piece out, that I would never NEVER EVER accumulate so much crap at my office again. If I cannot take my apersonal belongings out in a standard Trader Joe's shopping bag, it's not owrth having. This is the only personal edict with regard to packratting that I have managed to keep. At my job, I can walk out with a small carry bag for my speakers, pictures and a few funky tchochkes (how do you spell that?).

Alas, this is not a lesson I have applied to my home. But, I am making an effort to leave here with not a whole hell of a lot more than when I arrived. At least I am now minus 3 huge boxes of VHS tapes.

Thanks to everyone for the mojo of encouragement too, this is harder than I thought. I'm trying to be ruthless (which reminds me, appropos of nothing to a favorite song lyric of a friend of mine, looped on one of his tunes "Ruth & Johnny went for a ride, Johhny hit a bump, Ruth hit a tree, Johnny drove on, Ruthlessly")

[Not Afraid]

You inspired me.

While I was waiting to a decision last night, I cleaned out most of my closet. I removed old clothes that I don't want and set them aside for Out of the Closet then removed the things I like but don't fit. I have to do the same with shoes and sweaters, but I''m half way there!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Closets....I only wish. I've started with the coffee table, dammit.

Luckily the dinner table isn't too bad. It's not usable for dinner, but that's because I've got a sewing project set up there, which will be put away as soon as I'm done piecing and as soon as I get a nifty basket for all the fabric scraps (so if anyone has any good ideas...).

[lizziebith]

I purged my closet last summer: TEN hefty bags went to charity! :eek: Since I'm stuck home today with a hurt footie, I'm going to pack up some toys for the Mr. to take to the newly-acquired storage unit...HOORAY!

[Snowflake]

But until then, we shall make them wonder in anticipation. :evil:

Did you watch it yet? I'm dying to know if you guys were able to sit through the whole thing. I burned a copy for myself, but I'm not sure I'll ever be able to watch it again.

I'm wondering!?
:(

[Stan4dSteph]

Purging is soooooo rewarding. I should write that on a large piece of paper and tape it to my bathroom mirror.Somehow the context of such a message in that place raises a whole other set of issues...

[Not Afraid]

Exactly

[Gemini Cricket]

Sometimes purging can be as addicting as buying junk. I went through a period of throwing stuff out and loved it.

:)

[scaeagles]

I love purging. One of the most exciting things about my three kids growing up is getting rid of the stuff they outgrow.

[Snowflake]

I love purging. One of the most exciting things about my three kids growing up is getting rid of the stuff they outgrow.
My mother did that. Sadly, if she had not, I'd be making a mint on ebay right now.

[scaeagles]

Trust me....there is nothing I have disposed of that would have gotten one red cent on ebay. Stained, not-so-gently used, broken, missing pieces, large holes, colored on....nope, no one would be looking for anything I had on ebay, that's for sure.

[lindyhop]

This has been my project forever but it's so hard to actually do it. My biggest hurdle has been trying to figure out where all the stuff should go, I don't want to throw usable stuff in the trash but bags of clothes etc. intended for charity tend to live with me as long as everything else. This Saturday there's a Household Hazardous Waste Roundup (I'm imagining cowboys doing rope tricks) in Long Beach so I'm getting rid of a dead computer and monitor, some old paint cans, and anything else that will fit in the trunk of my car. But there's so much more left to deal with!