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Post by kxg on Nov 16, 2018 19:00:04 GMT -5
one of my “assigned” tasks for the day was cleaning up a cornere of my basement office where a bunch of stuff has accumulated. Note that I suffer from accumulation disorder;)
A good bit are pictures, mementoes, etc from my former career. I haven’t looked at it in a number of years. As I was trying to weed it out, I just couldn’t part with most of it. I know I need to get rid of it so it is not an eventual burden on my kids, but man it is hard. It is strange how we hang on to stuff.
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Post by puffy on Nov 16, 2018 19:06:14 GMT -5
When my wife's father died it took her 2 weeks to clean his house.He had mail that was 10 years old.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2018 19:22:08 GMT -5
I know. In 2012 I had over 90 briars and 20 meers. I'd been thinning individual pipes but finally decided to take the jump into hyper-space and packed off a bunch of both to Smokingpipes and took the cash value as I'm not chasing or buying anymore. I now have only 12 briars and 4 meers remaining. Tough deal but had to be done and the pipes I've kept will be more than sufficient for my future requirements until the next phase.
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Post by Dramatwist on Nov 16, 2018 20:05:09 GMT -5
I know. In 2012 I had over 90 briars and 20 meers. I'd been thinning individual pipes but finally decided to take the jump into hyper-space and packed off a bunch of both to Smokingpipes and took the cash value as I'm not chasing or buying anymore. I now have only 12 briars and 4 meers remaining. Tough deal but had to be done and the pipes I've kept will be more than sufficient for my future requirements until the next phase. I've been doing the same! |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 16, 2018 20:26:34 GMT -5
one of my “assigned” tasks for the day was cleaning up a cornere of my basement office where a bunch of stuff has accumulated. Note that I suffer from accumulation disorder;) A good bit are pictures, mementoes, etc from my former career. I haven’t looked at it in a number of years. As I was trying to weed it out, I just couldn’t part with most of it. I know I need to get rid of it so it is not an eventual burden on my kids, but man it is hard. It is strange how we hang on to stuff. It is hard to let go of old memories and the stuff that made them so...started the gifting some time ago...the best went to a close friend and now he has the problem of over stuffed stuff. |
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Post by haebar on Nov 16, 2018 21:20:44 GMT -5
I need to sell off some of my pipes but have a hell of a time actually picking some out and actually getting rid of them. When I pick one up to try to sell it on Ebay, I begin to think of how it is so irreplaceable and necessary to my collection.
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Post by driftingfate on Nov 16, 2018 22:08:26 GMT -5
It's hard to let go of memorabilia, but remember it's the memories they trigger that typically have the most value. If you haven't looked at it in years and it has no physical value, suck it up and sell it/donate it/toss it. If its really small and represents a major accomplishment, like a service medal, sure, keep it, yes, please. But if it's half-a-room, you can probably find one small memento which can bring back to mind all your experienced.
You don't have to go full minimalism, but you will feel a relief and as if a weight has been removed from your shoulders. Ask me how I know.
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Post by Dramatwist on Nov 16, 2018 22:24:05 GMT -5
It's hard to let go of memorabilia, but remember it's the memories they trigger that typically have the most value. If you haven't looked at it in years and it has no physical value, suck it up and sell it/donate it/toss it. If its really small and represents a major accomplishment, like a service medal, sure, keep it, yes, please. But if it's half-a-room, you can probably find one small memento which can bring back to mind all your experienced. You don't have to go full minimalism, but you will feel a relief and as if a weight has been removed from your shoulders. Ask me how I know. I've done this throughout my life, David, because material possessions accumulate so quickly. It's only the memories that can travel with us to whatever comes next. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Nov 16, 2018 23:49:56 GMT -5
I'm a sentimental guy myself. I was a real hoarder, but after moving so many times, I just started hating the mass of stuff I had to pay to have moved/stored.
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Post by trailboss on Nov 17, 2018 0:48:35 GMT -5
I really need to clean the hooch...I have valuable books, 10 meter radios that are unobtanium, tools, fishing, and camping gear that I have not used for ages....but approaching retirement I want to spend time in all of them that current time restraints do not allow....so I am putting it off for now.....but I can find plenty of the wife's stuff that needs to hit the market.
All my guns go to the grandkids.
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 17, 2018 3:44:31 GMT -5
I'm a bit of both. I like to keep things that I may need in the future, but then, when I need to clear away clutter, a switch flips and everything goes. I'm ruthless. If I'm not careful the dog would be shipped out too.
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Post by qmechanics on Nov 17, 2018 4:25:39 GMT -5
"In the end our bodies are mere worm food and magot fodder...."
Nefarious Krump
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Post by AJ on Nov 17, 2018 11:11:56 GMT -5
one of my “assigned” tasks for the day was cleaning up a cornere of my basement office where a bunch of stuff has accumulated. Note that I suffer from accumulation disorder;) A good bit are pictures, mementoes, etc from my former career. I haven’t looked at it in a number of years. As I was trying to weed it out, I just couldn’t part with most of it. I know I need to get rid of it so it is not an eventual burden on my kids, but man it is hard. It is strange how we hang on to stuff. It is hard to let go of old memories and the stuff that made them so...started the gifting some time ago...the best went to a close friend and now he has the problem of over stuffed stuff. And as much as he would like to thin the herd he cannot bring himself to part with any of his pipes. Maybe someday... AJ |
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