tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post5400511222565925510..comments2024-03-28T17:32:23.208-04:00Comments on A Boomer Girl's Guide - Embracing MY 70’s: Monday Musings Week 2 - Where does all this stuff come from? More importantly, why is it still here?Juhlihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-72144571822634295882022-01-29T22:49:22.099-05:002022-01-29T22:49:22.099-05:00Visual clutter really does get to me. I do semi-re...Visual clutter really does get to me. I do semi-regularly clean out the closets. Have you ever watched Clutterbug videos by Cassandra Aarnsen's on YouTube? She has an interesting explanation for different storage types. I think it helps in a family.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-51793895427411735022022-01-12T13:09:39.781-05:002022-01-12T13:09:39.781-05:00I decluttered all summer when we remodeled our day...I decluttered all summer when we remodeled our daylight basement into an 800 square foot apartment with no stairs. The hardest part for me was finally acknowledging my husband would not join me in the effort. So we have a garage full of boxes of his stuff. At least they're in boxes now, though.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-70766045987262080552022-01-11T18:07:44.593-05:002022-01-11T18:07:44.593-05:00I was actually surprised that my husband really st...I was actually surprised that my husband really struggled to pare down his "stuff" prior to our recent move. I figured I'd be the one to have trouble. Maybe each of us comes to a certain point in our lives when something clicks and we are ready and willing to let go. I don't know, but I'm really glad to have fewer things to care for. Haven't missed a single thing yet!! Good luck, Juhli! Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495841077527091378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-23126930886652118722022-01-11T12:01:10.550-05:002022-01-11T12:01:10.550-05:00Ah. Different stoy.Ah. Different stoy.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-63542959131102983172022-01-11T11:01:21.376-05:002022-01-11T11:01:21.376-05:00I can see how that is true of many hobbies but we ...I can see how that is true of many hobbies but we are talking a large telescope, golf clubs, guitar, etc. in his case.Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-12687029506446876972022-01-11T11:00:21.491-05:002022-01-11T11:00:21.491-05:00The thought has already helped me not buy more boo...The thought has already helped me not buy more books but use the library instead and to try out the extra bed pillows we have instead of buying a new one. I seriously doubt I will find 2000 items I want to let go of but you never know!Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-33862030316355416032022-01-11T02:26:23.674-05:002022-01-11T02:26:23.674-05:00I'm not stellar at decluttering (yet), but I a...I'm not stellar at decluttering (yet), but I am trying really hard to gift consumables instead of junking up other people's houses. I like your idea of letting go of 2000 things this year and only bringing in 22!kath001https://www.blogger.com/profile/15419353146614030036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-68392994628533750742022-01-10T18:31:47.385-05:002022-01-10T18:31:47.385-05:00I agree about visual clutter. I think it adds to s...I agree about visual clutter. I think it adds to stress and anxiety and people just don't connect the dots. I try and do a reset daily. I look around in the morning and see what needs to be put away or back to where it belongs. My absolute favorite Youtuber is minimom from NZ, she is the most honest minimalist I have encountered and truly and inspiration. I've decluttered so much in the last 12 years, but there is always more, so I'm doing 365 things for this year.tahoegirl.bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018956654761369565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-44429227811922668192022-01-10T17:32:41.667-05:002022-01-10T17:32:41.667-05:00I rid my home of 3,500 items over two years and I ...I rid my home of 3,500 items over two years and I am now hitting those items that have sentimental value to me. That makes it so much harder. Slowly but surely things will be removed, recycled or donated.<br /><br />I am not downsizing hobby things yet, as we need to be busy with something during our long cold winters and during the pandemic.<br /><br />You can can do this.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-54927813242983627352022-01-10T15:01:17.027-05:002022-01-10T15:01:17.027-05:00The other problem with downsizing hobby items is t...The other problem with downsizing hobby items is that in many hobbies literally any piece no matter how small can be used to make or do something. By leaving things behind when I moved there was a lot of forcible downsizing but even as I put away my downsized Christmas I know there is work to be done.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195838412173806659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-12832201001692150352022-01-10T13:45:21.224-05:002022-01-10T13:45:21.224-05:00The number of items you own would certainly be aff...The number of items you own would certainly be affected by how you count. Clothing vs each item, cookware vs each item. Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-73100317108881631622022-01-10T11:03:37.943-05:002022-01-10T11:03:37.943-05:00Misadventures - that is exactly how I feel about c...Misadventures - that is exactly how I feel about clothes that are now slightly snug - they are an extension of who I WANT to still be! 😆Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-50620361511359252752022-01-10T11:02:18.926-05:002022-01-10T11:02:18.926-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-9430402887479752692022-01-10T11:00:16.330-05:002022-01-10T11:00:16.330-05:00I would like to think that I have less than 2,000 ...I would like to think that I have less than 2,000 items in my entire home, but I'm not sure if I have the courage to find out! 😆<br /><br />I will admit to being pretty shocked at how many items I just purged as a result of taking delivery of new bedroom furniture. At least 20 items tossed, and more identified if I can just find the courage, lol. <br /><br />I will say that I rarely regret purging, and for the rare occasion when I discover I need something I've purged, I just repurchase. That works out to approx one repurchase for every few hundred items tossed, so a more than equitable offset IMO.<br /><br />Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248579159497266955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-66232237706486141242022-01-10T10:26:21.705-05:002022-01-10T10:26:21.705-05:00That is a good point about why hobby stuff that wi...That is a good point about why hobby stuff that will never be used again is hard to let go of.Juhlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440147890620303894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-42839664499963505012022-01-10T09:59:36.657-05:002022-01-10T09:59:36.657-05:00I love to declutter so there isn't much around...I love to declutter so there isn't much around here to go. Except for the hobby items...Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615566302085141880.post-79543863218301795402022-01-10T09:08:13.730-05:002022-01-10T09:08:13.730-05:00I had the hardest time downsizing hobby stuff so I...I had the hardest time downsizing hobby stuff so I can identify with your husband. It's almost like hobbies are an extension of who you are and to get rid of them---even ones you haven't used in a long while is like getting rid of part of who you are. Or who you want to be.<br /><br />I do plan to downsize this summer when I can work in my storage unit in the parking garage. I don't need half that stuff in there.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com