Out I Say, Out...

While the rest of North America was preparing for the fiesta that is known as the Superbowl, I managed to get sucked into a Hoarders marathon. This is not a show that I make a point of watching , in fact I probably have only seen it a few times before. Hence for me all of the shows today were 'new'. However everytime I have seen the show I have an overwhelming urge to toss everything in my place and start anew. This time was no exception.


My place is no way even comparable to the situations that the persons on this show are in. I do have a bit of a tendency that when I start something and like it suddenly it is the only thing I do. When I was a young teenager I discovered pasta salad and honestly I swear that I ate almost nothing else for a week. I remember my borther actually teasing me about it. Most recently I have taken up knitting, and I have even started to learn crocheting. I have a stash; for some this would not be a hugh stash, but for me, it is enormous, especially when I realize the short period of time I have been knitting. But it is not the just the yarn stash...no, I now have an ever growing collection of knitting books. While I am never going to be one of those people whose place is minimalist, I do try to keep the clutter under control. Every so often I tackle something (either a room or a type of possession such as clothes or books) and get rid of the excess.

So having watched this mararthon, where people offered justifications for keeping things that defied logic, I once again looked around the place and started a box for charity. This time I decided to start in the kitchen. I have duplicates and they must go (right now one of my dish sets is in the charity box). There are a number of things that are easy enough for me to get rid of, excess dishes and clothes are not an issue. Now if you are asking me about books...uhhhmm...that is not so easy. This is not to say that it has not been done, just that for me it is tougher than getting rid of excess dishes.


For now I think the plan is to go through all of my clothes and send what I no longer wear to charity. I want to have all of the excess ready by next Sunday, which means I will be able to drop it off on Tuesday (they are closed on Monday).