tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post6806099120449691886..comments2023-09-21T06:19:13.532-05:00Comments on Life of a "non-working" mother: What ifJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04954105277732966131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-24079300421509000042008-08-24T05:07:00.000-05:002008-08-24T05:07:00.000-05:00I moved across the globe and could only bring so m...I moved across the globe and could only bring so much Stuff. I look at what I chose to bring and I know I'm never going to use it. Why did it seem so important? I know when I go through my storage unit (next week!!!) then I'll be cleaning out a lot of that stuff. As I unpack, I'll think: will I need this ever int he next year? It's amazing how much I don't need most of it. I haven't missed it for a year and I probably won't miss it for longer. <BR/><BR/>(Of course, that said, there are things I'm missing that I'm just excited to open again. Like Christmas! Except I know I want it.)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940099662062821657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-90049198545898462062008-08-20T20:16:00.000-05:002008-08-20T20:16:00.000-05:00Getting rid of things is therapeutic. It is hard ...Getting rid of things is therapeutic. It is hard but it feels so good when it is all done. Watch 'Clean House' on TV. I love it and it helps me part with things that I am holding onto just for the memories.The Bartel Bunch...https://www.blogger.com/profile/02289653498204505486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-88873302121960948762008-08-18T10:26:00.000-05:002008-08-18T10:26:00.000-05:00I blame it all on the kids. They accumulate so muc...I blame it all on the kids. They accumulate so much stuff! Also my husband is a patrack. I find that when I'm feeling more financially secure then it's easier for me to de-junk. Otherwise, I think if I get rid of it I won't be able to afford to replace it. Also, I imagine our (hypothetical) next move and how much I'll hate packing up stuff that I really don't want anyway.angela michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924481702319424964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-25204488618505151872008-08-17T09:15:00.000-05:002008-08-17T09:15:00.000-05:00I've never been one to save anything. Growing up, ...I've never been one to save anything. Growing up, my mom was a total pack rat so I HATE clutter. The one thing I do when I am cleaning things out and I have a "what if" moment is to try to remember the last time I actually needed something that I had thrown away. I seriously can't remember a time when that happened. That helps me remember that the junk I choose to save RARELY ever resurfaces as a needed item, so I toss it.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120763720983340131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-83558363209840084212008-08-16T02:24:00.000-05:002008-08-16T02:24:00.000-05:00Here is a link to a blog I just read that may answ...Here is a link to a blog I just read that may answer some of your questions.<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://simplemom.net/how-to-be-disorganized-unproductive-too-much-stuff/<BR/><BR/>I love the new oink and brown!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645782517515501764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3072835605679367657.post-14169710637882363792008-08-15T20:43:00.000-05:002008-08-15T20:43:00.000-05:00I try to think about whether or not I would really...I try to think about whether or not I would really miss that "thing" if I got rid of it. Like the skis. You're not going to miss them. And if you went on a vacation you could rent them and if you moved somewhere where you were using them all the time, face it, you'd want new ones (I'm sure newer skis are way cooler). Or at least that's how it would be for me. <BR/>So basically, if I haven't used it in the last year I try to get rid of it. But it's hard! I recently threw out the pair of shoes that I wore nearly every day of my mission and it was so hard! I was never going to wear them again - style changed and they weren't all that comfy - but I just really wanted them. But in the end practicality won and I tossed them. <BR/>Good luck!Nancy Sabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com