Packing and Pitching April 25, 2007 11:36:33 PM
So it’s occurring to me just how much stuff I really have. As I slowly assemble lists and boxes of my stuff, I can’t believe how many more things I have compared to most people my age. I really am a pack-rat, but I’m not the only one. I think this habit runs in my dads side of the family. Seriously, when my brother was younger, he liked power rangers. He had so many of their toys it was unbelievable. Not just a lot, but tons! Then when he got older, it was jeff Gordon stuff. His whole room was packed full of Jeff Gordon memorabilia. My dad definitely takes things to the extreme too. He has probably the largest star trek collection on the east coast. The entire house is stuffed wall to wall with star trek stuff. For me, it’s anything I think I could use later, so I’m the one that gets that derogatory title, pack-rat.
I’m trying to break myself of this. As I am packing my things up, I’m trying extra hard to just plain let go of things that I really don’t need. With a little bit of Khine’s sweet motivation, I was able to throw a bunch of things out this evening, but man did it pain me!
Things I threw out tonight:
old briefcase
dvd player
6 cd roms
wood planks
steel plates
bio notes
external backup tape drive
box of popcorn
LBC cases
I have a lot more packing to do, and at another house to do it as well. If I don’t want to be knee deep in my own junk down in TN at my new house, I better keep pitching things :-(
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COMMENT: Yay, I'm so proud of you!! And I think 'pack-rat' sounds kinda cute! Maybe 'pack-mouse' would be cuter =) you know, if you feel so bad throwing things away, try putting them into the donation bin. Then you wouldn't mind it so much..Trash out even some of those that you need cuz you don't want to paying hundreds of dollars to be hauling across states when you can get those there for cheaper, right? Trust me, I've uprooted and moved across oceans multiple times.