I mentioned that I wanted to discuss "stuff." The accumulation of goods, from clothing to toys to lamps to craft supplies. Just stuff. Here at the hive, we have a lot of stuff. It seems to grow. Stuffed animals are procreating in closets. The sock draw is a hot bed of sock love. A virtual swingers club for socks where I am noticing most couples end up single.
When I had the realization that a lot of my stuff is bringing me down, we had a sign. A sign from the heavens. Actually a sign from our gutters. As Mr. Handsome headed down into our crawlspace to store just a little more "stuff," he stepped into 3 inches of water. 3 inches of water that is sitting atop plastic sheeting and then good old fashioned mud. It's ugly. It's messy. It's not life threatening, but it's super annoying.
So this minor inconvenience got me thinking even more about stuff. As I am pulling up pillows that I have been saving (why?) frames that I've been saving (why?) gift boxes I've been saving (why?) I wonder why is it so hard to let go of stuff and why do we accumulate it? I know there are reality shows out there that look into this. I am not a hoarder. But I am an average American. There are 3 families (ours included) on our street that have a garage sale EVERY summer. That is not okay.
I have decided to work on what I purchase. I am sick of buying junk. I am going more high brow. I want to buy things that I plan on having for a long time. If I can't afford it now, I will wait until I can. No longer substituting with something crappy just to fill a void, in other words stop hanging out at TJ Maxx or Walmart. I think it will make my body feel lighter. It will make my brain feel clearer. It will make my house feel happier. It will make my world feel healthier.
Now, off to use the pump I just bought from Home Depot. Luckily this purchase is something we will have for a long time, hopefully we will only have to store it in the crawlspace with only a little other stuff and it will be one of those purchases we never use but are so glad we made it.
Add "Pump up the Jam" by Technotronics to my Life Soundtrack because according to my friend Cal "That's so you!" Wow. and I know.
oh. stuff it. i'm getting ready to pack up a whole lot of stuff that i have a whole lot of questions about. and i'm just going to put it in a box. . . questions later, pack now. that sort of thing. but pump up the jam will really help me out. :)
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