free2b

I'm pretty stuff free at the moment if you ignore computers

That's mostly by choice but we'll see h ow long it lasts....

I used to be in the habit of going thru my stuff once a year and sorting out all the shit I didn't use or need anymore. I'd put it in a box and seal it up with tape and date it on the outside. Then I'd stick it in my storage space. If by the following year, I hadn't cracked open the box or broken the seal on the tape, the whole thing would just go off to Good Will, no questions asked and NO PEEKING!. The old box would go away and make room for the new box of unnecessary stuff. If it wasn't important enough to think about or need in the span of a year, fuck it, I don't need it. Kind of a hard core approach to take, but ya know, it's very liberating to only carry what you need in life. Obviously stuff like photo albums and personal mementos didn't get put in those boxes but all the "temporary" shit would just get stashed. Maybe it was a reaction to my mother's incessant need to surround herself in clutter ( ) or maybe it was just because I moved so damn much and hated packing all that stuff I really didn't need. Whatever.... in any case, I totally understand your feelings about getting rid of stuff. It's cleansing.

Wow! Sorry for the rant! *deep breath* I feel better now.