tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post3777505309810556658..comments2023-11-02T02:46:54.900-06:00Comments on Life is Good: To Save, or Not to SaveJeremy [Retro]http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-89997253552852856152011-12-31T21:04:18.646-07:002011-12-31T21:04:18.646-07:00I'm a pack rat, plain and simple. I keep prog...I'm a pack rat, plain and simple. I keep programs, tickets, etc., and have a bin those go in. I do go through it every few years when it suddenly won't close, and I weed out a couple things or give them to people who might appreciate them. I'd been married several years when I finally took out all the notes and letters I'd saved from middle and high school and burned them in the fireplace (not out of anger or anything, mind you, but just so they would be permanently gone and I wouldn't be able to go back and fish them out to add back into the pile).<br /><br />On the other hand, I've gotten pretty good at getting rid of many of the things the kids bring home from school. If I kept it all, I'd be snowed under in no time. I frame the really neat artwork, photograph things they love, and they are each allowed up to 2 things on the fridge at a time. If it is to be replaced, it's time to retire one of those things.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-91773557439148345782011-12-29T12:08:29.116-07:002011-12-29T12:08:29.116-07:00this is a hard one. I have been dejunking our hous...this is a hard one. I have been dejunking our house this month and I just follow the rule that if I haven't used ti in the last year I probably don't need it. I do however have a few boxes in my shed for those momentos. Maybe doing that will help. <br /><br />Anywho I also wanted to let you know I am having a Homemade Year in 2012 linky party over on my blog Blissful and Domestic and would love for you to link up any of your homemade goodness:><br /><br />Have a fabulous week!<br /><br />http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/p/my-homemade-year-linky-party.htmlBlissful & Domestichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725781323332766843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-13615843216900005662011-12-29T02:15:02.230-07:002011-12-29T02:15:02.230-07:00Most interesting post, well penned.
Thanks for vi...Most interesting post, well penned.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and the lovely comments made.<br /><br />Happy New Year,<br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-7691758602147161902011-12-23T06:30:11.975-07:002011-12-23T06:30:11.975-07:00I am someone who likes to keep things too. I have ...I am someone who likes to keep things too. I have a special pretty box covered in different coloured butterflies that I like to put things in that mark special times in my life. I know that I like to look at old things that my parents have had for a long time and I am looking forward to in the future sitting down myself, pulling out a few things and reminding myself of some special times that appeared lost. Also, sharing them with any children or grandchildren in the future. Thanks for sharing about your poetry journals. I like the fact that you have a room called 'the pretty room' hehe.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834365824452876406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-58565637670545074992011-12-22T21:46:18.597-07:002011-12-22T21:46:18.597-07:00When I started reading your post I thought is this...When I started reading your post I thought is this about me...particularly the sweeping of the papers into a pile and then moving them somewhere else.<br /><br />Fortunately, I have a mother that reminds me only my bones will fit into the box as I exit stage left. I know it's a bit of a morbid thought but she adds that the real treasure chest is our minds. <br /><br />When I ask her what would happen if she started losing "her mind" - she smiles and says "then the photos won't mean much anyway, will they".<br />It has helped me put many things into perspective - I am quite good at purging and chuckle at how little I need to save and still enjoy the memory.<br /><br />But...the papers still bog me down. (mostly to do with my business)<br /><br />Anyway...I'm also here by way of the A to Z Challenge and wanted to say HI, plus add myself to your Followers list!<br /><br />Jenny @ <a href="http://pearsonreport.ca" rel="nofollow">PEARSON REPORT</a>Pearson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422640826640133140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-73492033395687776242011-12-22T21:07:20.451-07:002011-12-22T21:07:20.451-07:00books...i am a huge book hoarder...lol...almost ev...books...i am a huge book hoarder...lol...almost every thing else can go...have a great christmas!!!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-61336737982198462702011-12-22T18:07:09.749-07:002011-12-22T18:07:09.749-07:00I had a similar issue. I trace it back to the time...I had a similar issue. I trace it back to the time when I came home from band camp. I found my father going through my closet and throwing things out. But it does seem easier to let "things" go as I continue to work on my program of recovery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169693305157071792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-6486862492443804992011-12-22T17:15:03.663-07:002011-12-22T17:15:03.663-07:00My wife values things like that. I admit, for the ...My wife values things like that. I admit, for the most part, I just toss. Once in a while she's pull out something really old that's neat, but usually it's an item that had meaning to us as a couple.<br />Yeah, I'm no help, am I?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8914384080646206545.post-4857076495927557202011-12-22T17:10:53.731-07:002011-12-22T17:10:53.731-07:00Just stopping by as an A to Z co-host to follow yo...Just stopping by as an A to Z co-host to follow your blog. Nice to meet you!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com