Stuff

How is it that somebody who just doesn't shop has so much STUFF? I started trying to clean house this weekend an am overwhelmed by stuff. Every room in my house has clutter everywhere, but I don't hardly ever buy stuff! Where did it all come from? There's a table in our office that I use for crafty stuff. It's a full size dining room farm house table, which is big enough to house my sewing machine and leave room for scrapbooking and such. I can't even find my sewing machine. It's hidden under about a foot and a half of stuff piled across the table. I have 3 closets of clothes, but more often than not I have nothing to wear. Half of it either doesn't fit, is nice suits leftover from my banking days, or I don't have anything to match. Yet even when I sort and throw stuff out, I still have a house full of stuff left!

That brings me to the decision I faced earlier today. I have this pair of pajama pants, red plaid. I've had them since 1996. The cuffs are frayed completely through and there are holes in several seams. I still wear them on occasion, but I also have a couple of other pair that I wear more often. This one should be easy. Throw them out. The problem is that this pair of pajamas was the very last thing my Granny Butler bought for me before she quit recognizing me. She died in 1997. In 10 years I haven't been able to throw out that pair of pajamas. And didn't do it today. I think I'm beginning to realize why I have so much stuff. For everything I throw out, I've got 3 things I'm emotionally attached to!