DangerMouse
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I was reading an interesting article in the London Times yesterday on clutter and how to get rid of it. The link is below.
However, it got me thinking about my relationship to my things. For example, why if I am a size 12 do I continue to hold onto my size 6 clothes? After giving it some thought I realised the reason I did so was because I want to be a size 6 and it is as if I think by holding onto these things I can believe it will happen. The memories I associate with being a size 6 are much more pleasant than shopping as a size 12. It was a bit of a wake up call for me. It certainly inspired me to go through my wardrobe once again and pull out clothes that I am not really wearing. I managed to remove another 40 items and place aside for donation.
Seeing these clothes hardly worn makes me feel guilty for the money I have wasted as well as gluttonous for having so much. I think for me the volume relates to when I was growing up and we never had new clothes. Everything except for underwear was a hand me down.
Interiors: another fine mess you’ve got me out of - Times Online
I think buying things and owning things does control so much of our lives. After all, the more we accumulate the more we seem to desire to have. Following is an interesting blog I read on someone who faced up to what they owned and made some decisions on how it effected their life. Reading this made me realise so much of that applied to my life.
10 Unexpected Costs of Owning Things | AlmostFearless.com more.
However, it got me thinking about my relationship to my things. For example, why if I am a size 12 do I continue to hold onto my size 6 clothes? After giving it some thought I realised the reason I did so was because I want to be a size 6 and it is as if I think by holding onto these things I can believe it will happen. The memories I associate with being a size 6 are much more pleasant than shopping as a size 12. It was a bit of a wake up call for me. It certainly inspired me to go through my wardrobe once again and pull out clothes that I am not really wearing. I managed to remove another 40 items and place aside for donation.
Seeing these clothes hardly worn makes me feel guilty for the money I have wasted as well as gluttonous for having so much. I think for me the volume relates to when I was growing up and we never had new clothes. Everything except for underwear was a hand me down.
Interiors: another fine mess you’ve got me out of - Times Online
I think buying things and owning things does control so much of our lives. After all, the more we accumulate the more we seem to desire to have. Following is an interesting blog I read on someone who faced up to what they owned and made some decisions on how it effected their life. Reading this made me realise so much of that applied to my life.
10 Unexpected Costs of Owning Things | AlmostFearless.com more.