Stuffed! March 24, 2014
Posted by nrhatch in Home & Garden, Less IS More.comments closed
The best way to avoid clutter is not to buy it in the first place. We learned that lesson the hard way by moving our stuff . . . more than a dozen times.
Our first visitors
stumble o’er moving boxes
“Let’s go out to eat!”
Wikipedia ~ Moving Company
In our younger years, we had a number of buying triggers (CD’s, books, zebras, Santas) ~ all manner of collectable collectibles.
Unpacking becomes
A logistical challenge
We have Too Much Stuff
These days, we seldom shop for anything but groceries. And still we have things cluttering up our life which would benefit from more pruning.
Back to the basics:
load, unload, unpack, repeat.
We have Too Much Stuff
Wikipedia ~ Collecting
When we bought this villa we inherited a literal ton of knick knacks and paddy whacks which we stashed in a make-shift staging area in the garage.
After our umpteenth trip to Goodwill, the garage floor reappeared with an opening large enough for our cars.
Life’s small victories
mount, as stuffed garage swallows
a Toyota van
Wikipedia ~ Moving Company
The less we have to distract us . . . the more time we have to live!
Rain drops on hutches
and bartered possessions ~ our
moving saga ends
Quote to Ponder: Until you are happy with who you are . . . you will never be happy with what you have.
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