2.02.2012

Confessions of a Packrat

I'm cleaning my bedroom.  That's pretty innocent, isn't it?  I was folding the mass of sweaters in my wardrobe, and picking the other up from the floor when I came across the three that I have been avoiding.  When I first moved to the house, there was a moth issue.  I'd never experienced that before...and they chewed a few holes into three of my really nice sweaters.  Well, that was a couple of years ago.  Now, I have to confront them...do I keep them?   And wait till I get around to mending them, they are nice sweaters after all...Do I pitch them?  They won't do anyone else any more good than they're doing me at the moment...or do I keep them until I find a project that they'll work for?  These shouldn't be revolutionary questions, or really questions that should prey on my mind.  It feels like if I answer this wrong, I'm going to end up as one of those people on hoarders.  Like if I can't make the correct decision, it's going to affect every part of my life...my sanity, my ability to get things done, my motivation to find a better job.  If I can't get my house in order, I can't get my life in order.  I don't want to run away, but I don't know how to start.

1 comment:

  1. OK. You've obviously lived without them for a few years now. Besides, you've lost some weight and they may not even fit well anymore. Get rid of them, whichever way you want. Depending on how bad the holes are, I'd donate them to charity and let someone else make the decision whether they want to try to wear/fix them or not.

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