Monday, February 08, 2010

- Stuff Be Gone -

I was cleaning my kitchen Friday night and was becoming frustrated at how much "stuff" I have on my counters ... so, I picked up something and threw it in the trash. It was a gift from a dear friend at least 5 or more years ago - rarely used but I loved it and had wanted it sooooo bad when she surprised me with it - only to quickly realize how un-needed and unuseful it really was, but out of loyalty of our friendship, I have kept it, moved here, moved it there, used it rarely, got little pleasure from it unfortunately; but Friday night, I got absolutely ecstatic with it, when I savored the pleasure it gave me to throw it into my trash can. I got giddy. I started looking for something else to throw away because I didn't want to lose this feeling - happiness, satisfaction, and a little bit of freedom from STUFF!

I managed not to completely fill my trashcan though.

But, I am still on the prowl.

And, I am sure my friend would have been very happy to see how much pleasure I got in throwing her gift in the trash, I did keep it for 5 or more years after all. :)

3 comments:

Ms. Fiddlesticks said...

Ok that is so funny. I cleaned off my counter but lo and behold stuff has reaccumlated back on. I was just thinking about giving my kitchen spring cleaning.

Brenda said...

Funny. I hate cludder. My rule is if it is not used, worn, or touched in six months it goes in the yard sale, to donate, or thrown out stack.

Gregg Metcalf said...

I hate throwing things away myself. I just spent the last three weeks going through my files, drawers, desk, and cabinets in my office. I have thrown away, shredded, or otherwise disposed of things from as far back as 1985. But I am down to one large stack of what I think I need having filed the rest. I can't wait to get this stack finished!