tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18774626.post116120969014894294..comments2011-08-10T14:52:40.190-05:00Comments on Sorrento: The Compact, consumerism, and curbing my buying desires...Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08697898667284742407noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18774626.post-1162323712019472402006-10-31T14:41:00.000-05:002006-10-31T14:41:00.000-05:00think i might have accidentally come through as an...think i might have accidentally come through as annonymous just s econd ago. sorry about that.<BR/><BR/>oh, yeah and by the way: i'll be in chicago from nov. 6 through dec 12. come see me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18774626.post-1162323090934248482006-10-31T14:31:00.000-05:002006-10-31T14:31:00.000-05:00each time i come back to kentucky, i end up weedin...each time i come back to kentucky, i end up weeding out about half again of what i accumulated when i was squatting in a three bedroom house by myself, and i still have way too much stuff to fit in a ny apartment. it takes years for me to be able to get rid of things i've never used. and old t-shirts: forget about it. i'm all for downsizing, but there are things you can't get rid of: photos, albums on vinyl, letters actually sent through the mail, you know? my rule, though, is if i've forgotten i have it, then i don't need it anymore. unless it's a pair of pants that fit: those i'll keep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18774626.post-1161288220215450372006-10-19T15:03:00.000-05:002006-10-19T15:03:00.000-05:00I like the shoe box idea! Only, I think that woul...I like the shoe box idea! Only, I think that would give me WAY too much "crap." :) I think I'm overly sentimental about things, and need to learn to follow through on projects. I have so many things that I'm saving for a scrapbook, or for a picture box, etc. I need to just actually do them, and get rid of the stuff I don't use!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697898667284742407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18774626.post-1161230396708624192006-10-18T22:59:00.000-05:002006-10-18T22:59:00.000-05:00I really like the idea of the Compact. I'm going t...I really like the idea of the Compact. I'm going to think on it, too, and maybe start something for 2007. Maybe we can brainstorm together, though I'm sure our needs will be different, we might get good ideas from each other.<BR/><BR/>As for the decluttering... a friend had a good idea for keeping sentimental things or mementos from years past. She has one shoe (or so) size box for each year and will keep the most important things in them. Whether it's ticket stubs, corsages, cards, letters, etc., it's all together. That might help you downsize and you'd also organize it. Another idea along those same lines is maybe one or two (or more depending on how much stuff you have!) bigger rubbermaid tubs for each year or for eras, like high school, college, married life, etc. I'm not a terribly sentimental things person, so that's the only idea I have. I seriously don't have much stuff like that. I do love pictures, though. :-)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187413324232119810noreply@blogger.com