To me, some of the unclutter articles are ruthless and maybe miss the point: sure, if someone wants zero crap or belongings, it can be done, but then is the person's life utterly impoverished of things that evoke good feelings and memories and actual links to other time periods?
Yeah, me too. I have a lot of crafts stuff, and I do periodically go through it and give away stuff I'm not going to use--but I'm not going to stop doing crafts, or become a person who gives away or sells everything they make. I'm not going to switch entirely to ebooks. I just want to have less stuff I don't use/don't need/don't like, stuff that's mildly amusing but doesn't really evoke deep memories. And I want the stuff I do have to be organized and easy to find--I'm finding a certain amount of duplication as I sort through things, due to me forgetting I had something, or not being able to find it. I'm not going for minimalism, just organization and efficiency. If I can find the stuff I need quickly I have more time to do crafts.
When my mom finally got my dad to move out, she soon ended up putting a big pile of furniture and boxes on the side of the garage he used to park his car. I think after the time we got back from vacation and found him in the living room. Clutter can definitely be protective (I personally do not believe in stuff having magical properties, but to each their own).
Of course, now my dad is dead and she wants me to help her declutter her house while she still has some energy. One doesn't necessarily need the same clutter all the time.
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Date: 2011-01-18 07:57 pm (UTC)Yeah, me too. I have a lot of crafts stuff, and I do periodically go through it and give away stuff I'm not going to use--but I'm not going to stop doing crafts, or become a person who gives away or sells everything they make. I'm not going to switch entirely to ebooks. I just want to have less stuff I don't use/don't need/don't like, stuff that's mildly amusing but doesn't really evoke deep memories. And I want the stuff I do have to be organized and easy to find--I'm finding a certain amount of duplication as I sort through things, due to me forgetting I had something, or not being able to find it. I'm not going for minimalism, just organization and efficiency. If I can find the stuff I need quickly I have more time to do crafts.
When my mom finally got my dad to move out, she soon ended up putting a big pile of furniture and boxes on the side of the garage he used to park his car. I think after the time we got back from vacation and found him in the living room. Clutter can definitely be protective (I personally do not believe in stuff having magical properties, but to each their own).
Of course, now my dad is dead and she wants me to help her declutter her house while she still has some energy. One doesn't necessarily need the same clutter all the time.