Comments on: stuff http://angiemizzell.com/2010/01/stuff/ stories about life, love and leaps of faith Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rose http://angiemizzell.com/2010/01/stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Rose Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:20:45 +0000 http://angiemizzell.com/?p=1044#comment-463 When I lived in Toronto I had a lot of stuff. Then I decided to move, that minute, basically, and I got so overwhelmed with it all I ended up just leaving boxes and boxes of stuff on the curb. I didn't even want to know what I was throwing out - I just wanted to be rid of STUFF. (It was a decent amount of stuff, but probably not that much relatively, since I was single, had no children or pets, and all of it fit into a junior one-bedroom in a highrise building in downtown Toronto. Most of it was books, CDs and clothing.) But still, it just seemed ridiculous that I had this much STUFF. When I threw it out I did feel lighter and less burdened, very free...for a while. But now that I have practically no stuff anymore, I want my stuff back!! Especially the brown velour tracksuit. The trenchcoat I never wore (but it looked very stylish on the hanger). All my Tom Waits CDs. All those books!! Ah! Just so long as I know I'm perpetually dissatisfied. When I lived in Toronto I had a lot of stuff. Then I decided to move, that minute, basically, and I got so overwhelmed with it all I ended up just leaving boxes and boxes of stuff on the curb. I didn’t even want to know what I was throwing out – I just wanted to be rid of STUFF. (It was a decent amount of stuff, but probably not that much relatively, since I was single, had no children or pets, and all of it fit into a junior one-bedroom in a highrise building in downtown Toronto. Most of it was books, CDs and clothing.) But still, it just seemed ridiculous that I had this much STUFF. When I threw it out I did feel lighter and less burdened, very free…for a while.

But now that I have practically no stuff anymore, I want my stuff back!!

Especially the brown velour tracksuit. The trenchcoat I never wore (but it looked very stylish on the hanger). All my Tom Waits CDs. All those books!! Ah!

Just so long as I know I’m perpetually dissatisfied.

]]> By: Becca http://angiemizzell.com/2010/01/stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Becca Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:44:31 +0000 http://angiemizzell.com/?p=1044#comment-449 Ah yes, there's never so much stuff as when you're traveling with kids! Now that my husband and I are solo travelers, we've learned to manage with the bare minimum. But we just took our two dogs on a road trip to Florida, and I found myself packing all kinds of stuff for them...favorite blankets, pillows, toys, snacks, medications, dishes...just like having babies again :) Enjoy your travels! Ah yes, there’s never so much stuff as when you’re traveling with kids! Now that my husband and I are solo travelers, we’ve learned to manage with the bare minimum. But we just took our two dogs on a road trip to Florida, and I found myself packing all kinds of stuff for them…favorite blankets, pillows, toys, snacks, medications, dishes…just like having babies again :)

Enjoy your travels!

]]> By: angela http://angiemizzell.com/2010/01/stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-448 angela Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:30:19 +0000 http://angiemizzell.com/?p=1044#comment-448 I know what you mean about "all your stuff"... I'm in the process of purging my stuff to make room for a new addition to the family. It always feels good to de-clutter... it's like purifying a little corner of your life. I know what you mean about “all your stuff”… I’m in the process of purging my stuff to make room for a new addition to the family. It always feels good to de-clutter… it’s like purifying a little corner of your life.

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