Anyway, as I've been cleaning, boxing, and rearranging what seems like a Mt. Everest of crap, I have discovered that I am a hoarder. Not like those gross hoarders that think cottage cheese that has sat in a refrigerator that doesn't work for three years is still good, but more one that holds onto some ridiculous stuff. Let's go through a list of things I've found that I hoard.
1. Clothes. Does anyone else do this? I have found clothes that I haven't worn since high school that for some reason I think, "I will totally fit into and wear this again." Am I really so deluded that I believe I will magically lose 100 lbs. of baby weight and gain a strong desire to wear an angry bunny shirt that says "I'm cute, and you're not" again? Baby clothes is another big problem. I am vastly aware that I am never going to have another baby. Not because I don't want to, but because I have no ovaries. So why, I ask, do I keep newborn clothes with the thought in mind that someday I may need them again???? It's an unknown......
2. Paper. I literally have every scrap of paper that my kids have EVER scribbled on in a box, as if that somehow keeps them young. Every school paper, bandaids from their first shots, the clips from their umbilical cords, appointment cards from every doctors appointment they've ever had.........the list goes on, and believe me it's ridiculously long. I have no idea why I can't get rid of this stuff.
3. Dishes. Not good dishes. Broken, mismatched, stained up, half melted..............doesn't matter. I always seem to think that at some point I will need them. Every butter bowl, child's take out cup, plastic spoon. It's very strange.
4. Receipts. Even if it's for a can of chicken noodle soup. I don't throw away receipts.
What's even more strange is that I'm aware of the problem, yet have no desire to fix it. Does anyone else have any strange hoarding habits? Please for the love of God, tell me I'm not crazy...........
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I hoard journals. No, seriously. I have an addiction to collecting journals. Every once in awhile someone will raise an eyebrow and I'll scribble in one to prove I actually use them, but mostly I keep them stashed under my word desk on my shelves. Many of them are too pretty to muss up with a story I'll only write a few chapters of before I transfer it to the computer. And for me to actually keep a journal? Ha, like I want written proof of some of the shit I've done! >:D
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