tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post1148763251719958141..comments2024-03-28T19:43:04.931-04:00Comments on Shipslog: What to do with STUFF?jack69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12884137603402812926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-9164240998141294432021-08-15T12:32:57.371-04:002021-08-15T12:32:57.371-04:00We also have sooo much stuff. There are too many ...We also have sooo much stuff. There are too many collections. I know a couple of the kids do want some of them so they will stay but it is time again, for a good purge. Heck, there are still children's books around that I keep trying to send home with Andy's youngest...he loves them. At least not everything will be left unwanted. We're fortunate to have a couple of the 5 kids that love antiques as much as we do. The thing now, is to not bring anymore home in the first place. Aww, such a dilemma!<br />loven'hugs from our beautiful day in the north. Off to the farm we go for the afternoon with MamaDarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642092433299872708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-32028767559055820862021-08-15T06:44:29.456-04:002021-08-15T06:44:29.456-04:00We collect so many things over the years. Great me...We collect so many things over the years. Great memories of times gone by. It is so difficult to let go things which mean so much to us. <br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-23072339780124343312021-08-15T01:24:19.783-04:002021-08-15T01:24:19.783-04:00Oh boy, do we have stuff. Everyone has stuff. Too ...Oh boy, do we have stuff. Everyone has stuff. Too much stuff. When my grandmother died a few years ago I was given a large bag of pictures. Do you know I don't know who some of these people are? I can't get rid of them though. It just seems wrong. So I keep them. Maybe it's time for Jack and Mark to take some of this stuff off your hands. The good stuff. The other stuff that doesn't have any sentimental value, you could maybe have a yard sale. BTW I love that photo on the wall of you, Sherry and your boys. Circa 1970 something. That's a good photo. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705051302775964418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-52418295565315563232021-08-14T19:03:00.338-04:002021-08-14T19:03:00.338-04:00I know with the photos that hubby's parents le...I know with the photos that hubby's parents left behind if we didn't recognize anyone in it, the photos got shredded. Since then, I took all of our old photos and wrote who was on the back of them and the approximate year they were taken, just in case when it is time to sort through them son will have a clue who some of these people were. I think a good purging yearly with an intent to get rid of 10% of stuff seems like a reasonable thing I would like to start doing; but I can't see my hubby going along for the ride lol. Getting rid of stuff once someone passes or goes into assisted living does keep a lot of people in business though with estate sales companies. Since I like to go to some, I'm on a lot of mailing lists announcing upcoming sales. When I see one advertised for the Sun City area (lots of golf courses and retirees) I don't bother going to too many of them since I know its going to be a lot of things I'm not interested in purchasing or even looking at homes, which is the main reason I like to go to estate sales, to check out what the homes look like inside.<br /><br />Have you tried going on YouTube and seeing if you can find a video on how to thread the bobbin of your sewing machine? You might be surprised to find one! We got a new car seat for the wee one and hubby had trouble putting one of the pieces together. We went on YouTube and sure enough there was a video. Within minutes of watching it, he was able to finish the assembly.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-21901568929879373612021-08-14T17:42:30.221-04:002021-08-14T17:42:30.221-04:00Oh my word, Jack! Only a few minutes ago I was dr...Oh my word, Jack! Only a few minutes ago I was drafting a post (in my head) about getting rid of 'stuff'! (Coming soon to a blog near you -- great minds!) So far, the last few weeks I've netted $90-something from eBay -- things like my old Girl Scout sash that mean absolutely nothing to son or his girls.<br /><br />Ha(!) on that nod to Los Alamos. I don't know when the state quit doing it, but growing up all our license plates had '32' on them. Los Alamos was the 32nd county, so it made identification simple. Unfortunately, in the 60's there was quite a bit of ill will. Kids from the valley and Santa Fe used to refer to it as 'Snob Hill.' Thus, people going shopping to Santa Fe, for example, were known to smear mud over the '32' on their plates to keep their cars from being vandalized.Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3874656382203957840.post-77407855936734462442021-08-14T16:33:46.354-04:002021-08-14T16:33:46.354-04:00When Jack's folks passed we had to have an auc...When Jack's folks passed we had to have an auction. We divided up what any family member wanted but like you his folks had tons. It was hard to see many of the things they used daily go up to the highest bidder and many times it was just sold for pennies. Anyway, I know my kids don't want anything we have because I already asked them! I guess they will just have to sell what's left behind. We can't take it with us to heaven or even hell! Ha! The photos are a dilemma because we are the only ones who know some of the folks in the old photo albums. It's time to get rid of "stuff" and photos since we're now at the top of the family food chain I guess! All our stuff is one reason we're hesitant to sell the house. We'd have to really downsize and get rid of things. However, I don't want the kids to hate us if they would end up with that job! Enjoy your weekend!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.com