Name five things I need to get rid of before I leave Massachusetts:
- blue shag bathroom rug
- pillow
- 2 lamps
- three books
- 3 pieces of clothing (not winter clothing)
There. That wasn't so hard, right?
Right now, I own about a car and a half's worth of stuff. I need to get that down to one car's worth of stuff so I can drive it all to my parents' house. I've never been forced to throw stuff away before - there was always some place I could put it. I could technically ship stuff home to my parents, but that's ridiculous. I'd rather learn how to let go of stuff.
But my parents aren't making it easier. I called my father to ask about my printer; it's his old one, and I wasn't sure if he expected it back some day. He said it was mine to do with what I pleased, but warned me that decent quality printers (like the one I have) weren't cheap or easy to come by. So it's not on the immediate list of Stuff To Get Rid Of. But I think maybe it should be. I don't need a printer to survive, especially since I'm not a student anymore. But I keep thinking, "But what if some day, I do need a printer, and I have to kick myself for getting rid of this one? What if that printer could save my life?"
Oy.
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1 comment:
A printer has never saved my life. There's normally someone's I can borrow or I can go to a copy shop.
One tip for consolidation: think access to resources not ownership of resources. It's the principle by which zipcar and libraries operate. Questions like will I ever need to use this can translate into: Is this something I can borrow easily when I need it? Is this something I spend more time or energy maintaining (and moving) than using? Is the convenience of using is during some abstract, hypothetical situation worth the hassle of lugging it from place to place in the concrete immediacy of the move?
But then, that's just an anarcho-buddhist talking whose in more or less the same boat.
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