I have decided it is time to declutter just a bit. I have stuff stashed everywhere. It is no where near a hoarding situation, or even a " collection " it is just a case of too much stuff. The effort is in sorting through it all and deciding what I should keep. Hey, it's all good stuff right? It is to me or I wouldn't have saved it in the first place. My wife may have a different opinion on that and that's okay. But, I really do need to clean out just a bit. This is especially true when it comes to my tools. I have more tools than I'm certain I'll ever need. My heavy duty mechanicing days , a word I just made up, are behind me. I no longer have the interest, desire or ambition to fool around with that stuff anymore. I also don't have the space. As a result I do need to sort that out. The problem is they are like old friends, doesn't matter if I haven't seen them in years, as soon as I see them I smile. That's also true with my woodworking tools, plumbing tools, electrical tools and any other tools I may find ! You just never know when you might need them.
Okay that is just the tool situation but I also have volumes of paper around here. Between my blogging, book writing, and note taking I have pads of paper filled with notes. As I write my blogs I do check facts often and scratch them down in a pad kept close at hand. When the pad gets full I stick in on a shelf. I don't why I started doing that but I have a number of pads and notebooks now. Do I need them? No, I probably don't need them at all but I find it hard to discard them. They are like snippets of my thoughts over time. Some things are a few words, others a few lines, and some paragraphs. Perhaps it's vanity but I'm thinking someone else might find them interesting after I'm gone. I wish I had a notebook from my great grandfather or someone like that. I would be interested in what they were thinking. Of course they could just read my blogs but somehow I don't think that would be the same. So what to do with all of that material?
And that brings me to the stuff I might need one day. You know what I'm mean. It's good stuff, useful stuff, you just don't need it at the moment, but you might. I have small pieces of lumber, might need them one day, old extension cords, toilet parts, electrical wire, switches, outlets, paint, and a variety of things that I might need one day. I'll save that stuff, it's just like saving money! I have a large collection of transformers too. The little ones that you use to charge your phone or power stuff with. You just never know when you might need one of those. I can't bring myself to throw them out, although I admit I don't think I have ever used one for anything. They are like old monitors and printers. I don't use them but have a hard time throwing them away. And don't ask how many computer cables I have, might come in handy.
Well this time I'm gonna do it. I'm going to declutter and get rid of stuff. It's not a new years resolution though, I couldn't stand that pressure. I am one that once I say it out loud, I try my hardest to not take it back. That's the reason I don't make new years resolutions! Bad enough when you fail, no need to prove yourself a liar in the process. LOL Oh, just writing it down as a thought doesn't count by the way. What counts is the intention. Ganghi said, " before the throne of the almighty, man will be judged not by his acts, but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. " Yes it has also been said the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But, you have to remember who judged those intentions. Small deeds done are better than large deeds planned. ( Peter Marshall )
Okay that is just the tool situation but I also have volumes of paper around here. Between my blogging, book writing, and note taking I have pads of paper filled with notes. As I write my blogs I do check facts often and scratch them down in a pad kept close at hand. When the pad gets full I stick in on a shelf. I don't why I started doing that but I have a number of pads and notebooks now. Do I need them? No, I probably don't need them at all but I find it hard to discard them. They are like snippets of my thoughts over time. Some things are a few words, others a few lines, and some paragraphs. Perhaps it's vanity but I'm thinking someone else might find them interesting after I'm gone. I wish I had a notebook from my great grandfather or someone like that. I would be interested in what they were thinking. Of course they could just read my blogs but somehow I don't think that would be the same. So what to do with all of that material?
And that brings me to the stuff I might need one day. You know what I'm mean. It's good stuff, useful stuff, you just don't need it at the moment, but you might. I have small pieces of lumber, might need them one day, old extension cords, toilet parts, electrical wire, switches, outlets, paint, and a variety of things that I might need one day. I'll save that stuff, it's just like saving money! I have a large collection of transformers too. The little ones that you use to charge your phone or power stuff with. You just never know when you might need one of those. I can't bring myself to throw them out, although I admit I don't think I have ever used one for anything. They are like old monitors and printers. I don't use them but have a hard time throwing them away. And don't ask how many computer cables I have, might come in handy.
Well this time I'm gonna do it. I'm going to declutter and get rid of stuff. It's not a new years resolution though, I couldn't stand that pressure. I am one that once I say it out loud, I try my hardest to not take it back. That's the reason I don't make new years resolutions! Bad enough when you fail, no need to prove yourself a liar in the process. LOL Oh, just writing it down as a thought doesn't count by the way. What counts is the intention. Ganghi said, " before the throne of the almighty, man will be judged not by his acts, but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts. " Yes it has also been said the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But, you have to remember who judged those intentions. Small deeds done are better than large deeds planned. ( Peter Marshall )
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