tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post8992004765052552634..comments2024-02-29T00:07:19.080-08:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Trapped by your possessionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64158351969322257112011-03-17T23:15:59.664-07:002011-03-17T23:15:59.664-07:00risa - Those are some magical powers you have ther...risa - Those are some magical powers you have there.<br /><br />nantuckettiechic - Not sure if you saw the dress I wore to the Mission: Sustainable premiere, but it was made from used neckties.<br /><br />Segwyne - My husband is a book hoarder too. I'm still trying to unload his 20 year old textbooks.<br /><br />Able-bodied girl - "any tips on starting a sustainable hobby, sustainably?&Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74949394674643763992011-03-11T20:18:36.693-08:002011-03-11T20:18:36.693-08:00i thought we were doing good on downsizing and min...i thought we were doing good on downsizing and minimalizing, until i started reading what folks in this community do.<br /><br />http://minimalistpackrat.com/2011/02/25/the-2011-all-star-list-of-minimalist-blogs/<br /><br />we are downsizing, gifting, garage sale-ing, reusing, and Good Willing. we also have a goal to just not really buy anything, maybe ever. a lot of our projects don't bradhttp://highlyuncivilized.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84319165978378720442011-03-11T20:04:12.190-08:002011-03-11T20:04:12.190-08:00We are the re-purposing king and queen here and st...We are the re-purposing king and queen here and still we have waaay too much stuff. Before I had kids I had more time to purge and I did it regularly and had zero clutter. Kids come with clutter it seems, so it's much more challenging to keep up with it. One of my friends plays a game where she and her husband each grab a box and have X amount of minutes to fill it with things they don'April Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284816070903462748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69690573144359475332011-03-11T14:33:42.449-08:002011-03-11T14:33:42.449-08:00I would say that we are more tired and stressed ou...I would say that we are more tired and stressed out by our stuff than trapped by it.<br /><br /> But, we are in a unique situation, because we moved in to my husband's late mom's house right out of college, so the majority of what is in this house is actually his mom's- which makes it extraordinarily hard to get rid of. Added to the grief of going through a loved one's belongings,Anna Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392881021927019092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-65340068369052143782011-03-11T10:44:09.915-08:002011-03-11T10:44:09.915-08:00I feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I have. ...I feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff I have. Lately I've been trying to downsize by weeding out my sons toys that he doesn't play with much. I also raided our dressers and took out all the clothes that don't fit or that we don't wear. I still find myself buying entirely too much at the same time and have to cut myself off. It started with a few new fitted diapers to replace Kayleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10779473259998270695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-67045363999183476132011-03-11T10:37:28.089-08:002011-03-11T10:37:28.089-08:00I try really hard to not bring stuff into the hous...I try really hard to not bring stuff into the house. I have been completely successful except for fabric. I work in a fabric store so it can be a bit difficult to resist temptation although I am known for generally buying for a project vs my stash.<br /><br />Recently, I bought three pairs of pants but three pairs of pants also left the house due to wearing out and weight loss. I try not to addBilliehttp://billieryder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-66700305821017433792011-03-11T10:07:06.312-08:002011-03-11T10:07:06.312-08:00I'm really trying to curb any spending as; 1) ...I'm really trying to curb any spending as; 1) I used to be REALLY bad with my money and am trying to reform and 2) I got tired of spending part of my time having to sift through things that didn't truly bring anything into my life.<br /><br />I've noticed a real switch in my thinking since I had my daughter last year and now we have my father-in-law living with us and we're all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889118790999321961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74767140330088393002011-03-11T09:22:53.578-08:002011-03-11T09:22:53.578-08:00Being 20 weeks pregnant means that soon we'll ...Being 20 weeks pregnant means that soon we'll have five in our little 1300 sf home - only about 950 of that is livable right now. I've been doing a 20 week Organization Challenge to try to get some of our spaces in order. <br /><br />I'd love to do the buy nothing challenge too, but I am afraid I'll fail miserably with a baby on the way. Also I usually get the nesting urge in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-76072444139393225292011-03-11T07:38:56.208-08:002011-03-11T07:38:56.208-08:00Able-Bodied Boy is a PACK RAT. which is good in te...Able-Bodied Boy is a PACK RAT. which is good in terms of not always needing to buy things cuz we can probably find a good solution somewhere in the house. but it drives me nuts to have lots of disorganized will-never-be-useful stuff too.<br /><br />any tips on starting a sustainable hobby, sustainably?<br /><br />today's word verification seems apt: ablerium. sound like a delirious me :)<br /Able-Bodied Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794340941445601599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75087256978897225872011-03-11T07:00:08.180-08:002011-03-11T07:00:08.180-08:00We've got 7 people living in a 1250 sq ft hous...We've got 7 people living in a 1250 sq ft house, with a partially usable basement and a shed for bikes and such. I think that we could get better in control of our possessions if we had better storage abilities. One bedroom has no closet, for example, and the kitchen (12x13) has to serve as kitchen, dining room, and coatroom. I have frequently lamented over the clutter in the house, but Segwynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873358471387012353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-28452046928599612662011-03-11T05:52:11.628-08:002011-03-11T05:52:11.628-08:00Living in a 500 sq foot apartment for five years r...Living in a 500 sq foot apartment for five years really helped (and by helped I mean forced) me be more critical when it comes to buying stuff. Being on a tight budget "helps" too. Still, I feel I have too much stuff, and also, not enough time to deal with sorting it out and getting rid of it appropriately. I don't feel trapped, though. I just need to spend a bit of time here andAdriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916355206139673025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2711215433790760672011-03-11T04:53:39.201-08:002011-03-11T04:53:39.201-08:00Living in Manhattan for 16 years really cured me o...Living in Manhattan for 16 years really cured me of acquiring things. Every time I'm tempted to buy anything, I automatically picture my old 2x2 closet. That said, my husband and I both have weak spots. I have too much wool fleece, yarn, fabric. (I can't throw THAT scrap away! That might come in handy!) My husband has every textbook he ever touched. At least weakness is easy to dustJulia's Childhttp://www.sarahpinneo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40105291285534980892011-03-11T04:20:06.772-08:002011-03-11T04:20:06.772-08:002.5 years ago we downsized from a 3600 square foot...2.5 years ago we downsized from a 3600 square foot home with oversized two car garage to a 1400 square foot home with an attached barn and a garden shed. It felt good. <br /><br />Now we are downsizing again from this home to hopefully a home with 1200 s.f., no barn and a garden shed.<br /><br />If it wasn't for the fact that I run a business out of my home that does require a bit of space Anna Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771185484339023184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-30081442809768093132011-03-11T04:18:27.603-08:002011-03-11T04:18:27.603-08:00I'm ok on shopping--hate it with a passion--bu...I'm ok on shopping--hate it with a passion--but the Take-it-or-leave-it at our town dump is a magnet. The trick is to come back with less than you brought. I've been reseating chairs with neckties so of course I need to collect some...then repair and refinish the chairs, then wash the ties. Then all my friends find some more for me...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14669769832337339782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16926480345469283712011-03-11T00:50:07.829-08:002011-03-11T00:50:07.829-08:00I spent the whole past year in a purging frenzy. W...I spent the whole past year in a purging frenzy. We've given away probably half of everything we had, and we never had that much to begin with, but once you go through it you realize you don't use it. I've completely embraced minimalist principles for 3 big reasons:<br />1) Less consumerism - I'm not adding as much crap to landfills now or down the road<br />2) Aesthetics - I likeTheSimplePoppyhttp://thesimplepoppy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54401172983779397032011-03-10T22:16:39.848-08:002011-03-10T22:16:39.848-08:00We used to have a free space at work and I would l...We used to have a free space at work and I would leave boots and dumbbells and things and take mystery novels in exchange; now I'm retired so mostly I just stare at my stuff until it goes poof.Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19136598157677092132011-03-10T22:03:56.118-08:002011-03-10T22:03:56.118-08:00I mostly feel overwhelmed by the KIDS' stuff! ...I mostly feel overwhelmed by the KIDS' stuff! I swear it breeds in their toy boxes or something and then gets puked all over the house in a matter of minutes after it gets picked up! We declutter on a regular basis though and give a lot of stuff away on our local Freecycle group and at a Really, Really Free Market I started, so that helps!Chris K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84031950753183738152011-03-10T22:00:42.770-08:002011-03-10T22:00:42.770-08:00The worst is inheriting stuff. Especially when the...The worst is inheriting stuff. Especially when the one who left was a hoarder. Oh, sure, there was plenty of Good stuff. Most of it we got rid of--but the "gramma's old suchnsuch, my first lunch box, dad's old blahblahblah is the stuff that takes up the unnecessary space. Even worse is the I could fetch a Fortune for that on ebay or etsy. Sure, if the economy was such that anyone Hadlisa fnoreply@blogger.com