I save things I think I'll need in the future, but then I never use them!

Hi raj puts hil: I agree with you, when we keep with us something to use in an undeterminated future we don't really use it because we forget that we have this object with us. I think that we do this for emotional reasons, we hesitate to throw out something that were with us because we have a kind of affection to these objects. It sounds stupid but we create these strange relationships even with objects. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO

lol @ being blessed I am so far behind but I am going through all the notifiers and, as I saw your comment on the other discussion, I guessed I had better get here quick! He is only (almost) 4 months old so I have a couple of years at least to keep collecting them

Wh-hoo! I'm blessed (because you responded to my discussion!) My mother saves plastic containers and boxes of all kinds. She thinks we'll reuse them, which in fact, we do. But we have SO MANY. Oooh. He better have fun with those coils! I would be in heaven if I was him! So many things to do!

You didn't need to rush! LOL But thanks for stopping by! I really am happy you dropped by to respond! Aw. 4 months old? How cute! I can picture you carrying over about 100 of those coils in a few years.

Yes, that has happened. But we can't win them all.

Good for you! The hard part is determining what you'll need. Sometimes, I throw something out, then curse myself because I need it a few days later. It stinks when that happens.

That's a good idea! Maybe I should burn all those papers form high school. I save them because I think I need them, but I never use them. Yay for giant bonfires!

yeah, i keep those notes too thinking i might need those informations in the future.. well, we can now use the internet if we need infos... have to say goodbye to those mess...

I bet saving containers is the most common form of clutter. I mean, my mother does the same thing. She collects lots of containers, thinking we'll reuse them. We actually do use most of them, but we have so many now, we just throw out any more we get!

You should throw out the old ones, first in, first out.

You're one of a kind. I tend to keep things for the future, but not use them. I mean, I think I will and when I come across them, I do use them, but until then, I forget they are even there. It's upsetting to find something you wanted to use bt it was worn out because you kept it so long and forgot about it. How sad.

I got rid of some sticker mostly because I use them for my kids and they were the girly stickers I used for my daughter..I doubt my son would appreciate flowery stickers..LOL

My mother does the same thing! She has boxes of craft supplies. Colored sand, pom-poms, fabric paint, pipe-cleaners, stickers, you name it! They do come in handy a lot of the time, but they eat up so much room!I am thankful for it when I have to do a school project though!

I love stickers. Oh! And temporary tattoos! They're just os much fun1 I wouldn't get a permanent tattoo though. I'm afraid I'll hate it when I get older.

Even when you place them in an organized binder and label the binder, when you think you need them later, I always think, I would have put it under Cars, when really it needed to go under things with wheels...

I mostly save notes too. And books. I just love books. I love reading. I hate when I'm looking for some note that I need and can't find it though. It's like, I think I put it where I can find it at a later time, but I never can!

I also like to tidy everything and throw useless old things out but i don't live alone so i have to live with many things most people wouldn't stand. Nice reputation by the way, keep it up

I still should keep some of my school books. I have a few more years of college to go. I bet I'll throw most of the schoolwork away once I graduate. I tend to not keep things around too long, unless I have a need for them (or think I have need for them.)

Thanks for the compliment! I try my best to be friendly and helpful around here. I try to create good discussion questions and responses as well. I tidy things up, but rarely go through them. I straighten them up so they look nice and organize, but keep the clutter.

LOL!!! If I try to save everything...I can't imagine what my house would look like someday. Ahahaha. Here comes my saying: "enough is enough, too much is too much". Doesn't make sense? Hmm...It does.

Or maybe your great grandchildren will use it. LOL You never know what the future holds. So, why not save everything!

I had quite a few chances. Around 1970 while I was going to school in Pittsburgh and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life except not go to Vietnam, I saw these computer repair schools opening up. Since I always listened to my uncle's advice, I didn't go into that field. Fast forward to 1981. My cousin/uncle was going to Eastern Michigan U and working for his uncle who was the second highest Black computer specialist in the world. He kept bugging me to go into computer science since I'm so good in math. I had wanted to be a social worker, so when I graduated from college I started teaching adult education mathematics. But I needed a teaching certificate so I went back to school and took this required Basics class. It was pretty easy. I was teaching in the math lab at Washtenaw Community College and I showed this coworker my Basics program and he was impressed. So I thought, maybe. I then went to Eastern Michigan to get my teaching certificate with computer science still the last thing on my mind. I took Fortran and blew the instructor's mind. But still didn't think about going into computer science. When the millenium scare wafted about I decided it was time. I was too late. My cousin/uncle had a computer business and he enlisted the help of my uncle who was an engineer. They made loads of money. Spurred by the millenium scare, I went back to Eastern to get a degree in teaching computer science. I applied for a loan. Then things went bad. I couldn't get the full loan which I would have used to get a computer. It used to be there was a computer lab until Midnight back in the 1980's. But now most people had their own computers. And the computer lab closed at 5. I really had entered school late in 2000 so I took C++ and was a month late but still got an A. I did good in Assembly Language as well. But the finances were not there so I had to drop out with even more debts on me now. So now I know I'll never see what I could have done. I still help people get rid of viruses on their computer and other things. And I taught myself DOS which comes in handy sometimes. And now since I now have computers, I know I could blow some folks minds if I took another computer language course including C++.

I wanted to learn programming too. I learned a little bit of Basic, but when it got tougher, I became confused. I realized that going into the computer field was not my specialty. Even though I love computers, I wouldn't want to program them. How come you didn't go through with it?

Agree. Old habits in me die hard. More thrown out making space for a few more to come in. Haha...

Once it starts to take over your house, it's time for sorting out. I rarely go through the stuff I save unless I need to. I never actually realize how much stuff I have until it takes over.

indeed might sound a bit crazy but believe me 2 weeks is enough but you can be conservative, that wonk take anything :-)

I like your idea. I don't know if two weeks would be enough time for me though. Maybe I'll change it to a month. Then, I think I'd feel ready to give the stuff away since I haven't used it for a month.

I understand what you mean. As of now, I'm still in college, so I think that I'll need the notes in the future, it's just that I forget I have them. I think that not having a lot of clutter is a good thing too. I worry a lot, so maybe it is a good idea to have less stuff. Thanks for the tips!

It's hard to throw away computer parts. Especially me, because I love computers. I think my old Compaq Presario running Windows 1998 is somewhere. I hope my father didn't throw it out!

I'm not sure if I like that article much. I mean, even if it's something cheap, it doesn't mean you won't use it. I guess it depends on the item. I don't save as much stuff as I used to. I can throw things away without having a panic attack.

Money is good to save! Save lots of it! I try to clean up all the clutter I have as much as I can. But it still accumulates. It's like a never ending task!

I save a lot of files too. Mostly paper files though. I feel like I'll need them in the future. I throw things away that I don't think I'll need, but that's rare.

I agree, sagar. Money is the one thing that you can save forever and it won't become useless. (but with the economy, who knows?) I remember when we were younger, she used to save her Halloween candy until it got stale because she didn't want to eat it all at once. I usually just save papers that I think I;ll need in the ftture.

I love sticky notes! I had them covering my whole closet door once. Just because it looked cool. I rarely use sticky notes though. I mean, they're neat ways to remind yourself, but I rarely use them.