Tap Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh, my. I knew I liked Penzeys Spices too much. I started looking for my Sate tonight and couldn't find it. I soon realized that I think I have a little problem. :seeya: I'm sick today and a little bored, so I decided to see how many I have. I have 105 different herbs/spices/items etc. :gnorsi: And that is just the ones from Penzeys. LOL I added it up off their website, and they sell about 300 items. I guess I only have 200 to go! :driving: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Books. No, wait, that's not true, I can stop anytime. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Samples from the makeup counters. I cannot pass up a "free gift with purchase." But I never use the free gift. I hoard all the bottles in one of the bathroom drawers. I know KonMari said those expire quickly but I'm ignoring her. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Office supplies. I have far too many binders and pencils. It's a little bit ridiculous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yarn. I've been on a yarn fast for seven years and still barely dented my collection. If I had more time to knit and crochet it would help with that, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I guess I've been going through a minimalist phase the past few years. I don't feel like there's any particular type of thing I have too much of. However, when I look around, there's a lot of stuff in general I'd like to toss. I'm just tired of maintaining *stuff*. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Video games 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 We've just moved, so I feel uncomfortably aware of how much stuff we have. Curricula. Oh my. Manipulatives. Books. Board games. More manipulatives. More books. File folder games. Science supplies. Posters. Did I say manipulatives? Did I mention books? Playmobil. I know this thread is about us, but really ... I'm the one who bought all this stuff. It could be that the parent was obsessed with those cool little toys. Spices. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'll see your Penzey's and raise you a whole boatload of garden seeds. I can never have enough seeds! I am up to about 130 varieties of tomato, 60 varieties of pepper, 15 varieties of eggplant, and on and on it goes. I'm sure that will all increase over the winter. In the meantime though, I need to get to Penzey's. I'm almost out of cinnamon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeLovePassion Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Craft supplies, all kinds 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Fabric 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Panera utensil packages. They put them in the bag for takeout. I must have close to 200. I need to donate them somewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Books, books, and more books. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Formerly living plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I really like to buy soap - all kinds. A new bottle or bar of soap makes me happy. I have to stop myself or I can get some serious stockpiles going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. B Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The 15 cent spiral notebooks from back to school sales. You can't have too much cheap paper can you? Also chocolate chips. Why does Costco put them in a 4 lb bag? It seems I eat a handful everytime I open the fridge when my kids aren't looking. Toilet paper. Ever since travelling 6 months in a country where toilet paper wasn't used much by natives and.I had to shove as much as would fit in my suitcase when stocking up on visits to the richer part of the city, I hoard TP. I always got nervous when I got down to my last roll of TP in the 3rd world country that I wouldn't make it back to the city before needing more. So when I returned, instead of buying the 4 roll packs of TP, I started buying the 24 roll packs. Now that I have a family and we go through TP quicker, I get nervous when we get down to about 10-12 rolls and run to Target to get a new mega pack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Dirt. At least it felt that way when I was sweeping today. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 By most people's standards, I don't personally have too much of anything. But a lot of my clothes are not there because I wear them, but rather because I might want to wear them someday. Some of them have not been worn for at least 20 years. We collectively have too many dishes in this house. We have discussed giving some away in the near future. One of my kids has too many stuffed toys. They both have too many clothes and toys, but I do continually sift through their stuff and get rid of things nobody will miss. Our basement contains a lot of stuff from discontinued businesses. I think we should just donate all of it and be done, but I only get one vote, so .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Also, old cleaners and old vases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Definitely not books, because then why would I keep buying them? ;) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 The 15 cent spiral notebooks from back to school sales. You can't have too much cheap paper can you? Also chocolate chips. Why does Costco put them in a 4 lb bag? It seems I eat a handful everytime I open the fridge when my kids aren't looking. Toilet paper. Ever since travelling living 6 months in a country where toilet paper wasn't used and I had to hoard as much as would fit in my suitcase when stocking up on visits to the richer part of the city, I hoard TP. I always got nervous when I got down to my lost roll of TP in the 3rd world country that I wouldn't make it back to the city before needing more. So when aI returned instead of buying the 4 roll lacks of TP I started buying the 24 roll packs. Now that I have a family and we go through TP quicker, I get nervous when we get down to about 10-12 rolls and run to Target to get a new mega pack. But but but is it hoarding or clutter if the items are actually essentials??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. B Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 But but but is it hoarding or clutter if the items are actually essentials??? Well, one could consider chocolate chips essential, couldn't they? Lol. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Books, definitely books:) Oh, and we have a large drawer in the spare bathroom that is desperately full of hotel toiletries. The drawer is at least a foot deep and 18 inches long! We keep making them into bags for the local homeless but the drawer is seemingly bottomless. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Dogs? Kids? Nah..... ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 See, my feeling that I do not have too many books. I merely lack a library building. Once that is rectified, everything will be just fine. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Art and office supplies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 dust bunnies 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Well, one could consider chocolate chips essential, couldn't they? Lol. Yeah, I consider all three of those items essential! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You mean besides books, yarn, fabric, and vintage dishes? Nothing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof4babes Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I'm getting better, I swear! I had quite a collection of cloth diapers and baby carriers. My youngest is almost 4, and I still have an odd diaper, and 3 carriers hanging around. Books, and curriculum are my new obsessions. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I have seven sets of brass finger cymbals. I use 2-3 sets 95% of the time. I've decided that I need some silver sets now. I can quit any time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Dog grooming supplies. My dog has way more brushes, combs, shampoos and conditioners than all the people in the house combined! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Pencil crayons. I can't stop buying them and I don't know why. I don't even use them. The kids barely use them. But, I have every colour imaginable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Scrapbooking supplies, books, curriculum, coffee mugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Scrapbooking supplies, books, curriculum, coffee mugsAll of this, plus turtles, clothes, shoes, and makeup. We are moving soon, and I keep telling everyone I'm going to be "brutal" when dejunking. I'm scared. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waa510 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Pencils and really any of the things you can get at back-to-school sales. I see 10 cent erasers and go into some kind of hypnotic state of buy-all-the-things! I also own a ton of spices as I like to cook a variety of vegan food so I don't get bored. It's a pain when I'm trying to find a specific one though so I think I need to organize them. All the other hoarding in the house is done by my kids (stuffed animals) or Dh (backpacks). :glare: I'm trying really really hard to have a minimalist home. Someone came over to my house for the first time the other day and joked that I must not have received my household goods shipment yet. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I hoard science supplies. Which would be one thing if it was limited to kits, but pretty much anything can be used in the name of science. Right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Books DVDs Books Craft supplies Books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Used kitty litter! :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Pie pans. I downsized my collection to 8. Then I bought 3 more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 I believe I have a lifetime supply of index cards. I am unable to resist their siren song at a back to school sale. They hold such promise. Little blank slates of organization. I finally broke my inexpensive notebook habit. I have been using my stash for 2 years now and still have plenty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 dust bunnies Everyone needs a pet. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Everyone needs a pet.Lol!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 All of this, plus turtles, clothes, shoes, and makeup. We are moving soon, and I keep telling everyone I'm going to be "brutal" when dejunking. I'm scared. :) Good luck!!! Decluttering can be a freeing experience. I had to get rid of more than half of my scrapbooking supplies when my scrapbooking room became a school room...and I still have a ton! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 tea (lower case). I have drawers full of tea. Close to 3 drawers full of tea, and the overflow is in my closet. I don't even drink tea every day, but I like to have many choices readily available. Plus I like all the pretty packages... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Throw pillows. :mellow: You probably realized that if you saw my fireplace post. :001_rolleyes: I can't help myself with all the pretty fabrics, shapes and colors. It's just too much for me to resist and I have way too many. It's an issue for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWillSoar Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Shoes--they always fit no matter what the rest of me is looking like. And magazines. I just can't get rid of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 tea (lower case). Well that's boring. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Pie pans. I downsized my collection to 8. Then I bought 3 more. There's never enough pie pans! Last year we had 17 homemade pies at Thanksgiving. If I hadn't bought two graham crusts already in pans we never would have managed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 You mean besides books, yarn, fabric, and vintage dishes? Nothing. hmmm? I don't have any vintage dishes... but the rest? oh yes. Books, Yarn, Fabric, Books about Yarn and Fabric. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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