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12. I have never met pair of socks that spark joy.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 31, 2019, 03:35 PM

Mar 2019

Yet, I need those socks when it's cold outside and my feet are cold. But that will never spark joy in me. Same for mouthwash. Never will it spark joy. Frustration maybe, but not joy. And I will keep it because my teeth need it despite it hurting my tongue to use it. The same again with clothes. I, unfortunately, have no ball gowns - which do spark so much joy in me - because I will never attend a ball! But I have plenty of good sturdy, long-lasting clothes that do the job I need them to do. Do I like my clothes? Sure, but they don't really spark any joy at all. So if I got rid of everything in the closet that did not spark joy I would have literally nothing to wear but a few items of clothing unsuitable for daily living. And no shoes to wear because I have D+ width feet and having shoes that spark joy and shoes that fit is a ven diagram that is very, very tiny. So tiny I have never had a pair of shoes that really sparked joy!

Now, having said all that, I am not anti-declutter! I just think a better methodology than "it sparks joy" is needed or you will not end up owning things that serve you, and you will end up serving them instead.

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An idea about getting rid of ..."Clutter" pass it on, if it seems right for you [View all] Stuart G Mar 2019 OP

I occasionally remember to do this... pangaia Mar 2019 #1

I got stuff that has been sitting for years...I need to get rid of so much, ...that Stuart G Mar 2019 #2

Eh, no thanks.. A few months ago I took about a hundred to Salvation Army pangaia Mar 2019 #15

Turns out even thrift stores exboyfil Apr 2019 #26

i love sightsavers..library books with big text. loooove them Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #38

De-cluttering is a good feeling. CrispyQ Mar 2019 #3

Thank You for the ideas...But I got ........."stuff" Stuart G Mar 2019 #5

Cute poem. It does tend to overtake your space! CrispyQ Apr 2019 #18

Many of us are so time pressed and exhausted that the problem is finding time tblue37 Mar 2019 #4

My problem is that I buy too much STUFF FakeNoose Mar 2019 #6

Well, I might add this: Stuart G Mar 2019 #7

There's a Netflix video by the latest decluttering rage, Marie Kondo, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #8

I have never met a book that didn't spark joy in me. sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #10

I have never met pair of socks that spark joy. USAF Brat Mar 2019 #12

Whatever works for you. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #14

buy a pair of Bombas and you will have joy! yellowdogintexas Apr 2019 #23

Totally this! They really are great socks, my MIL gave me some. n/t ms liberty Apr 2019 #29

My wardrobes as my weight increases exboyfil Apr 2019 #27

LOL, I gave up on that a long time ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #33

Clutter sucks... Rollo Mar 2019 #9

And sometimes you buy a new gadget, cuz you couldn't find the gadget that you own. CrispyQ Apr 2019 #19

My clutter and depression are a vicious circle TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #11

I have sort of a corollary on this topic. marked50 Mar 2019 #13

I'm not too overloaded with reciprocating engines. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #16

...and cat toys. CrispyQ Apr 2019 #20

We did have a robotic mouse (I don't know where it went). The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #22

We are very enthusiastic fans of electric lawnmowers! yellowdogintexas Apr 2019 #24

Before my husband passed away Texasgal Mar 2019 #17

If you can find a copy of this book, I thought it was life-changing. CrispyQ Apr 2019 #21

I get periodic emails from a few non profits around the area yellowdogintexas Apr 2019 #25

Best thing about the Kindle exboyfil Apr 2019 #31

Not really any stuff zipplewrath Apr 2019 #28

Try being married to a hoarder exboyfil Apr 2019 #32

Here is a 10 minute video that could help you organize..and throw out stuff...you tube.. Stuart G Apr 2019 #30

I have un-opened boxes in my garage that have survived three moves. Iggo Apr 2019 #34

I finally got rid of those boxes, but it took a long time The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #35

50 years zipplewrath Apr 2019 #36

wow..about Eleanor Roosevelt. the newspaper lining my moms boxes was interesting to read Demovictory9 Apr 2019 #39

Here is a link to a long New York Times article on this topic..New 3/29/19 Stuart G Apr 2019 #37