You know that show with the people who collect everything under the sun? They are…dam what’s the word. Oh yes, hoarders. Which I guess is a nice word for pack rat. They even have a show now on TLC called Hoarders. The experts (experts in what, I have no idea) go into the persons house and help them see that they have a problem. Then they help clean out the house. Or this is the gist of the show, from the commercials on it that I’ve seen.
I am not a hoarder, not by any means. However, I remember how much stuff we donated when we move here. Things like an entire box of Simpson’s figurines. **cough *Logan* cough**
We have some weird things that we choose to save. I thought you guys might get a kick out of hearing some of these.
Cards. I save birthday cards and Christmas cards. EVERY SINGLE ONE. Since I was 10 years old. I can’t even tell you why I keep them, but I do. I literally moved a box of them when we came to Colorado.
Pez dispensers. My husband has a thing with Pez dispensers. My brother does too. I don’t get it. I never have. We have more than I want to admit. When Morgan was a baby, we had a bunch of them attacked by ants. Logan killed each ant and then replaced the ones that had been infested. The only good thing about this, was he started keeping them in big Tupperware bins and not needing to display them. Oh yes, they used to be displayed. It was wrong.
Music. Logan has this issue with not giving away CD’s, even though we will never listen to them. Even though we don’t exactly know why we own things like Hanson, Tupac or the Spice Girls.
Books. This one is me. Even if I hated a book, I can’t seem to give it away. We have bookshelves and bookshelves full of books. I will almost never let the girls buy a toy at Target, but god forbid they want a book. They always get it. They know my weakness. You may think I’m joking on not giving away books. I have an entire box full of Baby-Sitter’s Club books. Another of Sweet Valley High. It’s bad.
Glasses. We own more dishes than one needs to own. I have two sets of china, a set of dishes that we use every day, a set of Christmas dishes and dishes that we use at BBQ’s. However, more than that, we collect cups. And mugs. And cool glasses. I have a weakness for cool cups. In Vegas in September I saw a set of glasses that I wanted at the Coca-Cola store. I didn’t buy them there, since I didn’t want to carry them home…or back to the hotel. What? It was 106 degrees. Anyway, when I got home, I ordered them off the Internet. I heart them. I already want more.
Coasters. This one is Logan. Although, I seriously do own the coaster that my great-grandmother sewed. We also have the cork ones. The picture ones, because everyone should put a glass on their kids smiling face. The character ones…Simpsons, Muppets, M&M’s are the ones I can name off the top of my head. The heavy ceramic ones that we had to put away, because Harrison is likely to throw them at the dog. We have the wood ones, from that one place, where we went that one time. Yeah, he has a reason for keeping them all. Funny enough, I rarely use the dam things.
Movie/concert/plane tickets. I have every ticket from the time I was 12 years old. Some day I want to make something cool with them. Someday. You know? One of those days.
Okay, that’s all I’m admitting too. I can’t be the only one who is two steps away from being featured on the show Hoarders. What’s your thing? What do you have that you can’t seem to get rid of?
