tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post4541548604579805758..comments2023-08-02T00:36:54.957-07:00Comments on Take me as I am: Hi, my name is Jody and I am a packrat.Jodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386797321945955810noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-78271450348692208602009-08-27T16:19:44.720-07:002009-08-27T16:19:44.720-07:00My sickness is a little different. I hate "j...My sickness is a little different. I hate "junk drawers" (I also don't have drawer space to have a junk drawer, but I wouldn't have one if I did). Junk drawers, to me, are just ASKING to keep crap in them forever!<br /><br />That's why nothing gets put away in my house. I have little piles everywhere. There's the "I need to go through this pile" pile. The "I'm going to sort this stuff out, when I get the time" pile. The "I might use that later. I just gotta figure out where to keep it" pile. <br /><br />My favorite though is the "Crap, that's been sitting there so long it's dirty and dusty and disgusting and I don't want to touch it" pile.<br /><br />We all have our burdons to bear. :) Maybe I'll dig out a trash bag tonight... Maybe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-41226278993615383502009-08-20T19:13:33.855-07:002009-08-20T19:13:33.855-07:00At least you have a valid reason for this! And I a...At least you have a valid reason for this! And I am able to hide my packratism in the same way ... don't open the closets or drawers! It looks neat on the outside but things are hidden.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-71011286907964710832009-08-20T12:03:16.276-07:002009-08-20T12:03:16.276-07:00Jody - hope it helps; if not, ask me, I've got...Jody - hope it helps; if not, ask me, I've got loads of ideas (including one where you leave the home and a trusted friend comes in and takes care of it for you!!) ;-)<br /><br />Brooke - my husband accuses <i>me</i> all the time of throwing stuff away that he just can't find! ::sigh:: He once got so frustrated that he couldn't find something that he was <i>sure</i> I threw away; he told my son - "don't sit still, or mommy might throw you away too!"Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-59028193183989564352009-08-20T11:52:42.618-07:002009-08-20T11:52:42.618-07:00jay's the same way. so when i want to throw s...jay's the same way. so when i want to throw something away (like that teflon skillet that's seen better days) i have to hide it in the garbage.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793109148879037341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-21608008815042145042009-08-20T11:02:39.441-07:002009-08-20T11:02:39.441-07:00Hi Jody - thanks for stopping by today - how'd...Hi Jody - thanks for stopping by today - how'd you find me? And thanks for the very sweet comment; I'm trying hard to do a good job but some days I wonder if I'm succeeding. . .<br /><br />Anyway, I'm not a packrat but I'm married to one and he drives me nuts. One way to de-pack rat yourself might be to clean out a drawer or closet or whatever. Put what you think you may need someday into a box or plastic container. Put the container into the garage, attic or storage area. If you haven't gone to the box in 6-12 months; get rid of it without looking inside. Good luck!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513585381754062478.post-3312636697325413472009-08-20T09:39:57.232-07:002009-08-20T09:39:57.232-07:00I use to be the same way, not I just take a garbag...I use to be the same way, not I just take a garbage bag every three months and make my rounds and say goodbye to things I have not used in the past 12 months! When my hubby-to-be saw my storage or "junk room" he wanted to pass out! We sat together and storted for hours would I needed and would I didn't! Good luck!!Miss. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508014026686538721noreply@blogger.com