tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post1583491228304997488..comments2023-10-03T06:37:12.200-07:00Comments on One Woman, Reinvented: StuffElise Ann Wormuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-38237672871491700932011-04-30T07:52:10.334-07:002011-04-30T07:52:10.334-07:00I do admire people who can do that, Kenna -- have ...I do admire people who can do that, Kenna -- have a place for everything. I think if I lived alone, I could come closer to that goal --Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-63326044351473705602011-04-30T01:41:01.235-07:002011-04-30T01:41:01.235-07:00I live in a 500 square foot studio apartment. Yes,...I live in a 500 square foot studio apartment. Yes, it's cozy but lots of closet space and there's a place for everything. I like to stack one thing on top of another...Kennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03222667027378438486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-3470208049671905612011-04-29T19:55:29.142-07:002011-04-29T19:55:29.142-07:00Oh those basements -- with my old house it was the...Oh those basements -- with my old house it was the garage . . . thanks, Gale.Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-4808112941092680062011-04-29T19:38:58.127-07:002011-04-29T19:38:58.127-07:00Oh I feel someone knows my pain. I've been wan...Oh I feel someone knows my pain. I've been wanting / trying for a short while to de-clutter my home. I feel suffocated by stuff! Going room by room and dreading the basement. Good luck!Gale Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010608779221703855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-88736037511596443262011-04-28T17:40:50.903-07:002011-04-28T17:40:50.903-07:00Yup, I know those piles . . .Yup, I know those piles . . .Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-75966676620474324872011-04-27T22:26:19.036-07:002011-04-27T22:26:19.036-07:00I am a shocker! The house has piles everywhere and...I am a shocker! The house has piles everywhere and i am procrastinating....Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859635446679188039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-19024710351252999712011-04-27T17:07:10.814-07:002011-04-27T17:07:10.814-07:00Thanks, Margaret -- I guess it would depend on whe...Thanks, Margaret -- I guess it would depend on where she lived. In California, we don't really have seasonal clothes, so you could get away with pretty much the same clothes all year round. Having grown up in Minnesota, I know that wouldn't work for everyone!Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-45945501660940869372011-04-27T17:03:18.170-07:002011-04-27T17:03:18.170-07:00The guilt is THERE when it goes into the Good Will...The guilt is THERE when it goes into the Good Will box, but the freedom you will feel afterwards is WONDERFUL! I really try to declutter every two years. I am not one for decorating much for holidays except a bit at Christmas... A decision that was hard. The crocheted blankets and stuff my mom and mother-in-law made I put in a plastic bag and suctioned the air out of it - you can find them in Walmart, etc. Really saved space! Under 40 pieces of clothing though... WOW. I wonder if that was for each season... ?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-85696554150088437852011-04-27T16:51:50.843-07:002011-04-27T16:51:50.843-07:00Thanks, Marla and Simone too -- how great it would...Thanks, Marla and Simone too -- how great it would be to be the kind of person who declutters when stressed . . . or who can't eat when upset . . . hmmmm yet another topic for a post :)Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-23466924331627322292011-04-27T16:50:45.035-07:002011-04-27T16:50:45.035-07:00Nancy, you made me laugh about your husband -- my ...Nancy, you made me laugh about your husband -- my ex saved EVERYTHING -- I would find newspapers from four or five years ago stuffed on a shelf and he wouldn't let me throw them away, because he hadn't gone through them yet!! And yet, he managed to lose the calendars I kept when my son was a baby (this breaks my heart) and the pots and pans from the factory where my grandfather was a machinist -- egad, that's a blog for another day . . .Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-18698859585395954242011-04-27T16:48:13.045-07:002011-04-27T16:48:13.045-07:00I loved this post! I have said goodbye to clutter ...I loved this post! I have said goodbye to clutter and now attempt to only bring into my home things of beauty or necessity, I am amazed at how liberating it is!! ( Of course I did retain some of your treasures, but I am certainly far more selective these days!) Good Luck with your decluttering!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547190023377784732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-26206980878237228502011-04-27T16:38:06.839-07:002011-04-27T16:38:06.839-07:00When I get stressed, I declutter and throw stuff a...When I get stressed, I declutter and throw stuff away. But I do have several large boxes from my parents house that I haven't opened up since I went to college. I should probably clean those out some day. <br /><br />Marla @ www.blueskiesphotoblog.comMarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537260963346816766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-49252731799235773482011-04-27T16:27:40.486-07:002011-04-27T16:27:40.486-07:00Elise, I need to get you over to my place and see ...Elise, I need to get you over to my place and see what we have -- you would feel so much better. <br /><br />Suffice it to say my husband has been preparing for The End of Days since I met him 12 years ago. Fortunately, (or not), we have 80 acres to put some of the stuff. <br /><br />We are going to have a big-ass auction some day and get rid of it all. Some day. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-57133303816472767022011-04-27T16:26:11.029-07:002011-04-27T16:26:11.029-07:00Even though it was getting long in the tooth, I th...Even though it was getting long in the tooth, I thought the Circle Star was a cool place to see a show. The other two times I went there were to see Diana Ross, she was terrific, and Marlene Dietrich. Dietrich was in her mid-eighties and put on an impressive show. I was still in high school and our whole family went because my mother was a huge fan.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-229264545809761242011-04-27T16:19:53.211-07:002011-04-27T16:19:53.211-07:00Ah, the old Circle Star. The last time I went the...Ah, the old Circle Star. The last time I went there was to see B.B. King. I try to just bite the bullet and give things to Goodwill and so on, but some things, it's so hard --Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-32815558560806680162011-04-27T16:17:25.808-07:002011-04-27T16:17:25.808-07:00I saw George Carlin perform that routine at the Ci...I saw George Carlin perform that routine at the Circle Star Theater, before it was bulldozed down.<br />I love your brutally-honest look into the stuff you've accumulated. You've hit upon all my weaknesses: books, supplies, clothes, and now I see the creep of photo equipment (yikes). I have a carload of giveaways to bring to the shelter. Somehow it is so much easier to let go of stuff if you know there is someone to appreciate it.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-5620239614014233842011-04-27T14:51:05.900-07:002011-04-27T14:51:05.900-07:00Thanks, Lisa -- Julie helped me figure it out, so ...Thanks, Lisa -- Julie helped me figure it out, so it's fixed. I appreciate your comments -- do you really have to hold onto those summer clothes for a whole year if you haven't worn them all summer? ;p The stuff up at my ex's house, I haven't even *seen* for close to six years, so why do I need any of it??? I think I should just load a pickup truck and drive it straight to the dump.Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-63288605542142500112011-04-27T14:42:34.031-07:002011-04-27T14:42:34.031-07:00Elise, I swear I could have written the part about...Elise, I swear I could have written the part about the clothes! Just this week, I put all of my winter clothes away, and got the spring ones out. it was ridiculous!! Between clothes and shoes, it took me the better part of 2 days to get it all done. I decided that something has to give, so I bagged up things that I do not think will wear this summer. They are now in the basement. if i truly do not wear them, they will be given to a thrift store when next summer rolls around. i figure a year is long enough to make a decision!! :-)<br /><br />I would never part with ANY photographic equipment!! :-)<br /><br />The "no-reply" blogger? That is standard format when you comment on someone's blog. It is there instead of your e-mail address.<br /><br />I so enjoyed reading this pose Elise. Nice to know there is at leastone other person out there like me!! :-)Lisa Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638444295223502727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-35668125209149255632011-04-27T12:36:50.124-07:002011-04-27T12:36:50.124-07:00Thanks for your comment! I don't know what yo...Thanks for your comment! I don't know what you mean by "no reply" -- but I'll try to find out.Elise Ann Wormuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079210360987768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-29384582785658570702011-04-27T12:32:09.552-07:002011-04-27T12:32:09.552-07:00p.s. clearly you CANNOT get rid of photography stu...p.s. clearly you CANNOT get rid of photography stuff!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2190960057302441902.post-20183556753051192462011-04-27T12:31:42.310-07:002011-04-27T12:31:42.310-07:00i think it's really hard. we got rid of lots w...i think it's really hard. we got rid of lots when we moved, but not enough. i was just staring at the room full of boxes we haven't unpacked after a year here (it wasn't the plan to unpack some of it, to be fair, as the house needs loads of repairs - read: a bulldozer). but i wonder how much of it we really need? books, yes. i can't part with books. we inherited a lot of books from my father-in-law and i love every book that's in this house (well, except for that stupid swedish crime novel i read a couple of weeks ago, i could part with that). so books are out. but clothes, shoes, crap...all of it could go. and it would do us good. however, i can't part with those baby clothes from when sabin was little, b/c i'll definitely make a quilt of those...someday. when i can bear to cut them. i could go on, clearly, but i'll try to restrain....<br /><br />i have something i'd like to ask you about poetry, but i'd best do that via email...i wish your comments weren't "no-reply blogger"<br /><br />oh and my texture thing wasn't you...it was triggered by some photos i'd seen on explore on flickr. every once in awhile, i rail about flickr and have to vent. :-) it's very often not personal. :-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.com