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Tara's avatar

I loved this and it resonated with me too. When my dad died, I was the one who cleaned out his apartment, and while he didn’t have much, I still had to DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

I came home from that trip 13 years ago and vowed to consistently purge and try not to buy more than I need. All well and good but if you need any curly hair products, I’ve got a small Overstock.com store in my bathroom cabinets. And I too have boxes of unused greeting cards. It’s all about balance! 😘

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Eric Pierce's avatar

This is such a great story! Just beautiful storytelling.

I think about my possessions all the time, in aggregate. I'm slowly trying to come to grips with a mad phase of Star Wars collecting I went through in my 20s. And also just to have less stuff. It's hard to get rid of it once it finds its way into your house.

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