tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post7673156665788897853..comments2024-03-26T20:24:14.950-04:00Comments on Crazy as a Loom: LurkingHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-46093019130259158842010-12-14T01:45:25.080-05:002010-12-14T01:45:25.080-05:00I'm with you on this one! I'm continually ...I'm with you on this one! I'm continually tidying, and reducing in our home. I swear the stuff breeds in the night!<br /><br />I still recall vividly the mess after my mother passed away suddenly. She was (as I like to call her) an indoor bag lady. Buy some knitting yarn, pattern and needles...in a bag on the floor, sewing materials with thread, zipper and pattern? In a bag on the floor. Now multiply this by dozens and dozens of bags and you had my mother's house.<br /><br />It took three adult children 2 solid months to sort it all through and get my father into a 2 bedroom apartment.<br /><br />I have been going through my own dressers, cupboards and closets on a regular basis ever since.<br /><br />I have a stash for my weaving and spinning and even that is organised.<br />Enjoy the little ones... I'm gonna have to rent some grandkids as there are none on the horizon!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09707139508896058818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-81643307786221808332010-12-13T14:17:06.599-05:002010-12-13T14:17:06.599-05:00Oh I know how you feel!!!! I dream of having a du...Oh I know how you feel!!!! I dream of having a dumpster and cleaning EVERYTHING out--except my looms and yarn, of course!...My husband loves his stuff too much and I love empty space! sigh...Cait Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424249114747773949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-34794357427475685082010-12-13T10:25:02.880-05:002010-12-13T10:25:02.880-05:00As my interests ebb and flow, I have to pay attent...As my interests ebb and flow, I have to pay attention to that voice that says "You never know, you just might need that someday!" When I hear that voice it is time to pass on what I am not using to someone who will use it and or needs it! I will always be able to get something if it is a true need.Tina Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847921637464146018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-2932555593081494012010-12-13T01:49:27.612-05:002010-12-13T01:49:27.612-05:00Conditioning. We can't really ever escape the...Conditioning. We can't really ever escape the conditioning from our past, but we can recondition our own paths - almost impossible but not impossible.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-88663610703289131632010-12-12T22:03:29.223-05:002010-12-12T22:03:29.223-05:00I cannot stand the clutter. And I didn't know ...I cannot stand the clutter. And I didn't know that about your father. How sad.<br />I want to get rid of stuff, too. What does it all mean, anyway? All the Christmas stuff . . . it's just too much.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-16316190232471059182010-12-12T19:09:52.712-05:002010-12-12T19:09:52.712-05:00Oooh you must have been looking in my window! I ju...Oooh you must have been looking in my window! I just "downsized" my townhouse so we could fit our children into it when they come for the holiday. I tossed books and CDs and it felt so good to not have CLUTTER anymore. I downsize regularly so I won't feel the need to move from one house to another. In 31 years of marriage we have moved 20 times and I don't want to drag this junk with me one more time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-53716290234936237252010-12-12T18:47:33.252-05:002010-12-12T18:47:33.252-05:00One good thing about moving every few years is tha...One good thing about moving every few years is that you get rid of stuff! My hubby is a packrat and tends to pile stuff up, which makes me crazy after a while. But he's learned to clean up when I tell him I'm going to do it if he won't, cuz he's found out how ruthless I can be!<br /><br />Of course, I sold all my weaving stuff earlier this year because I hadn't used it since we moved up here two years ago. You guessed it, right now I'm up to two looms again, a rigid heddle, and an old Union. Now there's a LeClerc rug loom on craiglist that they want to trade for. Let's see, I have a clothes dryer, a food dehydrator, a juicer, knitting needles, polymer clay stuff...Does it count if you TRADE stuff instead?Darlenehttp://northernlightdesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-72124586029911224102010-12-12T16:49:46.569-05:002010-12-12T16:49:46.569-05:00Blame it on the solstice....the battle between the...Blame it on the solstice....the battle between the old and the new...and the battle between the dark and the light. <br /><br />This time of year I find myself digging into closets and cupboards and hauling stuff to the Salvation Army and the Lighthouse Mission. I would rather do that than decorate for Christmas.<br /><br />'Course then again....my Mom was a bit of a hoarder too. So maybe it is reactionary rebellion to upbringingValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-16316946137730440682010-12-12T16:08:48.696-05:002010-12-12T16:08:48.696-05:00As we get older I believe that it's important ...As we get older I believe that it's important we take stock of what we have. I certainly would not want to leave a huge mess to be cleaned up and gotten rid of by my children.<br /> <br />As long as you are keeping yourself in check and have family to make you aware that you have too much stuff you will be okay. I've watched that Hoarders tv show a couple of times and it's frightening how they live. So unhealthy. <br /><br />DiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-14144452574388091822010-12-12T16:07:26.114-05:002010-12-12T16:07:26.114-05:00Ah yes, I know what you mean about knowing what we...Ah yes, I know what you mean about knowing what we have in our stash, and the need to take stock. I sold my kilns and all ceramic stuff earlier in the year; made some space and then filled it up with fleeces ! and a spinning wheel and and and ! Nature abhors a vacuum. My thoughts also have been wandering back over time. Maybe it's the time of year where we remember those who have gone from our lives; and our urge to clean out and take stock is in readiness for winter solstice ? Just a thought xmaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561904182469448835noreply@blogger.com