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hamsterjill

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25. You have every right to do what's best for you.

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:25 PM

22 hrs ago

I'm the opposite and the more I can get rid of, the less I have to dust, etc.

But that's the secret - to each their own, and it's for no one else to say as long as they aren't paying the bills.

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OK, I have HAD it with minimalist shaming!!!! I love my stuff! [View all] Coventina Yesterday OP

Views enid602 Yesterday #1

You better get busy then. 🤓😀❤️ littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #30

I had a woman stay with me for a couple of months because she was in hard times. She had so much stuff Deuxcents Yesterday #2

OH MY GOD/DESS!! This hit me in the gut!!! Coventina 22 hrs ago #36

Now, this has got me 😢 I can understand your original post better. Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #51

Such generational trauma runs in the family. Coventina 21 hrs ago #52

Sad what happens to little children and the adults don't realize or say..they'll get over it 😔 Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #54

I'm not a minimalist and I love my treasures Niagara Yesterday #3

I figure I gave up a SECURE job in broadcasting to go home and be a full time mom. calimary 23 hrs ago #4

Right on! StarryNite 23 hrs ago #5

Minimalism jworks OK for people who go to work , come home Warpy 23 hrs ago #6

After volunteering for years with arts and children's causes... littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #32

Hear, hear!! THANK YOU for saying this! EuterpeThelo 23 hrs ago #7

ding . this . AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #9

Keeper of the flame is a noble endeavor. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #35

Sun and Moon in Cancer here. I love everything you said!!! Coventina 22 hrs ago #38

its my stuff , leave me alone . and everything is allocated to another person via a will AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #8

I'm with you! mtngirl47 23 hrs ago #10

That's ME! Word for word BigmanPigman 23 hrs ago #11

I could not possibly agree more. Tomorrow (Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise), I am LoisB 23 hrs ago #12

I want to keep that which I care about The Madcap 23 hrs ago #13

Atta gurl! QueerDuck 23 hrs ago #14

Good for you ms.pamela 23 hrs ago #15

About china.... LisaM 23 hrs ago #16

Hells to the yes! EuterpeThelo 22 hrs ago #18

That's wonderful! I recently found my great-grandmother's butterchurn. I may even have a churning party! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #29

That should be fun. One of my friends is into making his own butter. niyad 21 hrs ago #53

With a hand churn? It takes a village. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #55

He's a big, tough guy! niyad 21 hrs ago #56

It takes hours and people usually have to take turns. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #57

Actually, I think you are correct. All I know is that I am NOT volunteering niyad 20 hrs ago #58

Hahaha. Don't worry. I'll be glad to butter your bread. You wouldn't have to lift a finger. littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #59

And I would be happy to be there. I can bring goodies! niyad 20 hrs ago #60

Absolutely! We'll butter everything! 😀 littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #61

Pate, Brie, good baguettes, MUST have good butter! niyad 20 hrs ago #63

Absolutely! ❤️ littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #64

wonderful thought there. I hereby award a gold star ... -- best post -- stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #31

Really good post. Struggling with these issues as we type. Evolve Dammit 23 hrs ago #17

Right with you Dammit. nt Prairie_Seagull 22 hrs ago #21

Marie Kondo? Isn't she the one who said "Ideally, you should own fewer than thirty books"? Aristus 22 hrs ago #19

MORE!!! niyad 22 hrs ago #26

Years ago, I had a dear friend, whose dating life amused me no end. niyad 22 hrs ago #45

He lack of reading undoubtedly explains his numerous fiascos. Aristus 19 hrs ago #68

I think you are correct about his fiascos, although they provided me niyad 17 hrs ago #69

For one of our moves, we had 50 boxes of books. 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #65

No scholar would take that seriously. Thirty REFERENCE books is not even a start. eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #70

Yeah. Right on. Fuck Marie Kondo. Who the hell does she think she is? FadedMullet 22 hrs ago #20

Who the hell is she??? niyad 22 hrs ago #27

You go!! Joinfortmill 22 hrs ago #22

Very righteous rant, Coventina. I can't agree more. littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #23

Fun fact: After Marie Kondo cluttered her house with a bunch of kids flvegan 22 hrs ago #24

You have every right to do what's best for you. hamsterjill 22 hrs ago #25

Whew! Glad we got THAT off of our chest! stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #28

Who can trust a woman that doesn't want more than a few books (that crazy Kondo lady) - TBF 22 hrs ago #33

I'll keep other people's books. But not without their consent. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #40

Darned straight. Enjoy it! Raven123 22 hrs ago #34

$160 a month for storage x 15 years BidenRocks 22 hrs ago #37

I am 100% against putting stuff in paid storage. Coventina 22 hrs ago #42

EBay? I think you'd be surprised if you advertised. The post office littlemissmartypants 22 hrs ago #44

Yes! I'm keeping my stuff too. OnionPatch 22 hrs ago #39

EXACTLY!!! niyad 22 hrs ago #43

In the past month, I have seen at least two dozen of these minimalist, niyad 22 hrs ago #41

Live your own life BeneteauBum 22 hrs ago #46

Marie Kondo can take a big dumpster and shove it where usonian 21 hrs ago #47

I saw a homeless guy last week riding his bicycle JoseBalow 21 hrs ago #48

Psychologists keep trying to label normal behaviors as disease delisen 21 hrs ago #49

I enjoy being a loner as my home is full of treasures that I can ...occupy littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #50

Art, music collections, JBTaurus83 20 hrs ago #62

I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread. 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #66

💯% with you Figarosmom 19 hrs ago #67