hubby and I are planning to go into Assisted Living.

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137. I replace them periodically.

Brushing my teeth is not exactly something that gives me joy. It's simply utilitarian. Not sure they'd be that good for polishing silver. It seems to me they'd scratch the silver.

Lots of things I use don't necessarily give me joy: my underwear is another example. My pots and pans. On the other hand, my good china gives me great joy, even though I don't use it very often. So I'm still keeping the china.

I think the notion that you should only keep things that give you joy can't really be extended to all of your possessions. It's certainly true that many of us have and keep things we don't need. I'm currently trying to clear out some of the crap I've acquired in the last few years, since I moved to my current place.

I am astonished at how many people have their garage totally filled with stuff and the car is parked outside. It's my opinion that if you can't put the car in the garage because there's no room inside, then you definitely have too much stuff.