Comments on: Junk Won’t Make You Happy

By: Hank

Hank — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:17:50 +0000

Getting rid of junk or minimizing the clutter in my life is something that I want to do, but my wife and I have really struggled with owning too many possessions. Moving into a smaller home has shown us just how bad this has gotten.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:51:45 +0000

I used to lead such a blissfully clutter-free life until I had kids. All of the sudden I have these two little people that come with all of their own stuff. Even if my husband and I keep the toys we buy for them to a minimum, grandparents seem to consider our "less stuff for the kids" mentality to be a close second to outright deprivation. Because of this, they enthusiastically fill the gap by overbuying for the kid's birthdays and Christmas.

We try to give away toys the kids no longer play with often, but they still clutter up the house.

I'm like you in that the clutter in my life leads to stress. I can't relax unless things are put away. So the less stuff we have to worry about keeping cleaned up the better!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 20:26:41 +0000

My mother in law passed leaving us basement full of STUFF…months have passed we are still sorting stuff. I will never do this to my daughters. Think of others…..

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 05:08:50 +0000

I think I fall somewhere in the middle as I like to be surrounded by things which have value to me, but I can,t abide too much stuff.
It has to be a happy medium for me.

By: The Merry

The Merry — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:16:19 +0000

I appreciate living clutter free — in theory. In practice, my attitude is more 'don't touch my junk!'
Sigh. Need to work on that.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:08:58 +0000

Yup. I feel less guilt about getting rid of things that people (mostly my mother and mil)give me that I don't want but they think I do (or that I would be sentimental about). I just donated boxes full of things that had no emotional meaning for me. I've gotten quite ruthless recently. If it doesn't mean something to me, it's gone. Less is definitely more.