tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post1848960076720240620..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Stuff is StuffPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-62988133583318516052012-08-17T17:52:34.093-04:002012-08-17T17:52:34.093-04:00@Simply Grand -- Thank you for sharing that poem, ...@Simply Grand -- Thank you for sharing that poem, so perfect for this post.<br /><br />I do have a lot of stuff to divest. I'm thinking of just opening a Dollar Store on my front lawn one Saturday.Laura Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-54424455622753400972012-08-16T22:14:15.366-04:002012-08-16T22:14:15.366-04:00{wiping tears} that's lovely.{wiping tears} that's lovely.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89222454298930776242012-08-16T22:13:02.738-04:002012-08-16T22:13:02.738-04:00You can have the world's only curated collecti...You can have the world's only curated collection of Cool Whip containers! <br /><br />I love the description of your family's farm house. Sounds like a treasure... just like you.<br /><br />xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-57902483321418994182012-08-16T19:07:26.003-04:002012-08-16T19:07:26.003-04:00On the other hand, the allegedly healthy process o...On the other hand, the allegedly healthy process of 'decluttering' is not without risk...<br /><br /><b>Love Songs In Age</b> <br />by Philip Larkin<br /><br />She kept her songs, they kept so little space, <br />The covers pleased her: <br />One bleached from lying in a sunny place, <br />One marked in circles by a vase of water, <br />One mended, when a tidy fit had seized her, <br />Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-27792618225912592252012-08-16T18:40:00.427-04:002012-08-16T18:40:00.427-04:00Being a child of only children of parents who were...Being a child of only children of parents who were the only members of <i>their</i> generation who cared about and collected old family pieces, I was in line to inherit a ton of stuff, a lot of it valuable, some historically important and some merely cool, but what between a flood, a fire & the occasional break-in--not to mention day-to-day breakage in a house with four boys--there's no Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-30825113246945880102012-08-16T16:14:16.515-04:002012-08-16T16:14:16.515-04:00My mother thinks I am a hoarder (I'm not - she...My mother thinks I am a hoarder (I'm not - she needs to watch a bit of the show to prove my point). I am down to one set of china, so proud!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-15884932994181388772012-08-16T16:11:43.474-04:002012-08-16T16:11:43.474-04:00I've acquired a lot to specifically sell, then...I've acquired a lot to specifically sell, then lost the momentum. It's back though!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45507099295612137512012-08-16T16:10:44.507-04:002012-08-16T16:10:44.507-04:00I didn't know you all were in Fed Hill! We sho...I didn't know you all were in Fed Hill! We should get together. I love Fed Hill! <br /><br />There is a lot of weight in things. I felt so liberated when I didn't have anything.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64582897510402838662012-08-16T16:09:18.597-04:002012-08-16T16:09:18.597-04:00I went from having nothing when I came back from W...I went from having nothing when I came back from Wales, to an 800 sf house to a 1200 sf house, which is tiny to a lot of people, but big to me. After a year here, I am trying to rework so things are more organized.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-57960561986554117132012-08-16T16:04:15.258-04:002012-08-16T16:04:15.258-04:00It's the books! At least I have a place where ...It's the books! At least I have a place where they can go, although I usually come home with the same number or more!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-5249929734372907102012-08-16T16:03:17.706-04:002012-08-16T16:03:17.706-04:00there are lots of pieces of me that i'd like t...there are lots of pieces of me that i'd like to lose!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-33220034618319409152012-08-16T16:01:42.921-04:002012-08-16T16:01:42.921-04:00All of my things have stories, too. When I sell so...All of my things have stories, too. When I sell something, I try and tell the story of it, too. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-91870872488337197042012-08-16T16:01:04.558-04:002012-08-16T16:01:04.558-04:00That's the thing - taking up energy! That make...That's the thing - taking up energy! That makes me crazy.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89937146759862280962012-08-16T15:59:42.196-04:002012-08-16T15:59:42.196-04:00The whole storage unit phenomenom is quite amazing...The whole storage unit phenomenom is quite amazing. I went to an auction at one once and it was just so sad.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75549849154830132022012-08-16T15:57:54.756-04:002012-08-16T15:57:54.756-04:00There's just so much that I love!There's just so much that I love!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-21055396693012062032012-08-16T15:56:58.436-04:002012-08-16T15:56:58.436-04:00Ha! I tried that last summer when I moved. It sort...Ha! I tried that last summer when I moved. It sort of worked - i got rid of a lot, but then kept some things to go through later. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-38085937271790254482012-08-16T15:54:20.095-04:002012-08-16T15:54:20.095-04:00Oh, Bonnie! I like that way of thinking. Maybe my ...Oh, Bonnie! I like that way of thinking. Maybe my clutter is what's doing my head in!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-9754811938021222552012-08-16T15:53:48.379-04:002012-08-16T15:53:48.379-04:00I have a basement, and an attic (loft). I use the ...I have a basement, and an attic (loft). I use the basement only. I don't even want to think about putting things in the loft. Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-88429815501097584582012-08-16T15:52:50.164-04:002012-08-16T15:52:50.164-04:00I do not object to anyone (myself included) having...I do not object to anyone (myself included) having lots of stuff but if you are going to do so, you must be able to care properly for said lots of stuff and appreciate it. My grandmother had to move to a small house when her husband died and she started the habit of rotating her various collections since she had limited display space. You appreciate things more when you don't see them ilovelimegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13704346108310846391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-32670001131155282542012-08-16T15:51:45.494-04:002012-08-16T15:51:45.494-04:00I had really pared down when I moved into this hou...I had really pared down when I moved into this house, but things have crept up again. It makes me crazy.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-1934544135291782292012-08-16T13:34:11.775-04:002012-08-16T13:34:11.775-04:00Great post!!!!
I agree whole heartedly!!
Selling o...Great post!!!!<br />I agree whole heartedly!!<br />Selling on a regular basis helps with this :)<br />And like I always say, if you are looking to buy, redecorate, purchase a gift etc. who better to buy from than an experienced treasure huntress like us :)<br />Good Luck and have a great time with your cousins!!!<br />Best,<br /><br />TerriLa Dolfinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890526795159739411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75129349510315321632012-08-16T13:16:47.106-04:002012-08-16T13:16:47.106-04:00My husband and I moved from a 3,000-square foot Vi...My husband and I moved from a 3,000-square foot Victorian house in Upstate New York to a 980-square foot rowhouse in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood. So we were forced to do a great deal of down sizing. At first, it really hurt but after a while it was actually cathartic. It's nice to go through life feeling light and care free, no longer weighted down with all those things we Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10248963076507306752012-08-16T12:48:18.169-04:002012-08-16T12:48:18.169-04:00after my move i've been very careful about wha...after my move i've been very careful about what I buy and bring into my space. I always was before as the apt was so small but now that I have a much bigger place I was worried I would just start becoming a hoarder (like my dad!). So far so good and i'm just enjoying having the space and not filling it with just 'stuff'.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-24525115369600715342012-08-16T12:45:07.315-04:002012-08-16T12:45:07.315-04:00I couldn't agree more. I have inherited my de...I couldn't agree more. I have inherited my dear Mum's stuff, most of which seem to be holiday souvenirs from Woolies which her patients (she was a nurse) had given her, plus assorted other awful things, bless her. My daughter is now insisting that NOTHING is given or thrown away - she wants it all but as she is only just 16, it's going to be a long time before she can take Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-43527285219346056112012-08-16T11:49:15.889-04:002012-08-16T11:49:15.889-04:00Everything you own owns a piece of you. Choose wi...Everything you own owns a piece of you. Choose wisely.Tishnoreply@blogger.com