A Lesson in Keeping “Useful” Things

I’m the person who struggles to get rid of things that I think are perfectly good or that could be used for something. I have boxes and boxes full of random things that I can’t bear to part with because I’m convinced I’ll need them again.

Well, I finally needed something random that I know I kept, and I was feeling really justified in keeping all of those boxes. Until I realized I can’t find it. I can’t even find it! I’ve been keeping it for years in case I need it and now that I finally do, I can’t even find it because I have so much random stuff that it’s lost in the chaos.

I just went to the store and bought a new one and I suddenly feel a lot less guilty about getting rid of stuff “in case I need it.” I’m planning on finally getting rid of some of those boxes this week thanks to this, so I thought it might help some of you, too.