tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post5560681637903844164..comments2024-03-29T06:47:35.500-05:00Comments on Wild Olive: thread bits // vintage supplies that bring joyMolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05919005875185335727noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-65245000022428337202015-10-17T20:20:20.012-05:002015-10-17T20:20:20.012-05:00I'm an admitted pack rat. I am trying to take ...I'm an admitted pack rat. I am trying to take pictures of things that I don't have to keep because I find I have too much stuff. I still have my jelly bracelets and charm necklaces from the 80s. I always feel better donating them to someone/someplace where I know they will be used or someone needs it more than I do.<br />I hang on to fabric, stickers, and various other supplies that couldLindsay RC Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833973872391597686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-64462931156493619502015-07-09T13:51:33.220-05:002015-07-09T13:51:33.220-05:00Oh I had forgotten those even existed until I read...Oh I had forgotten those even existed until I read this post. How wonderful.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848203901556742390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-18468955570544703972015-07-06T21:24:51.064-05:002015-07-06T21:24:51.064-05:00I just started the KonMari method! I've gotten...I just started the KonMari method! I've gotten through the first two steps (clothes and books) and I love, love seeing only books I love (which your Stitch Love book is one of them!) on my bookshelves and wearing clothes that I love! I have even gotten my kids to go through theirs using the same method. One book I kept that I literally have no use for is an old book of folk songs. I don'tMonicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-11180974395876954962015-07-06T21:22:47.025-05:002015-07-06T21:22:47.025-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Monica Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866162521852909517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-26877160359388938022015-07-06T20:54:25.557-05:002015-07-06T20:54:25.557-05:00I'm like you. bits of ric rac, pretty buttons....I'm like you. bits of ric rac, pretty buttons.... sheesh. I'm getting better at letting go of things but it's hard. recently when my sister unearthed mom's original AQUA sewing machine, I sooooo wanted to bring it home! Instead we staged a photo shoot & I had prints made for Mom and me to hang in our sewing space as a memory. Ellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191087933892721297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-15213499207599785882015-07-06T20:14:41.093-05:002015-07-06T20:14:41.093-05:00I was dubious of the KonMari method when I first c...I was dubious of the KonMari method when I first came across it for exactly the same reasons. I have so many things that bring me joy from plush toys to craft supplies to my bookshelf overstuffed with books. I ended up picking up the book on a whim and have since fallen in love with the method. I love that she doesn't encourage you to get rid of anything that truly brings you joy, but insteadAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822563492601354053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-33255103861126181042015-07-06T19:42:40.452-05:002015-07-06T19:42:40.452-05:00We have been planning (and preparing) to sell our ...We have been planning (and preparing) to sell our house for a while, but when it hit the market, it sold (above asking price offer!) in 24 hours. So I've been packing and packing, and that after already de-cluttering and getting rid of various things we no longer need or use. <br /><br />I can be very ruthless about this process, as I lack some aspects of sentimentality. Indeed, there are a Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233479262926672923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-12947692173305859542015-07-06T16:44:01.607-05:002015-07-06T16:44:01.607-05:00My Grandmother's english tea cup, sans saucer,...My Grandmother's english tea cup, sans saucer, brings me great joy in my sewing room, I use it for pins! My many, many patterns bring me joy, as does my bin of fabric selvages, my plastic shoeboxes full of bling, ribbons and rickrack bring me a lot of joy as I sew and pick through them for embellishments! When something no longer brings me joy I gift it to another sewing friend or give it toSheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05142747965140946010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-87305042561304557052015-07-06T11:17:57.768-05:002015-07-06T11:17:57.768-05:00PS And to answer your question, I have a few jars...PS And to answer your question, I have a few jars of vintage buttons from my mother and grandmother that are out on display where I can enjoy them every day! :-DMicheleStitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359536829512273796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-14779120546725298132015-07-06T11:15:08.589-05:002015-07-06T11:15:08.589-05:00Also, another thought to consider about "find...Also, another thought to consider about "finding joy" in things...do you get the opportunity to "find joy" on a regular basis if something is stuffed in a drawer or attic or box or closet? In other words, you may pull something out that you never use or look at and think, "Oh! I just LOVE this thing! It brings me joy!" But if is not part of your regular daily lifeMicheleStitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359536829512273796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7500979.post-64058864119103779582015-07-06T11:08:04.381-05:002015-07-06T11:08:04.381-05:00I found that the more things I got rid of the more...I found that the more things I got rid of the more joy I found in NOT having too much stuff. Clutter really makes me feel overwhelmed. Also, I would ask myself "Am I going to use this in the next 6 mos. to a year?" If not, I let it go. Also, for me, the letting go was done in stages...first I got rid of the "easy" things. 3 months later I would find the things I just HAD MicheleStitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16359536829512273796noreply@blogger.com