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mtngirl47

(1,242 posts)
10. I'm with you!
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:29 PM
Yesterday

My kids don't want grandma or great grandma's china. My art isn't their taste. I've been told that decorating for the seasons or holidays is ridiculous (usually when I ask for help!)

So I will go forward with the things I love....I will use the china and not worry about chips any more. And then when I die they can sell my stuff or donate it.

I am currently scanning photos and putting them on an Aura screen that shuffles the photos. It is so much fun to look at the electronic photo frame and see days gone by! I will leave the actual photos to my children and let them decide if they will throw away several generations of history.

At the end of the day I enjoy my cozy home with the mementos of my life around me, some great music on the stereo, and a good book!



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Views enid602 Yesterday #1
You better get busy then. 🤓😀❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #30
I had a woman stay with me for a couple of months because she was in hard times. She had so much stuff Deuxcents Yesterday #2
OH MY GOD/DESS!! This hit me in the gut!!! Coventina Yesterday #36
Now, this has got me 😢 I can understand your original post better. Deuxcents Yesterday #51
Such generational trauma runs in the family. Coventina Yesterday #52
Sad what happens to little children and the adults don't realize or say..they'll get over it 😔 Deuxcents Yesterday #54
I'm not a minimalist and I love my treasures Niagara Yesterday #3
I figure I gave up a SECURE job in broadcasting to go home and be a full time mom. calimary Yesterday #4
Right on! StarryNite Yesterday #5
Minimalism jworks OK for people who go to work , come home Warpy Yesterday #6
After volunteering for years with arts and children's causes... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #32
Hear, hear!! THANK YOU for saying this! EuterpeThelo Yesterday #7
ding . this . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #9
Keeper of the flame is a noble endeavor. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #35
Sun and Moon in Cancer here. I love everything you said!!! Coventina Yesterday #38
its my stuff , leave me alone . and everything is allocated to another person via a will AllaN01Bear Yesterday #8
I'm with you! mtngirl47 Yesterday #10
That's ME! Word for word BigmanPigman Yesterday #11
I could not possibly agree more. Tomorrow (Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise), I am LoisB Yesterday #12
I want to keep that which I care about The Madcap Yesterday #13
Atta gurl! QueerDuck Yesterday #14
Good for you ms.pamela Yesterday #15
About china.... LisaM Yesterday #16
Hells to the yes! EuterpeThelo Yesterday #18
That's wonderful! I recently found my great-grandmother's butterchurn. I may even have a churning party! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #29
That should be fun. One of my friends is into making his own butter. niyad Yesterday #53
With a hand churn? It takes a village. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #55
He's a big, tough guy! niyad Yesterday #56
It takes hours and people usually have to take turns. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #57
Actually, I think you are correct. All I know is that I am NOT volunteering niyad Yesterday #58
Hahaha. Don't worry. I'll be glad to butter your bread. You wouldn't have to lift a finger. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #59
And I would be happy to be there. I can bring goodies! niyad Yesterday #60
Absolutely! We'll butter everything! 😀 littlemissmartypants Yesterday #61
Pate, Brie, good baguettes, MUST have good butter! niyad Yesterday #63
Absolutely! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #64
wonderful thought there. I hereby award a gold star ... -- best post -- stopdiggin Yesterday #31
Really good post. Struggling with these issues as we type. Evolve Dammit Yesterday #17
Right with you Dammit. nt Prairie_Seagull Yesterday #21
Marie Kondo? Isn't she the one who said "Ideally, you should own fewer than thirty books"? Aristus Yesterday #19
MORE!!! niyad Yesterday #26
Years ago, I had a dear friend, whose dating life amused me no end. niyad Yesterday #45
He lack of reading undoubtedly explains his numerous fiascos. Aristus Yesterday #68
I think you are correct about his fiascos, although they provided me niyad 23 hrs ago #69
For one of our moves, we had 50 boxes of books. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #65
No scholar would take that seriously. Thirty REFERENCE books is not even a start. eppur_se_muova 22 hrs ago #70
Yeah. Right on. Fuck Marie Kondo. Who the hell does she think she is? FadedMullet Yesterday #20
Who the hell is she??? niyad Yesterday #27
You go!! Joinfortmill Yesterday #22
Very righteous rant, Coventina. I can't agree more. littlemissmartypants Yesterday #23
Fun fact: After Marie Kondo cluttered her house with a bunch of kids flvegan Yesterday #24
You have every right to do what's best for you. hamsterjill Yesterday #25
Whew! Glad we got THAT off of our chest! stopdiggin Yesterday #28
Who can trust a woman that doesn't want more than a few books (that crazy Kondo lady) - TBF Yesterday #33
I'll keep other people's books. But not without their consent. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Yesterday #40
Darned straight. Enjoy it! Raven123 Yesterday #34
$160 a month for storage x 15 years BidenRocks Yesterday #37
I am 100% against putting stuff in paid storage. Coventina Yesterday #42
EBay? I think you'd be surprised if you advertised. The post office littlemissmartypants Yesterday #44
Yes! I'm keeping my stuff too. OnionPatch Yesterday #39
EXACTLY!!! niyad Yesterday #43
In the past month, I have seen at least two dozen of these minimalist, niyad Yesterday #41
Live your own life BeneteauBum Yesterday #46
Marie Kondo can take a big dumpster and shove it where usonian Yesterday #47
I saw a homeless guy last week riding his bicycle JoseBalow Yesterday #48
Psychologists keep trying to label normal behaviors as disease delisen Yesterday #49
I enjoy being a loner as my home is full of treasures that I can ...occupy littlemissmartypants Yesterday #50
Art, music collections, JBTaurus83 Yesterday #62
I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #66
💯% with you Figarosmom Yesterday #67
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