Too Much Of The Wrong Kind Of Stuff!
Paul Graham’s latest column, entitled “Stuff” really hit me today. When we moved into our house three years ago, we almost doubled our square footage. And now . . .our stuff is beginning to crowd us out. It’s amazing how much stuff three people can have.
Do we need it all? No. So why do we accumulate it? Because we think we need it. Because we think it will give us lots of use, and will make our life better. But it generally never does.
Gina has been good at getting rid of our needless stuff in the past few months. This spring we had a garage sale and things that didn’t sell went to Craigslist. Now she has discovered FreeCycle and shes putting them up for the taking there. I’m proud of her for taking this initiative.
A great quote from Graham’s post is:
Every thing you own takes energy away from you. Some give more than they take. Those are the only things worth having.So, with that, I introduce the latest purchase for the Hostetler family — and one that I feel will give more than she takes. And, heck, she’s darn cute too. Her name is Sadie.
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