Do you have a problem with clutter? (Yeah, I mean YOU!) - Page 3

frahse · 03-09-2014, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

I used to clutter my home with all the things I love. I got rid of it as soon as my freedom was lost among all the women...

That reminded me of a song where the lady sings of a man (supposedly a movie star) that gave away the things he loved and one of those was her.

Being a gentleman, I won't name names.

cfrizz · 03-09-2014, 10:37 AM

That would be Carly Simon's You're So Vain!

dandelioncottage · 03-09-2014, 02:58 PM

I just saw a NY Times article about a "famous" hoarder (his parents were celebrities).

One of the comments is from a former hoarder who has shifted his/her focus to "hoarding" ebooks. One of our own, perhaps?

pidgeon92 · 03-09-2014, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dandelioncottage

One of the comments is from a former hoarder who has shifted his/her focus to "hoarding" ebooks. One of our own, perhaps?

frahse · 03-09-2014, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dandelioncottage

I just saw a NY Times article about a "famous" hoarder (his parents were celebrities).

One of the comments is from a former hoarder who has shifted his/her focus to "hoarding" ebooks. One of our own, perhaps?

I was once that way about mp3 songs. Back in the Napster heyday.

Tarana · 03-10-2014, 05:25 PM

Yes, I have clutter. All of my novels are gone and I am currently eliminating half the craft and cookbooks until all of them can fit on a single bookshelf. My bookshelves are being temporarily repurposed to hold craft stuff. All of my ebooks, audiobooks and music have to fit on one drive, since it will be backed up to another drive (which will be stored offsite).

BTW, my cousin found out (fire last Wed.) that while insurance does cover your computer, it does not cover lost data such as music, ebooks or audiobooks. Some policies do extend to some data, but this requires a seperate computer rider policy. This is where cloud or offsite backup storage is your friend.

Yolina · 03-10-2014, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

BTW, my cousin found out (fire last Wed.) that while insurance does cover your computer, it does not cover lost data such as music, ebooks or audiobooks. Some policies do extend to some data, but this requires a seperate computer rider policy..

Guess it depends on the country and insurance policy. My contents insurance does cover up to £5000 worth of digital purchases (which isn't actually that much when you think about it). But I do have multiple backups anyway...

pagansoul · 03-14-2014, 02:06 PM

When I was 30 I moved from New Jersey to San Francisco. I sold all my belongings except that which could fit in 7 XEROX boxes. After 5 years I just about got everything back in one way or another. Then I was moved to Georgia by my company and went from one bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom small house. I never purchased a record again but made up for it in CDs. Didn't quite get into VHS but my DVD collection is in the thousands, Blue-ray about 500. I try to give away my computers and electronics to friends and family as soon as I get myself that new version but I still have 5 working computers in my house, 5 ebook readers when all I use is my iPad3 and more than anything I have more cloths than I will ever need. This spring I will scale down in all things. I have been reading about the Tiny House movement and though I'm not leaving my small house (1100sf) I do have to declutter. I hope 2014 is my year.

frahse · 03-15-2014, 11:43 AM

I have a son who travels by car now.

He moved to the West Coast and reduced his belongings to one large roll along and a medium roll along that fit in his trunk. Has a backpack. He also has a small suitcase that has his "Dress for an important Meeting" suit, etc. It stays with the car unless needed.
He was in 600 to 900 sq ft Hotel rooms and then a 700 foot condo but is now coming back to the East Coast.

He is merciless in his efforts to avoid clutter. Tossed the box desk calendar I gave him for Christmas.

He does have 2 laptops with him and is thinking about adding a 3rd.

I kid him about getting a "Bloomberg Terminal."

ficbot · 03-16-2014, 01:24 PM

I have joked before that if our entire home burned down tomorrow, I would need one shopping trip to replace the clothes and toilteries, and then overnight to let me Dropbox folder redownload onto my computer, and I could pretty much pick up my life where I left off. All my media is on digital now. I can run my books, my workouts, my movies and TV shows, everything solely using a laptop computer.

Actually, we just picked up a Lego hobby, and it's bringing some clutter back into our house. But I like it because it's something we can all do together, and it's nice to have one thing that's not electronic...

Joykins · 03-16-2014, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I don't consider books, records, movies, and the like clutter. These things present a storage problem, and I reluctantly weed out items because of that, but they're not clutter. Clutter is useless old receipts, paper clips, unopened junk mail, mysterious keys, batteries, scraps of notes, expired coupons, etc.

Yes, this.

I have both; most of the "clutter" actually belongs to my husband. He did throw out a number of old VCR tapes finally 17 years after we bought a DVD player.

ManosHandsOfFate · 03-17-2014, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Joykins

He did throw out a number of old VCR tapes finally 17 years after we bought a DVD player.

You guys were very early DVD adopters!

Joykins · 03-17-2014, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ManosHandsOfFate

You guys were very early DVD adopters!

Yeah, he saved up and when they came out he bought the very first model. I think it died a couple of years ago.

jbcohen · 03-20-2014, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by dandelioncottage

I just saw a NY Times article about a "famous" hoarder (his parents were celebrities).

One of the comments is from a former hoarder who has shifted his/her focus to "hoarding" ebooks. One of our own, perhaps?

One of the most famous hoarders was the butler Bertram from a TV show called Jessie.

As far as the clutter goes I'm bad but not as bad as Bertram, but I am pretty bad, I have gone digital with my books out of necessity, the books were going to take over the basement. Now I have nothing coming in except those in electronic form and library books (that will turn around and leave).

frahse · 03-20-2014, 05:34 PM

I doubt that you will make it through the series, but there is a Hoarders TV series that you can get.
The food hoarders are really really crazy. The animal ones are next.

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03-09-2014, 10:37 AM	#32
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,570 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	That would be Carly Simon's You're So Vain!

03-09-2014, 02:58 PM	#33
dandelioncottage Abibliophobe Posts: 425 Karma: 4379916 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: iPad Mini 2 64 gb, Nook Glowlight, iPad 4 (128 gb)	I just saw a NY Times article about a "famous" hoarder (his parents were celebrities). One of the comments is from a former hoarder who has shifted his/her focus to "hoarding" ebooks. One of our own, perhaps?

03-10-2014, 05:25 PM	#36
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Yes, I have clutter. All of my novels are gone and I am currently eliminating half the craft and cookbooks until all of them can fit on a single bookshelf. My bookshelves are being temporarily repurposed to hold craft stuff. All of my ebooks, audiobooks and music have to fit on one drive, since it will be backed up to another drive (which will be stored offsite). BTW, my cousin found out (fire last Wed.) that while insurance does cover your computer, it does not cover lost data such as music, ebooks or audiobooks. Some policies do extend to some data, but this requires a seperate computer rider policy. This is where cloud or offsite backup storage is your friend.

03-14-2014, 02:06 PM	#38
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	When I was 30 I moved from New Jersey to San Francisco. I sold all my belongings except that which could fit in 7 XEROX boxes. After 5 years I just about got everything back in one way or another. Then I was moved to Georgia by my company and went from one bedroom apartment to a 3 bedroom small house. I never purchased a record again but made up for it in CDs. Didn't quite get into VHS but my DVD collection is in the thousands, Blue-ray about 500. I try to give away my computers and electronics to friends and family as soon as I get myself that new version but I still have 5 working computers in my house, 5 ebook readers when all I use is my iPad3 and more than anything I have more cloths than I will ever need. This spring I will scale down in all things. I have been reading about the Tiny House movement and though I'm not leaving my small house (1100sf) I do have to declutter. I hope 2014 is my year.

03-15-2014, 11:43 AM	#39
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	I have a son who travels by car now. He moved to the West Coast and reduced his belongings to one large roll along and a medium roll along that fit in his trunk. Has a backpack. He also has a small suitcase that has his "Dress for an important Meeting" suit, etc. It stays with the car unless needed. He was in 600 to 900 sq ft Hotel rooms and then a 700 foot condo but is now coming back to the East Coast. He is merciless in his efforts to avoid clutter. Tossed the box desk calendar I gave him for Christmas. He does have 2 laptops with him and is thinking about adding a 3rd. I kid him about getting a "Bloomberg Terminal."

03-16-2014, 01:24 PM	#40
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I have joked before that if our entire home burned down tomorrow, I would need one shopping trip to replace the clothes and toilteries, and then overnight to let me Dropbox folder redownload onto my computer, and I could pretty much pick up my life where I left off. All my media is on digital now. I can run my books, my workouts, my movies and TV shows, everything solely using a laptop computer. Actually, we just picked up a Lego hobby, and it's bringing some clutter back into our house. But I like it because it's something we can all do together, and it's nice to have one thing that's not electronic...

03-20-2014, 05:34 PM	#45
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	I doubt that you will make it through the series, but there is a Hoarders TV series that you can get. The food hoarders are really really crazy. The animal ones are next.

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