On having excess 'stuff'
I’ve got a bit of an issue with ‘stuff’. I like having stuff. Then I feel overcrowded and want it out. I go through phases of collecting things, then feel the need to purge and get them all out. It happens with everything. I used to buy so many magazines you wouldn’t believe. When I had no room to keep them, I’d keep a folder of the front covers. One day, I recycled them all. I went through a phase of buying loads of (fairly cheap) clothes, then had a day where I needed to sort through everything and keep only the things that were flattering and that I loved. I bought so much makeup and so many toiletries there’s no way one person could use it all and I was running out of space to store it. Then I suddenly couldn’t bear how many products were crowding me out. I’ve been using everything up, so I can get to the point where I have one of everything, plus a backup if said item is close to running out. I’ve always been like it. I feel such an urge to colle...