tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post2524580165368956969..comments2024-02-05T05:29:03.549-07:00Comments on GIY: Goth It Yourself: Monthly Homework Assignment: Prized PossesionsJ.Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-86913709390875185472012-05-24T22:46:53.443-06:002012-05-24T22:46:53.443-06:00Oh, man... my grandmother just died and I'm ac...Oh, man... my grandmother just died and I'm actually homeless right now, but I am presently in her old house helping to sort things out... I (and other family members) are having to turn down all kinds of prized items of grandma's that we'd love to keep, but which nobody has room for. Weirdly even the Goodwill is turning away stuff of hers we try to give them (I guess it doesn't sell for enough to be worth the trouble.)Gothica Gothique Goth Bloghttp://emporiumgothica.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-27595731198852716642012-05-18T18:33:01.171-06:002012-05-18T18:33:01.171-06:00Switching things out is good. Keeps it interesting...Switching things out is good. Keeps it interesting. I've been known to move my furniture around just for a change.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-89671975110733390652012-05-18T18:31:36.457-06:002012-05-18T18:31:36.457-06:00The thief leaving you something... I like that. :)...The thief leaving you something... I like that. :) I would probably have a few more decorative items if there were no dust. I don't like dusting (or undusting, as I say) lots of little knickknacks. <br /><br />Sounds like a very special ring. :)J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-80136625340034612062012-05-17T19:28:06.322-06:002012-05-17T19:28:06.322-06:00im somewhere in between *lol* i get bored by stuff...im somewhere in between *lol* i get bored by stuff easily though and then exchange :-P<br /><br />and the idea of such a bag is great!kakuidorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100077960614794279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-86768144704149050932012-05-17T03:17:37.372-06:002012-05-17T03:17:37.372-06:00Wow... ok, so I am a Super-Spartan LOL. I go for a...Wow... ok, so I am a Super-Spartan LOL. I go for a few large ornaments, no small nic nacs at all.<br /><br /> I purge every few months... I don't get attached to anything, if a fire broke out, as long as I had my cat Pebbles, I'd be fine.<br /><br /> My friends often say that if I got burgled, the thief would leave me something instead!<br /><br /> It suits me, it's easy to clean, coz I am a bit of a clean-freek, and organizer too...<br /><br /> BUT... at holiday times, especially Halloween and Christmas I do go mad, my place is filled to the brim, nothing is left undecorated with bats, pumpkins, tinsel, lights etc etc.<br /><br /> My most prized possesion is my Mothers ring, which was a 21st birthday present to her. It is silver and black onyx with a figure of a "greek type" woman and child in white relief, very delicate. She wore it everyday since her 21st and never took it off... since she died, I have never taken the ring off. :)Emma-Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258091721188492746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-35224392092545373672012-05-16T16:19:17.668-06:002012-05-16T16:19:17.668-06:00It's interesting... when I tell people that I ...It's interesting... when I tell people that I want to be a professional organizer, many of them picture me as the Stuff Police, marching into their house and throwing away all their beloved stuff. They think I won't be happy until I've Spartanized and sanitized. ;) But that's not what it's about. The goal is to find the right amount of stuff and the right level of organization that makes that person comfortable. I believe you have done a great job of that. :)J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-72858296881749459272012-05-16T09:19:12.813-06:002012-05-16T09:19:12.813-06:00:) I wouldn't do very well in a Spartan enviro...:) I wouldn't do very well in a Spartan environment. Everything I have has some sort of meaning to it -- someone special gave it to me/us, I had it since I was a kid, etc. I feel frantic when I first move into a place because my stuff isn't out and placed perfectly. I love waking up in the morning and seeing all my stuff ... it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. Don't get me wrong: I do purge when something isn't useful or when I've grown out of it. I just went through a purge about a year ago. I got rid of a lot of stuff that carried some negative emotions, past memories that I would rather forget. <br /><br />I definitely need a "to go" bag! Good suggestion ... time to organize it with Ed. Thanks! And thanks for participating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-69468612294966705922012-05-14T21:26:48.173-06:002012-05-14T21:26:48.173-06:00I got in the go bag habit when I lived in Washingt...I got in the go bag habit when I lived in Washington, DC shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks. Everyone was edgy and building evacuations weren't uncommon. I didn't want to end up stranded outside without my ID, subway pass, etc.J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-47526978118210600922012-05-14T21:11:16.188-06:002012-05-14T21:11:16.188-06:00Ha ha! I'll put them through the buff-o-matic ...Ha ha! I'll put them through the buff-o-matic and send them right over. Adding Spartans to a treasure-filled room must balance things out, right?J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-74999193126486079392012-05-14T21:08:00.248-06:002012-05-14T21:08:00.248-06:00Thanks! It's super fun to drive. The bats add ...Thanks! It's super fun to drive. The bats add an extra layer of awesome. ;)J.Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195276109146618481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-46701079730976833862012-05-14T02:24:34.703-06:002012-05-14T02:24:34.703-06:00I think it's a great idea to have an "to ...I think it's a great idea to have an "to go" bag. I have a lot of prized possessions but in a catastrophe I could leave them behind at once. The only thing that really matters are the living family members.linnea-mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378511815400433196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-78739389316968952472012-05-13T20:10:54.802-06:002012-05-13T20:10:54.802-06:00I'd make some sort of suggestive comment about...I'd make some sort of suggestive comment about being in that sort of Spartan environment, but I'm terrible at that sort of thing. Have them all washed and brought to my >cluttered< little tent.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106248590741025937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9176007711635280067.post-29783679445723652402012-05-13T18:42:23.479-06:002012-05-13T18:42:23.479-06:00Doooode I lurv your car! :)Doooode I lurv your car! :)Elizabeth_Bethezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01488447492356797855noreply@blogger.com