Sharing some free images...

 
There's been a lot of chatter going on in blogland about hoarding. No doubt it has become a topic of conversation due to the new TV show featured on the history channel. But seriously...it is causing me to take a hard look at my own "collections"....yipes. This sentiment was only fueled by my middle child's recent teasing comment of "Mom, I think you have potential to become a hoarder one day!"

Whew. "ONE DAY." He didn't say that TODAY I am a hoarder. Rather, I have potential...but still. And he's right! As much as I hate to admit it, I have too much stuff. I have been a collector for several decades, but I need to scale back...big time. To share more....

So with that sentiment in mind, one goal of mine is to share more of my vintage stuff here in blogland with those who like this same stuff. So please feel free to save any of my images today for your own personal use. I'm perfectly fine with you using these images in things you will create for resale...just please don't sell the actual images in a collage sheet, CD, etc.

 
 
 
 
 

...and the same label in a couple of other colors...

 

 

 If anyone has some great advice, words of wisdom, ideas they've used for de-stashing I'd love to hear them! Meanwhile, I did manage to do a once through the old closet and have two knee high piles of stuff that's going to Goodwill...

...one box at a time....wish me luck....or better yet, perseverance, discipline, focus, determination.......!

Comments

[Beverly]

Welll, if you are a potential hoarder, I say that you are very pretty and sweet potential. The Hoarder Society would be blessed to have you.♥

I'm combing the house for things to sale at our upcoming yard sale. I could have one every weekend, and still have too much "stuff". But, once or maybe twice a year is all that I can endure.

[debi]

Sue, thanks so much for sharing your beautiful images!!!

If you're hoarding beautiful treasures like those images, sorry, can't help you with that one! lol

[Terri@PringleHill]

I can't even begin to think about un-hoarding (especially in my closets). The thought of trying to clean them out makes my head hurt!!! LOVE the images! Thank you so much for your generosity!!! Hugs, Terri xoxox

[Jill]

Our homily two weeks ago was about telling yourself you have "enough". Then before I went to my last auction my son said, "Mom, before you go I want you to go to the store room and look around and say, 'I have enough'". hhhmm...well. I'm glad he was listening at Mass! I do resell so I can justify, but it easy to acquire too much. I have absolutely no advice to you at all!

[Jill]

I do have to qualify that I give away everything that others may actually need. I have no need to hoard useful items at all!

[Zuzu]

We went from a 4bdrm/2.5ba/full basement/dbl-garage McMansion to our tiny 375 sq. ft. cottage, so I understand the huge task of decluttering. I just kept going through it all, donating what I was sure I no longer needed/wanted and eventually ended up with a cottage full of favs.

Thank you for sharing these beautiful images, Sue! I hope you have a lovely day!

Hugs,
Zuzu

[Cherie Wilson]

Middle kids............always saying it like it is!! Well, I would just have selective hearing, and zone in on that word "potential" which I am sure you already have! Tee hee:) Thankyou for your thoughtful images Sue! Not only will they be useful, and they inspire me........they make me feel like I just "found" a treasure and they didn't cost me anything or take up space!! Voila! You are a gem:)

[Lynn]

You would not believe what I got rid of before we moved. Some I gave away to people I knew would like it, some to goodwill, but it felt so good. I still have a lot of "things" but most of it are "things" I love so that's ok :)
I read a book on clearing your clutter and it said when you do it allows space for good things to come into your life, so hey, we can always use more of that, give it a whirl :)