Excess Stuff

     Getting rid of Facebook was/is a part of decluttering my life. It is a good first step.  Now I need to remove a LOT of physical junk from my space. I am at the point where having stuff feels like a burden. I recognize that getting new stuff makes me "happy" until it doesn't anymore.  My brother has convinced me to give E-bay a chance. Not sure what I expect to get money wise from selling my stuff. But I am looking forward to getting rid of so much stuff.

    Perhaps I go a bit dark here, but I just imagine if I died right now, how much crap my family would just toss out. My stuff has little to no meaning to them. Most of the stuff in the basement is from my childhood. Why my parents saved so much of it, I have no idea. 

    Breaking the habit of "wanting" is difficult. There is a cheap laptop I am interested in getting. The first way I am justifying it is calling it cheap. It is a bit over $300. Sure its not terrible, but I could also use that money to pay for bills, grocery or gas for the cars. I am also trying to say I need it in order to write this blog. As if I am going to be out and about and need to throw down a laptop to write some thought provoking prose.  I am not. And if I felt the need to, I could bang out a note or two via my already expensive cell phone. 

    Things I can see from my desk right now are baffling. Why do I still have some of this stuff? How much  plastic is in my line of sight right now? Is it enough to choke a whale? Maybe. I try to do a purge of my Amazon wish list before the Holidays. I forget whats on there and when I receive something I don't care about anymore, it can be embarrassing. Or I am worried the person didn't buy it on sale which is the only reason I added it.

    God I have so much crap here.