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Books, like Jadast. I have a full bookshelf in the upstairs lounge, one in my bedroom, and one downstairs in the living room. And then there are still about six more giant Rubbermaid totes full of them in my garage...and another 10 or so cardboard boxes of books in my parents' garage. I have been informed that the books are not moving with my parents once they sell this house. The last two moves my parents made I had to move the books myself--no one else would do it. I could probably start my own used bookstore with all of the books I own. I should probably learn to check books out of the library instead of buying as many of them as I do. Of course, being in and around a university campus I have ways of getting too many books for cheap/free. Nothing delights me more than finding that a professor has gone through their books and left a stack outside their door for students to take. Plus, being in the English department, we have regular book exchanges--not that I ever give any away.
I also collect all kinds of little boxes. I love little boxes--specifically those covered in decoupage. I also have a nice box from Tiffany. They're great for holding all of the little treasures I have collected over the years--my clay cat whistle, a picture of my cat who died, a rose from a date in high school, a necklace my dad gave me, etc.
Somewhere in a box in my parents' garage I also have a significant collection of cool piggy banks. Some of them are actual piggy banks with various designs on them, one is an obese, sleepy pig, one is a lion, and one has Mickey and Minnie Mouse on it.
I also have a large collection of marbles, all contained in an old glass Kraft Mayo jar--one of the foodservice size jars. Some of the marbles are made of semi-precious stones, purchased from national park gift shops. Additionally, I have a collection of semi-precious stones, minerals, and fossils/petrified wood, left over from childhood along with my seashell collection (which includes a rather large conch and a tiny seahorse).
I think that's all. I'm a collector, but I try not to be a packrat. There is a fine line.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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