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My mother and my husband (and his entire family, really) are all packrats and it drives me crazy. I am quite the opposite and routinely go through things and get rid of them if they a) are broken b) haven't been used/worn in the past year or c) are no longer needed (like my son's baby stuff he outgrew). I always have a box set aside somewhere for donatable goods and take it to the local church-run thrift shop once it's full. I don't like clutter and I don't feel the need to acquire "stuff". Except for things that have sentimental value (and I don't get attached to things often), I really have no problem throwing or giving things away.
That said, I keep boxes. Not just any box - but boxes that small electronics come in, jewelry type boxes (the white ones, not the fuzzy ones), small mailing boxes that are in good shape, etc. I always have a stash of boxes somewhere, but I do use them. I like to organize things, so I put things in boxes. I pull them out at Christmas or other holidays and use them to put gifts in. I rarely need to buy boxes to mail things because I usually have a suitable one. My husband teases me about my boxes. Perhaps I'm weird.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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