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Post by mellowyellow on May 25, 2008 12:58:50 GMT -5
I can be a pushover in many ways.
It has been a growing process to learn to say NO to "gifts" from my mum and friends and acquaintances. By gifts, I mean, their cast offs... or items that they see at a yard sale and think I would like to have or use.
It is difficult after a lifetime of saying, Oh thank you, I think that will come in handy some day. And it is still difficult to see the hurt or slightly insulted expression on some people's faces.
The other problem I have is agreeing to store things for others.
Eg:
1. Please keep this for a while because if I bring this home, your dad will have a fit. I have to wait until he won't notice (my mum... and I've been storing some things for two or more years now)
2. Can I throw these here in the garage for a bit, just until I get things straightened out at the work site. I don't have room in my apartment (my boyfriend... and I've been storing his things for over a year, and now he rents in a home, and does have storage space)
I have to report success in two areas... I have started to use some of the items I am storing for my mum (some lovely retro dishes).
Also, I have straightened up the bf clutter in a third of the garage and have put it all neatly into five boxes stacked one on top of the other. He will grumble that he can't access things that way, and I will tell him that he should probably remove them then.
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Post by Tiger on May 25, 2008 13:33:28 GMT -5
Hi Mellow,
You seem to be getting somewhere! I like your solutions.
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Post by hollymaid on May 25, 2008 13:40:10 GMT -5
This use to happen to me, I had a big yard and ended up with alot of off season stuff etc. Campers and boats and cars they were waiting to sell.
Now I have a smaller place and can't even store my own things.
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