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Post by insomnikitty on Feb 14, 2009 12:33:32 GMT -5
I did this a lot. But now money's tight so at least I've broken the habit! However, this from page 1: >> I've purchased yarn for projects I know I won't make, >> and yarn for projects I want to make but know I will >> never use. >Wow, did that one hit home for *me*. I *do* crochet. But I crochet one thing -- neat little cat >beds. I use Red Heart yarn for that. So why do I keep having to buy beautiful, expensive, >lovely-to-touch yarns?! Most of them went out in the trash. sigh. Since you throw some out anyway, why not see how they work in the cat beds (provided the material's safe for kitty)? My mom sewed all my prom dresses and play costumes, and we had a cat that absolutely adored satin. She got the scraps. Or stuff that wasn't scraps till her claws touched them  |
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Post by dayeanu on Feb 14, 2009 13:38:26 GMT -5
When MYSMOM2001 has her dinner party, I can provide all the china and silver. I could almost have a sit-down dinner for the SWOOS 2009 conference, with all the stuff I've bought. Ironically, I can't cook for a crowd, and my current card table/dining table, were it cleared, would seat 4.  I think I want to have an antique china shop! |
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Post by Sapphire G on Oct 14, 2009 22:09:14 GMT -5
I have "bought things for a life I don't lead" since my first job. I am trying to stop doing this but it's very difficult for me. The dreams are always there. For some reason, Target really brings this out in me. I guess their marketers are successful in getting me to hope for the possibilities.
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Post by Chrysoprase on Oct 14, 2009 22:48:34 GMT -5
Snailspace, I thought what you wrote was both very beautiful and truly insightful.
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Post by Meme on Oct 14, 2009 23:41:07 GMT -5
yes- and I think this is normal if there is such a thing as ''normal.'' hugs
I have broken the habit as far as most things go but on occasion I still do buy
something with an impossible something in mind.
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Post by mafixit on Oct 15, 2009 9:33:40 GMT -5
boy did this describe me to a t.. this is the reason why I buy so many nice clothes and shoes, the usually end up sitting in the closet with the tag still on. I have been buying for a lifestyle I can only dream of. Great thread, going back to read through all the responses  |
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Post by StuffNoMore on Oct 15, 2009 10:01:25 GMT -5
How did I ever miss this thread  This also describes me in so many ways. I still have the book from my 1st ACLS class and just got the courage to throw it away. Now why would I want to keep it? In case I forgot something in the middle of a code at work? Do I tell them to wait, I'm going to drive up and refresh myself in the middle of a cardiac arrest and will be back? So out it went...today! As for the clothes, I've had the same visions of getting out more with all the new clothes I bought and never used. BUT....now that I decluttered my master walk in closet and they're now hanging neatly there, I do feel I'm perhaps one step closer to that dream. Hugs SNM |
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Post by xievajohnson on Oct 15, 2009 15:35:15 GMT -5
I've enjoyed this thread and can so relate.
creativechaos,
I'm inspired by your words "for me, the hoarding and saving is all about the dream". May I borrow them for my SOS signature?
Xieva
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Post by xievajohnson on Jan 22, 2010 21:15:35 GMT -5
I think about this thread often, so I hope you don't mind if I bump it up.
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Post by TML on Jan 22, 2010 21:36:32 GMT -5
Mine is sort of the opposite. My junk and weight keeps me from leading the cool life I could have. This may sound really odd but I could have a life that would make the even great lives you see on tv pale in comparison. In a way I am scared. Maybe I am wrong about the ability to have a really cool life. I don't think so but the clutter keeps me from having to even think about it.
I made a promise to myself that I would live the life inside that I want and I have been trying to stick to it. It is slow and hard. I have signed up for two races this year (one a half marathon) in really cool places as incentive to get it together. I am going to start traveling for fun again. For me the clutter kills my dream and is not a part of it.
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Post by Butterfly on Jan 22, 2010 21:58:19 GMT -5
...I have purchased twelve pairs of earrings in the last four months and I don't have pierced ears. I just have this fantasy. In it I'm eating a piece of pie in a riverview restaurant, and I have an inverted tulip dangling from each lobe. I am thin and young and wearing a nice dress. The only part of this I can actually achieve? Yeah. Buying the earrings...You're wrong, you know. You can get your ears pierced, put on your favorite pair of earrings and a beautiful dress and then go eat that delicious piece of pie in the nicest river view restaurant you can find. In fact, it does my heart good to think of you doing just that. Now, if you find the fountain of youth, PLEASE, please let me know. *grin* |
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Post by Butterfly on Jan 22, 2010 22:14:25 GMT -5
...my neighbor used to make fun of me from across the field because i would sit down and dig for maybe two minutes each day because my back hurt so darn much... I had to smile at this. In my former home I decided to put in a formal-ish rose garden in my front yard. I wasn't as bad as I am now but I still had quite a lot of medical issues. Because I was trying to do this in red clay, I needed to double-dig the large beds and add in lots of compost. So, I drug my stool out there, in my front yard right by the highway, and for weeks I sat in that stool, sometimes at lower than ground level as the digging proceeded, and used a pick axe to dig out the clay and then later a small tiller. Cars would almost stop on this 55 mph highway and gape (and laugh, too) at me, but I got it done and I loved those beds. Right now, I can't imagine taking something this on. But, hopefully, since my Medicare starts in a month and I'll get the medical care I need, including surgery, I'll again be able to do such crazy and rewarding things. |
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jan 22, 2010 22:21:00 GMT -5
...I have purchased twelve pairs of earrings in the last four months and I don't have pierced ears. I just have this fantasy. In it I'm eating a piece of pie in a riverview restaurant, and I have an inverted tulip dangling from each lobe. I am thin and young and wearing a nice dress. The only part of this I can actually achieve? Yeah. Buying the earrings... You're wrong, you know. You can get your ears pierced, put on your favorite pair of earrings and a beautiful dress and then go eat that delicious piece of pie in the nicest river view restaurant you can find. In fact, it does my heart good to think of you doing just that.
Now, if you find the fountain of youth, PLEASE, please let me know. *grin* Actually, encouraged by this thread ... Snailspace DID live part of her dream ... there is a followup thread in which she got her ears pierced but .... had to do special "earlobe care" for MANY MANY weeks before it was safe to wear the SPECIAL dangly earrings ... The thread began as her personal journey to follow that dream ... for several pages ... an earring quest ... ... and then eventually others joined her on other tangents of the glamour theme. (eventually the focus of the thread went more towards general glamour and self-care ... and no longer needed to be a follow-up to the dream thread). The thread is called: The Glamour Cornertakeonestepatatime.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=blogs&action=display&thread=5435- |
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Post by Butterfly on Jan 22, 2010 22:31:57 GMT -5
...We've also taken the plunge and ripped out the pee-soaked carpet... I need to do this, too. May I ask what was involved? There's an area where my cat has ripped the carpet trying to dig under the closed door and it almost looks like the carpet was glued. But, on TV I don't see anyone gluing carpet down. Anyway, I'd appreciate any insight on what's actually involved. Thanks! |
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Post by Butterfly on Jan 22, 2010 22:40:16 GMT -5
Actually, encouraged by this thread ... Snailspace DID live part of her dream ... Thanks! I foolishly posted before I finished reading the thread and I truly hope I haven't offended anyone. I understand about fear, I live in so much fear that I can hardly bear to leave the house, so I should have been more careful with my words. On the positive side, it does do my heart good to know she accomplished all of that! |
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