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June 24th, 2006 at 03:19 am

Why is it so hard to just let some things go?? I am writing in reference to all the PAPER around my house. I have puzzle magazines dating back to 1997 that I cannot get rid of the because there are still puzzles left undone. I have spent hours going through these books (I probably have 20 of them around) trying to finish the puzzles so I can throw them away. How STUPID is that? I am doing puzzles that I don't even enjoy! And then there are the magazines that I don't even subscribe to, but that my SIL gives me when she is done. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy them - they are parenting magazines that I do occasionally get some good info out of. But I feel like I need to read every article in them, even the ones on older kids and teenagers - like I am going to remember that in 14 years when my kids are learning to drive? C'mon, someone tell me how ridiculous I am being so I can stop. Please.
Does anyone else have this problem? It's like I am afraid of what I am going to miss. Luckily I don't have this problem with the newspapers (we get two daily) or else I would never get anything done. Come to think of it...my mom has this problem too. We can't throw away any newspaper until she has read it cover to cover (we have piles all over the house). Darn, it's genetic. Maybe there's no hope after all.
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3 Responses to “letting go”

  1. boomeyers Says:
    June 24th, 2006 at 04:34 am 1151123689
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    You should feel better about getting rid of them because you can recycle them. No one gets hurt. If that does'nt make you feel good enough, take them (used puzzle books and magazines, even newspapers) to a local clinic waiting room or nursing home and leave them for others! Your helping someone! :-)

  2. LuckyRobin Says:
    June 24th, 2006 at 10:18 pm 1151187511
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    At all of our county libraries you can take old magazines and put them in a box for other people to take home free. Anyone can take what they want out of it. I use ours all the time, and only very occassionally do I take something else home. If your name or address are on any of them, use a black marker to blot them out.

  3. baselle Says:
    June 25th, 2006 at 02:41 am 1151203307
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    My mother was a hoarder - newspapers stacked everywhere. I'm nervous that I've inherited her trait, so I get into my cleaning urges every so often. Get rid of the newspapers and spare paper, including undone puzzle books. You probably got your six bucks of enjoyment years ago. Smile
    I've been using my library visits as a reason to prune my subscriptions and my impulse buys of newspapers or magazines.

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