The Last couple of years when I've had baby on the mind I've started collecting baby things I liked or thought I might need. I'm embarrassed to admit just how out of hand this "collecting" has gotten, but I've always been aware of this habit and knew things where starting to pile up but, who can turn up cute baby shoes on sale? What surprised me when I went into our storage/ baby room (again use whatever term make us look less pathetic for having an unused room in our house) was that I've apparently moved on to hoarding other items.
One side of this room contains some of the baby items we've kept, and hauled hundreds of miles, from when Laura was a baby. I say some of the things because early in my grief I moved most of the bins filled with stuff out to the garage and insisted Sam haul it to Goodwill. Lucky for me my husband is a proticator and these bins are again safely stored in the garage storage area. In the middle of the room items that don't have a specific home any where else in the house have been haphazardly stacked around Sam's elliptical. Then there on the other side next to the closet is a pile of wrapping paper and gift bags. There are at least 13 rolls of wrapping paper, some opened and some still sealed tight, and a Happy Birthday Bag with numerous gift bags and sheets of tissue paper stored inside. I would like to say that when I'm buying new wrapping supplies I forget that I already have some at home, but no the truth is much more twisted. I buy most f these on clearance at Target and just can't turn down what I think is a great deal. Who knows what I think I will be wrapping, hopefully something big!
One side of this room contains some of the baby items we've kept, and hauled hundreds of miles, from when Laura was a baby. I say some of the things because early in my grief I moved most of the bins filled with stuff out to the garage and insisted Sam haul it to Goodwill. Lucky for me my husband is a proticator and these bins are again safely stored in the garage storage area. In the middle of the room items that don't have a specific home any where else in the house have been haphazardly stacked around Sam's elliptical. Then there on the other side next to the closet is a pile of wrapping paper and gift bags. There are at least 13 rolls of wrapping paper, some opened and some still sealed tight, and a Happy Birthday Bag with numerous gift bags and sheets of tissue paper stored inside. I would like to say that when I'm buying new wrapping supplies I forget that I already have some at home, but no the truth is much more twisted. I buy most f these on clearance at Target and just can't turn down what I think is a great deal. Who knows what I think I will be wrapping, hopefully something big!
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