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From the lens How to Live Without Stuff and Why You Should.

  • homestead_lady Jul 26, 2011 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Great lens!
  • homestead_lady Jul 26, 2011 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Great lens!
  • serenity4me Jul 11, 2011 @ 3:08 am | delete
    Interesting lens, I enjoyed all the questions you've put out there. Nice job!
  • gypsyman27 Jul 8, 2011 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    I have a problem with keeping things too long. Mostly documentation, I am paranoid that I'll need that 5 year old receipt someday. This lens has given me some perspective on that situation. See you around the galaxy...
  • Tolovaj Jul 7, 2011 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    Great lens.Thumbs up!
  • Wednesday_Elf Jan 19, 2011 @ 6:26 am | delete
    Now after reading 3 of your 'decluttering' stories, I'm getting off the computer and getting to work on my first 'declutter' project. Thanks for all the ideas and hints and best of luck in keeping your 'stuff' under control. :)
  • MeltedRachel Jan 19, 2011 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Hooray! I hope it goes well! :D
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 9, 2010 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    Returning to give this great lens a SquidAngel blessing.
  • MeltedRachel Oct 9, 2010 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    Thanks so much :D
  • NarrowPathPublishing Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    Great lens! Gavi and I are somehwat packratish and need a wakeup call. I have a closet full of clothes I don't wear; whatever I can't give to her I need to give away.
  • MeltedRachel Sep 22, 2010 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for visiting and your comments! :D

    I need to read this again myself - the clutter is slowly creeping back in!
  • ArizonaHydroFuel Sep 22, 2010 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Great Lens, Rachel! You've opened up our (Pandora's) boxes of "stuff" so brilliantly. Yes, I have several hoards that need clearing up -- maybe tomorrow? OUCH! Anyway, you've poked me in several of the right places -- thanks!
  • MeltedRachel Sep 22, 2010 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting!

    I just got "poked" by spilling a full cup of tea over some clutter - I had to deal with it pretty quickly!!
  • DinosaurEgg Sep 19, 2010 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    I really enjoyed this, one of my favourite lenses so far. I've been doing a lot of thinking on this subject recently and it has really changed my behaviour. I don't need more stuff. Lensrolled.
  • MeltedRachel Sep 19, 2010 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    Thanks so much! :D I'm glad you enjoyed it.
  • LadyelenaUK Sep 17, 2010 @ 6:26 pm | delete
    Great Read - Lots of us are guilty of Hoarding. I certainly am. On reflection, the only time I've let go of things is when I'm moving home and nothing else can fit in my car. lol. So, I have no choice but to throw them away or leave it as a "gift" to the new tenant.
  • MeltedRachel Sep 17, 2010 @ 6:30 pm | delete
    Haha - like the gifting idea! :D

    It certainly does take a fire lit under you, I think - if I lived in a bigger place and had loads of disposable cash I'd be a monster hoarder!
  • devilsworkshopcrafts Sep 14, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    I've been trying to motivate myself to declutter by keeping a list and updating it each time I sell, toss, or donate an item to charity. I've gotten rid of over 100 things since moving into our new apartment in February, my goal is to hit 365 by the 1 year mark.
  • MeltedRachel Sep 14, 2010 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    Thank you for your awesome comments!

    I really wish I'd kept a list of stuff I'd gotten rid of - that's an sweome idea - when I'm down to my ideal Apartan level of belongings I'll keep a list then - that way I know exactly what I have. I have this wonderful vision of owning no more than a wardrobe's worth of belongings - not sure I'll ever get there.

    Well done on your decluttering!
  • Peregrina Sep 14, 2010 @ 10:46 am | delete
    I've been living for two years without half my stuff (it's all in boxes at my parents' place, which isn't anywhere near where I live). I haven't missed most of it, though some has sentimental value and sometimes I want to re-read some of the books.

    This is a great lens with some wonderful ideas!
  • MeltedRachel Sep 14, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting!

    I find the same thing when I go on holiday - when you get back you realise there's so much you don't need - but if it's there with you all the time you think it's more important than it is.
  • kimmanleyort Jul 8, 2010 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Yes, this is a very thoughtful lens on why we have too much stuff. That hug-e-gram was unbelievable. I just heard about a pregnant woman who was having 4 showers and, at one shower, one person gave her 30 outfits for the baby. HUH? Lensrolled to responsible purchasing.
  • MeltedRachel Sep 14, 2010 @ 5:53 am | delete
    Hi KIm! Sorry, just found this comment and realised I hadn't replied!

    That woman is crazy! I hope those outfits all went up in size!!

    *off to look at responsible purchasing*
  • WordCustard Jul 8, 2010 @ 8:59 am | delete
    This is fantastic and *~*~ Angel Blessed ~*~* of course! Thanks to ecolicious for sending me here via Squidoo Lens Reviews. Now I'm off to read some of those links you posted here. :)
  • MeltedRachel Jul 8, 2010 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    Thanks so much :D
  • vallain Jun 4, 2010 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    I'm lensrolling this to my HELP, My Desk is Buried and to Throw Out 50 Things lenses. You are right, letting go of things is both guilt-producing and freeing.
  • MeltedRachel Jun 5, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Thanks so much :D
  • Parleo May 11, 2010 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    I got rid of most of my "stuff" when I emigrated. It was a liberating feeling arriving in a new country with just a one suitcase.
  • MeltedRachel May 11, 2010 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    That sounds wondergful - I think sometimes we need some big change in our lives like that to help us sort out which bits of stuff are important! Thanks for visiting!
  • Qualitee May 9, 2010 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Thank you for this great lens. I have now let go of quite a bit of 'stuff' and feel so much better for it. Great lens. 5*
  • MeltedRachel May 9, 2010 @ 6:27 pm | delete
    Thanks for visiting! Wonderful that you feel so much better :D
  • Gloriousconfusion Apr 20, 2010 @ 3:46 am | delete
    In order to rebuild my shed, my son forced a shed clear-out on me. Throwing out old pots, plastic bags, a disused barbeque, a rusty storage rack and boxes was like ripping my heart out, but I did it, Freecycling things to grateful receivers despite the cynicism of family who said "nobody could possibly want your rubbish" (but they did). It certainly made me feel better in the end, but the psychological pain was terrible!
  • MeltedRachel Apr 20, 2010 @ 6:13 am | delete
    Well done!! It is tough but it's great knowing that it's going to someone who can use it rather than chucking it out. Thanks for visiting :D
  • theraggededge Apr 13, 2010 @ 8:14 am | delete
    Popped back to bestow a blessing on this wonderful and thought-provoking lens :-)
  • MeltedRachel Apr 13, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Thank you :D
  • KarenTBTEN Apr 8, 2010 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    Oh, yes, I have a bunch of stuff, for some of the reasons outlined in the opening. i might make something out of this... etc. Congratulations on a thoughtful well-done lens and a urple star.
  • MeltedRachel Apr 8, 2010 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    Thanks :D Good luck with your stuff - I still have a way to go myself!
  • marsha32 Mar 25, 2010 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Less is definately more! and easier to clean up too lol
    congrats on the purple star!
  • MeltedRachel Mar 26, 2010 @ 3:49 am | delete
    So true! Thank you for visiting :D
  • vanidiana Mar 25, 2010 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Your writing really reminds that I should have thrown / given away some stuffs that I no longer use. They're all stacked in my cupboards, bedrooms, kitchen, everywhere. Thanks for writing this lens!
  • MeltedRachel Mar 26, 2010 @ 3:49 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting :D I have the same problem - yesterday I found a whole heap of stuff in a cupboard, taking up space and i bet there's a whole load more in here - sometimes it's difficult to notice things!
  • LizMac60 Mar 20, 2010 @ 5:05 am | delete
    Well done for getting a purple star my awesome daughter.
  • MeltedRachel Mar 20, 2010 @ 6:42 am | delete
    Thanks Mum! ;)
  • Heather426 Mar 19, 2010 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    Awesome lens! I'm not really a hoarder because I've been a nomad my whole life. Great questions you asked!
  • MeltedRachel Mar 20, 2010 @ 6:43 am | delete
    Thanks - that's the best way to be I think :) I'd like to be free enough of stuff that I could just leave at a drop of a hat.
  • Norma_Budden Mar 19, 2010 @ 2:50 pm | delete
    I've bookmarked your lens and will definitely be back.

    Right now, I'm on the prowl for purple star lenses to add to my directory of the best lenses on Squidoo. I would love for you to submit your purple star lenses at
    http://www.squidoo.com/purple-star-awards-3
  • MeltedRachel Mar 19, 2010 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Thanks for visiting and the offer! Will head over now :D
  • theraggededge Mar 17, 2010 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    Excellent way of turning the spotlight on what is really a disease of society. Having kids turns Christmas into a plastic hell. And after all that my two only want to write, draw and play with Lego (I'll concede that Lego is a great invention).

    I love to get rid of stuff - I run a Realcycle group - like Freecycle but British. It's a great way to unload the unwanteds.
  • MeltedRachel Mar 18, 2010 @ 6:02 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting :D

    I'm dreading the plastic hell if I ever have kids! That's why I'm trying to sort my life now - my Dad is a terrible hoarder and I've been pretty bad - I don't want to pass the habit on to anymore generations!

    Well done on the Realcycle group - I just had a quick look at the website. I'm British too - so I'll keep it in mind for the next load of stuff.
  • MeltedRachel Mar 18, 2010 @ 6:02 am | delete
    Thanks for visiting :D

    I'm dreading the plastic hell if I ever have kids! That's why I'm trying to sort my life now - my Dad is a terrible hoarder and I've been pretty bad - I don't want to pass the habit on to anymore generations!

    Well done on the Realcycle group - I just had a quick look at the website. I'm British too - so I'll keep it in mind for the next load of stuff.
  • Ecolicious Mar 5, 2010 @ 8:41 am | delete
    What a great lens! I can relate. This is a lens so many people need to look at. Blessed
  • MeltedRachel Mar 5, 2010 @ 9:28 am | delete
    Thanks so much :D

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