Accumulating

We've all seen tv shows where we look at the messy,crowded state that some people deal with (live in) on an every day basis and shake our heads wondering how it could ever get that bad. Not me. I know how it could get that bad.

I have boxes and piles of paper and files. Multiple audits, a couple zone changes and a trip to the Ontario Municipal Board will do that for you. That and five corporations to keep straight. I recently spent the better part of the day sorting and filing into bankers boxes so I can at the very least, get rid of some of this paper and move it into storage. To the average person, it's still a disaster but to me, much better.

Anyone who knows my family knows I come by it honestly. My parents save everything. From antiques to outfits, we've got it all. Have a scavenger hunt? Look no further, if it's not in their basement it is in the attic. Need a Life magazine from 1969? We've got it- my mom isthem in case my brother or I have a project. I think we're okay if one comes up, mom.

The bonus to all this hoarding? we have some really neat stuff to look back on. Most of my artwork from when I was a kid, all my ballet costumes, dress up clothes and toys. It makes me smile to see my daughter dressed up in the same outfits that my friends and I played in hour after hour. The look on my mom's face is priceless too, kind of I told you so, but just plain glad she kept all the stuff!