Are you a sentimental type of person?

**frugalandsimple** · 04-28-2007, 03:44 PM

I don't call myself sentimental at all. I'm not into taking pictures, writing a journal or making a scrapbook or any other activity to "preserve" the memory. I also don't believe in keeping anything stored in boxes, filing cabinets or rubbermaid storage tubs except for seasonal items and *important* papers. I just don't see a point of keeping things that is just going to be stored away in some type of container that I don't plan on using or look at in the near future. I don't like clutter either.

I've thrown away or donated a lot of stuff that people consider "sentimental" like my high school diploma, pictures, my baby book, stuff that I recieved on "special events" like my 1st Communion and most of my childhood stuff like toys, books & stuffed animals. The 2 things that I've kept from my younger days of being a child and a teenager is a stuffed animal cat and a doll cradle.

**Nada.Leona** · 04-28-2007, 04:40 PM

I'm the same way. If it was important enough, it'll be logged in my memory. I try not to keep things around that aren't vitally important.

**Neeley** · 04-28-2007, 06:19 PM

I am an avid scrapbooker. I have several completed books and even more in the works. I have hanging shadow boxes with my baby blanket, the kids' Christening gown, their sport's jerseys, cheer uniforms, baby shoes etc...I have my diploma from HS, my dad's, DH's from HS and college all matted and framed, his fraternity photos, each and every yearbook from kindergarten through senior year for me and all of my kid's as well, everyone one of my report cards and my kids'. I have saved several of their special toys from their younger years. Their favorite security items as well as mine. I have videos and dvds of them and of all of our family dating back to the 70's. I have every baseball my son has ever hit over the fence in a baseball game - each is in its own protective case. He has over 30 trophies and DD has over 20 from their different activies and awards, all are proudly displayed.

These are important to us and we enjoy watching the dvds, looking back at the photos, seeing that jersey hanging up and it bringing back memories from that season or event. My house is not cluttered or messy. I am actually an organization junkie. Everything has a place and there is a place for everything.

**FrugalMomof3** · 04-28-2007, 07:49 PM

I usually dont keep very many items, except pictures really. I have everything in my filing cabinet of a brain, lol

**Emerald_Mommy** · 04-28-2007, 09:29 PM

I'm very sentimental but I'm trying to be better about separating out what is truly important to me and what is just cluttering my life. I was terrible as a kid, keeping everything that I could!

I'm getting a lot better. I've taken Peter Walsh's advice (from the show Clean Sweep) if something is truly important to me I try to honor it and display it in someway, not just fill boxes with my "stuff".

**Mamaof2rugrats** · 04-28-2007, 09:37 PM

Very sentimental. Love taking pictures and scrapbooking. I save everything!

**acidcookie** · 04-28-2007, 10:40 PM

I take a lot of pictures, but that's because I'm a photographer. Otherwise, I rarely take pictures of my friends, family, or events, just for the "memories." I hate stuff so I don't hang on to much of anything. I have all the memories and experience without the physical items, and to me they are just an unnecessary burden. I only want the things I need, and the few items that will make my environment nice. But as soon as something has to be stored in a box, it's clutter.

**Dancing Lotus** · 04-28-2007, 10:46 PM

I dont keep much but I do have a few special things. For the most part I dont understand the need to keep old dolls or every picture my kid draws. Those things are not my memories they are just things.

**nwmissourigal** · 04-29-2007, 12:30 AM

I am very sentimental. I do have alot of stuff that I cherish and I know it is just stuff, but I have gone thru things and only kept the things that I truly love. I do have some of my girls refriderator art saved from when they were little. And some things they made me in school. I guess there are just some things I cannot part with...Blessings...Kathy

**Lady Jennelle** · 04-30-2007, 12:02 AM

As for myself, I think I'm half-sentimental and half-not [if that makes any sense. *lol*]

I do keep a journal and hope to pass that onto my daughter someday [you know, like when I'm gone which hopefully won't be for a long time!]

I keep pictures but at the same time, except for special or cute ones ... I don't have a problem sorting through them and not keeping them.

I'm not into cards so much and though I know this sounds horrible, I wish people would pass my door at Christmas without putting cards in my slot.

I live in a building with 90+ apartments and I know that I had to have at least gotten 50 cards this past Christmas just from people in my building.

Then of course, I felt as if I had to give cards back, etc. ......

As for keeping cards? I have a couple of cards I've kept from my kids that I wouldn't want to give up but I don't keep every card for every occasion either.

Love,

Jennelle

**tink** · 04-30-2007, 08:03 AM

I am a "stuff" type of person. I am also a scrapbooker. It is so important to me to have the story of me and my family in trinkets and photos so I can pass the history on to the next generation. Not only do I like my junk, but others too! I love getting old and used cookbooks and poring thru to find the handwritten note or grocery list. Those are such silly treasures to me. I love to buy handcrafts that strangers have put so much work into as well.

Just this weekend I went to a birthday party and handed the guest of honor his b-day card and he said, "You know, you send alot of cards. I mean alot. Doesn't that get expensive?" Wow, here I thought that it would be appreciated when people think of you enough to make a card and send it to you. I will re-think that on the next milestone he has!

**Laurie in Bradenton** · 04-30-2007, 04:42 PM

I'm a stuff person. I've got Christmas ornaments that belong to my great grandmother, I've got a jar of dirt from the family farm in Northern Wisconsin.
Each time I bake using my grandmothers mixing bowl I feel her there with me. Pictures and I have a huge thing going on. I hate digital cameras because so often folks will take pictures and delete or lose them. Batteries always seem to be going dead at the wrong moment. My little disposible always comes through. Have 2 folders full of kids art projects along with colleges of works.
I have such a soft spot I cry at commercials and if its a good movie I'll use a whole box. DD stopped sitting by me during Disney movies because I cried too much. BIG SOFTY!

Laurie in Bradenton

**DJ1972** · 04-30-2007, 05:55 PM

I hate clutter! My family and friends tease me about not having nick nacks sitting around, or a bunch of stuff on my walls. I want tables and countertops bare and clean, and I don't have time to clean a bunch of "stuff". The only thing I hold onto are pictures...which are stored in photo boxes very neatly lol. I even threw out my wedding bouqet and the other few things I had from my wedding...my hubbie was shocked, but ok with it when I told him, we are no less married or no less in love because I don't have that crap in my closet. I don't think this makes me non-caring, I still have my memories, I can just find things in my closet alot easier than most of my friends.
My mom was a hoarder, when she passed away it took days to clean out her stuff, esp. the freezers. I think it was because she had so little growing up, she always bought extra of everything when she could afford to, out of fear of running out.

**geckoace** · 04-30-2007, 08:02 PM

we dont have a ton of stuff i limit my sentimental stuff to one 18 gal tub plus photos. i periodically go through the box and trash stuff especially if i cant remember what it is. hmmm i think i will go do that as part of spring cleaning.