Do You Hoard?

I don't hoard much and only buy what I really need. I try to keep my place as simple as possible.

Yes, we are sisters under the skin. I even have old clothes that I plan to recycle, if I do not go back to work. You can take a worn bath rug and back it with a towel to give it more absorbancy and other things like that. Until they are just threadbare, there is always a use.

Bravo if you can think of practical reasons to hoard anything. Use it or lose it!

I would say you are a practical hoarder . You hoard things but also use the things you are hoarding. I am a hoarder as well. I like to think I am practical in that I hoard blankets but I have also found myself hoarding things that I don't need. I've hoarded papers because "one day I might need them." I haven't yet. I used to hoard yarn as well but then I realized I was not quite the accomplished needlecrafter I thought I'd be. I gave that "hoard" to my aunt. Now she hoards it.

My mother keeps old, worn, torn things because as she says ‘you might have something to use it for in the future’.

I would not say that you hoard. I keep stuff like that I have it in boxes all over my house.

Not yet for me, but I see my mom do this all the time. the towels have become rugs or have become wash clothes, sneaker laces have become tiny ropes she uses and the list go on. There was this one time i cleaned up everything and put it outside so i can take it to trash... but my mom got them all back. :D We never ran out of things at home and whenever I need something, she will have em. like a small plastic, or pouch, paper bags, etc.

I'm trying to shift to a minimalist lifestyle nowadays so I'm either selling or donating the things that I do not use anymore here at home.

My family and I hoard things that can be useful as you had mentioned.

I do not, in fact when the spring comes, I have plenty of little things I need to dump.

My mother bought material, which I inherited when I got her sewing machine (that doesn't work) However, I love to sew, and intend to use that material. I already used some to make pillows for everyone to remember Mom by. I can't say I'll ever use the rest of it, but it's there, and it's not going anywhere. So, I do understand about the yarn. I collect knickknacks usually the Christmas villages, also oil lamps. I keep telling myself it's time to get rid of the village houses. I am overflowing with them. It's something I really do intend to get rid of, not all of them, but a good portion of them. I also collect dishes, something I had to stop myself from doing as you can only use one set at a time anyway, and I have three, one good set for holidays. With living in an apartment, there really isn't a place for all the extra stuff I have, so I need to get rid of it. Somehow.

I don't waste much at all but I had a good declutter a couple of years ago when Vince went to Nepal. I find it easier to declutter and reorganise when I'm on my own. I had a stack of baby yarn and crocheted dozens of tiny beanies for prem babies. I tried to finish up some unfinished projects and managed to bite the bullet with some items and donate them to the op shop (thrift store). I felt really good once I'd got rid of some of the items that, in my heart of hearts, I knew I'd never get around to using. I give empty jars to people who make jams but keep one or two for myself and, like you, I make rags from discarded items.

I keep all kinds of things with no idea why they will come in handy. Every now and again I have a big clean out, otherwise I'd be unable to open the doors!

Yes especially this time of season... typhoon season. Just last week we had so much water in the region due to moonson, low pressure area and typhon and we're stranded in our place. We need to have hoard things like instant noodles, coffee, rice and other necessity because we cannot go to market during this time.

In some ways, Yes I would say I do. I also have more Yarn than I will probably ever use and should consider reselling some of it since I never make the projects I set out to make when I bought them. Also have other items I really need to try and sell etc if I ever can and make some much needed space.

as long as you are using it for some other ways, then it is good.

My wife is a hoarder! Can you imagine she is still keeping her clothes that she wore 35 years ago!

I do keep things for extended periods of time hoping I will need them again. Otherwise I'm pretty organized. I also use old items like t-shirts to use as rags.

No I do not, I cannot afford to as my life does not allow it.

You're like my elder brother Joey who is collecting everything from yarns, wires, nuts, bolts. When somebody from the neighborhood needs one of those, he knows who to ask.