Distracted? Not I...nope...couldn't be.

I thought I'd be writing daily, but then life happened and my plans changed. So I come to you 5 days after my last post (which was typed on the 5th and posted on the 6th). A lot has happened in the last few days. More decluttering has occurred. I've got another huge box filled to the brim with toys, books, clothes, and blankets. All things that we should have donated before but hung on to for unknown reasons. What are those reasons? Why do we hang on to things that have no purpose in our lives? For some it is memories. Without the items in their homes, even if those items are in boxes in a shed, they fear they won't have the memories anymore. For some it is laziness, pure and simple. They just don't think about the items because they don't "see" them. They put things in boxes and stack them in the garage. For some it is overwhelming to think about getting rid of things they perceive to have value. We have been discussing that last reason, the value one, in depth in a Facebook group I belong to. Members have asked why their items don't sell when they post them on swap sites, but the moment they post on a Freecycle group the items are snatched up like they're gold. Why would someone value them when they are free, but not when the seller posted them with a price tag? I can't answer the question. I wish I could, but I also wonder this. That is the reason why I now am just gathering things for donations and don't bother trying to sell all but one or two items at a time. Those items do have value that can be seen and I have them priced fairly low. If a buyer doesn't come forward and purchase the items, they'll join the remainder of items on the shelves at the thrift store. Today, I went with a friend to a Holistic Health Fair in a neighboring town. It wasn't anything like we'd hoped or expected it to be, but I did get to drink cumin, fennel tea (I do not recommend it by the way). I also spoke to an "animal whisperer" about why my cat Grissom is peeing in the corner next to his litter box (determined he did not like the kitten we had up until a week ago). Next we ventured off to the thrift store where I purchased a terra cotta garlic roaster...something my husband has been wanting for awhile. Now to go to the food co-op and purchase some elephant garlic so we can have roasted garlic with dinner tomorrow. That's all for tonight. Tomorrow is another busy day. We are heading down towards Seattle to return my son's gift...it was broken when he opened the box. Good night.