http://www.mepsnbarry.com/cycle-of-stuff/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/cycle-of-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:51:23 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/archives/2005/01/09/the-cycle-of-stuff/#comment-37 Loretta and I go thru the stuff cycle, too. We have been blessed with poverty, though. Neither of us has ever had a big house to fill and empty, and both of us have learned to know the difference between “need” and “want.” All the same, when we moved in together, the minivan made at least 10 trips to the thrift shop, dropping off the un-needed “stuff.” We’re still cutting back in preparation for life on the road, but little eruptons of papers and books keep coming up. This is probably the most fascinating aspect of leaving conventional life behind.

]]> http://www.mepsnbarry.com/cycle-of-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:31:52 +0000 http://www.mepsnbarry.com/adventures/archives/2005/01/09/the-cycle-of-stuff/#comment-36 I struggle with this too. Since moving to New Orleans 4.5 years ago, I’ve been in “acquire stuff” mode. Before that I had moved across the Atlantic four times. I had a lot less stuff then. Not having stuff is great. Collecting stuff is great too. Collecting is only good if it’s used and shared though. Collecting stuff and putting it in boxes is dumb. I do it often. Sigh.

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