Paring down...

After realising that I didn't have a working CD or DVD player aside from my computer I got rid of my CDs. That was prior to moving.

Since the move I've managed to part with a bunch more things. I've got a bunch of books for donation, a whole pile of electronics for eBay or recycling and a set of golf clubs to sell that I use once a year on a 9 hole course if Rory and I can get our arses into gear.

There's a stack of old hard drives I've been hanging on to for years thinking that I'll probably get around to getting the data off them one day. They're for the recycling centre too.

I've hauled a bunch of this crap half way around the world with me from Austin, TX where I fell headlong into consumerism for a few years and then stored, moved, stored, moved, stored and moved them around London since then. Well past time to let go.

Right now Monica and I are figuring out the purchase of more 'forever things' as we call them. Buying high quality stuff made of good materials that either isn't plastic so wont break or can be serviced sensibly if something does go wrong. Finding high quality tools that help us do jobs well.

I'm hopeful that that doesn't always mean expensive stuff. Figuring we can buy a lot of things like that second hand because the basic nature of them is that they wont have fallen apart over time and might even have grown more beautiful over time.

I've never really been good at buying used things so this is a challenge and a learning experience. Mostly it will challenge my patience. Usually when I want something I want it now.

Anyway, less, better, stuff and way, way less clutter and hanging on to things that I don't use much. Off to a good start aside from the I(c)kea desk I bought today.

Also, after living for years without desk drawers I now have 5 and hope to never have more stuff around my desk than will fit in them. Lovely having camera, cables, discs, booklets, pens, pencils, necessary things put away somewhere where they can't be seen.

Oh, yeah, got to get rid of the Mac Mini too. Then I'll be down to a mere two computers... that will be the first time in a while.

This paring down has been underway for a few years but it really does feel like this is getting towards the end. Pretty solidly down to useful things now and there's no value in getting rid of those.

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