They say one of the easiest ways for a pack rat (such as myself) to part with old treasure is to take a pictures of items before tossing them out. One of the reasons I (and many pack rats) hang on to things for so long is because I\/we attach our memories to physical items. Theoretically, by keeping pictures of the items you can retain the associated memories without retaining the stuff. I’m willing to try it.<\/p>\n

I’ve added a new photo album simply named “Trash”. As I throw things away during my little cleaning episodes, I’ll digitally document them, sort them into sub-categories and post them online. Earlier this week I tossed out a bunch of old posters I’ve had for between ten and twenty years. I decided Susan’s not going to let me hang my old Metallica posters in the living room anytime soon, so into the trash they went (after taking pictures of each one, of course!). While posting the pictures online I noticed on my hard drive that I also had a few pictures of old computer parts and clothes I recently got rid of, so I made separate categories for things and posted those pictures online as well. <\/p>\n

If you feel like rifling through my digital trash pile, be my guest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m a little sad and a little happy at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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