Dusty Little Secrets

I am a demi-hoarder. 

I am somewhat embarrassed by this fact,
and I'll tell you now that I have no intention of EVER showing my hoarding garage. It's my cram-packed, 

cluttered, dusty little secret.

One of the good things about becoming a woman
"of a certain age"  is that you know what you like.
No matter what's in style.

Some stuff you bought in college is still great looking to you.

Other stuff is not so much.
But you probably got rid of that in a garage sale already.

But some of it is just plain cool, and it speaks to you.
Maybe it's the material from which it's made.
Maybe it's the color, or the style.
Maybe you plan to use it in a project.
Or maybe it's the memories attached to this stuff.

Whatever the reason, you keep it. 
It's not on display in your home.
It's somewhere in a box, waiting...

 

Then you start blogging. 

And you make connections to
other people who like the same 

kinds of things that you like.
And you see cool projects

they make with the cool stuff.
And you remember you have stuff like that,

packed away in your hoarder garage or shed or attic.

And your creative juices start flowing.
You start making projects in your head.

And the urge to create becomes so strong,
it pushes you into your hoarder garage

on a day when the temperatures are over 100 degrees.
And you find a crumpled, unassuming, dusty
cardboard box that says "Art Stuff"
or something like that on it.

So you bring it into your house,
make yourself a nice cool drink,
and begin to rediscover those things
you thought were worth keeping once before.

Some are keepsakes given to you by your children.

Others are things you might use to create.

And you know there's a community of people
out there who might click on your post
to see your treasures. And they'll like them, too.

So you photograph them, and post about them. 

You keep them accessible until
you can begin to create new things with them. 

And you experience that amazing feeling you get when you make an item that someone considered to be worthless
junk into something a complete stranger would 

like to purchase, and it display in their home. 

And you still like it. You like it very much indeed.

So you decide that maybe being a demi-hoarder 

is not such a terrible thing after all.

Word for the Day:

Psalm 103:12-14

12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

14 For He knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.

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