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EuterpeThelo

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18. Hells to the yes!

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 07:10 PM

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We inherited all of my mom's kitchenware when she passed five years ago and some of it was her mother's. I LOVE watching my daughter make our cherished family spaghetti recipe using the same food mill that her great-grandma used!

When my brother comes down to visit, he often opens a drawer and sees some utensil or other - something as simple as an ice-cream scoop or a spatula - and he sighs contentedly and smiles, "It still exists!" It's just one more way of making my family, who has been rocked by loss after loss, feel like they can still come home..

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OK, I have HAD it with minimalist shaming!!!! I love my stuff! [View all] Coventina Tuesday OP

Views enid602 Tuesday #1

You better get busy then. 🤓😀❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #30

I had a woman stay with me for a couple of months because she was in hard times. She had so much stuff Deuxcents Tuesday #2

OH MY GOD/DESS!! This hit me in the gut!!! Coventina Tuesday #36

Now, this has got me 😢 I can understand your original post better. Deuxcents Tuesday #51

Such generational trauma runs in the family. Coventina Tuesday #52

Sad what happens to little children and the adults don't realize or say..they'll get over it 😔 Deuxcents Tuesday #54

I'm not a minimalist and I love my treasures Niagara Tuesday #3

I figure I gave up a SECURE job in broadcasting to go home and be a full time mom. calimary Tuesday #4

Right on! StarryNite Tuesday #5

Minimalism jworks OK for people who go to work , come home Warpy Tuesday #6

After volunteering for years with arts and children's causes... littlemissmartypants Tuesday #32

Hear, hear!! THANK YOU for saying this! EuterpeThelo Tuesday #7

ding . this . AllaN01Bear Tuesday #9

Keeper of the flame is a noble endeavor. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #35

Sun and Moon in Cancer here. I love everything you said!!! Coventina Tuesday #38

its my stuff , leave me alone . and everything is allocated to another person via a will AllaN01Bear Tuesday #8

I'm with you! mtngirl47 Tuesday #10

That's ME! Word for word BigmanPigman Tuesday #11

I could not possibly agree more. Tomorrow (Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise), I am LoisB Tuesday #12

I want to keep that which I care about The Madcap Tuesday #13

Atta gurl! QueerDuck Tuesday #14

Good for you ms.pamela Tuesday #15

About china.... LisaM Tuesday #16

Hells to the yes! EuterpeThelo Tuesday #18

That's wonderful! I recently found my great-grandmother's butterchurn. I may even have a churning party! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #29

That should be fun. One of my friends is into making his own butter. niyad Tuesday #53

With a hand churn? It takes a village. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #55

He's a big, tough guy! niyad Tuesday #56

It takes hours and people usually have to take turns. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #57

Actually, I think you are correct. All I know is that I am NOT volunteering niyad Tuesday #58

Hahaha. Don't worry. I'll be glad to butter your bread. You wouldn't have to lift a finger. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #59

And I would be happy to be there. I can bring goodies! niyad Tuesday #60

Absolutely! We'll butter everything! 😀 littlemissmartypants Tuesday #61

Pate, Brie, good baguettes, MUST have good butter! niyad Tuesday #63

Absolutely! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #64

wonderful thought there. I hereby award a gold star ... -- best post -- stopdiggin Tuesday #31

Really good post. Struggling with these issues as we type. Evolve Dammit Tuesday #17

Right with you Dammit. nt Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #21

Marie Kondo? Isn't she the one who said "Ideally, you should own fewer than thirty books"? Aristus Tuesday #19

MORE!!! niyad Tuesday #26

Years ago, I had a dear friend, whose dating life amused me no end. niyad Tuesday #45

He lack of reading undoubtedly explains his numerous fiascos. Aristus Tuesday #68

I think you are correct about his fiascos, although they provided me niyad Wednesday #69

For one of our moves, we had 50 boxes of books. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #65

No scholar would take that seriously. Thirty REFERENCE books is not even a start. eppur_se_muova Wednesday #70

Yeah. Right on. Fuck Marie Kondo. Who the hell does she think she is? FadedMullet Tuesday #20

Who the hell is she??? niyad Tuesday #27

You go!! Joinfortmill Tuesday #22

Very righteous rant, Coventina. I can't agree more. littlemissmartypants Tuesday #23

Fun fact: After Marie Kondo cluttered her house with a bunch of kids flvegan Tuesday #24

You have every right to do what's best for you. hamsterjill Tuesday #25

Whew! Glad we got THAT off of our chest! stopdiggin Tuesday #28

Who can trust a woman that doesn't want more than a few books (that crazy Kondo lady) - TBF Tuesday #33

I'll keep other people's books. But not without their consent. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #40

Darned straight. Enjoy it! Raven123 Tuesday #34

$160 a month for storage x 15 years BidenRocks Tuesday #37

I am 100% against putting stuff in paid storage. Coventina Tuesday #42

EBay? I think you'd be surprised if you advertised. The post office littlemissmartypants Tuesday #44

Yes! I'm keeping my stuff too. OnionPatch Tuesday #39

EXACTLY!!! niyad Tuesday #43

In the past month, I have seen at least two dozen of these minimalist, niyad Tuesday #41

Live your own life BeneteauBum Tuesday #46

Marie Kondo can take a big dumpster and shove it where usonian Tuesday #47

I saw a homeless guy last week riding his bicycle JoseBalow Tuesday #48

Psychologists keep trying to label normal behaviors as disease delisen Tuesday #49

I enjoy being a loner as my home is full of treasures that I can ...occupy littlemissmartypants Tuesday #50

Art, music collections, JBTaurus83 Tuesday #62

I have thoroughly enjoyed this thread. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #66

💯% with you Figarosmom Tuesday #67