As my later-in-life culling project continues apace, my reflections about collecting are, unsurprisingly, front and center. And though my collections of books and music paraphernalia never got really out of hand, it's been harder to part with that stuff than I sometimes admit. If you're at a similar juncture in your life - you know it's time to let go so that your adult children are not burdened with doing the culling after you're gone - which of your collections has given you the most pause? What useful culling strategies have you discovered that you can share here with me and others?
As the time approaches to jettison a lifetime of journals, medication might be required.
Nothing like moving to force the culling! It's only in those times when what is essential and what is not essential becomes clear. Until then--I collect everything.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not in the position where I'd give my kids my old shit, but I do relate because when I was younger, I obsessively collected NASCAR diecast cars. And since I was 8, most places I go that aren't local, I bring along a travel journal and jot down unfamiliar road signs, town names, etc. I always jot down the date, the address, ETA. It would be useful for alibis! But most of all, I like collecting little bits and strings of information so I can neatly store it in my mind, as if it was built like an apothecary cabinet. All of us might be related to the Collyer brothers somehow, but nowhere near as bad as them 😂
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