I wanted to say first, Twister, I'm so sorry for the loss of your Dad.

But Wow, I love this topic. I've kind of been going through these thought processes, too.

This past fall, we had our roof re-done, and the contractors left us with a HUGE garbage dumpster that was less than 1/3 full. They told us we could fill it as much as we wanted for the same price. I hauled through this house, and we filled that baby up. We have been married just 10 years, and i couldn't believe some of the stuff that we kept! So ever since then, everytime I go 'shopping', i always think about that, and it has changed my thinking sooo much. "Is this going to end up in the attic or a closet? Does it have a purpose? How long will I use it for? Will it end up in the dumpster?" And 9/10 times I don't buy whatever the item is.

We have so much STUFF. It feels so great to be getting to a place where I know what I have, and it all has a place that it belongs.