Quote Originally Posted by sasvermont
I must admit, of all of the things I collect, it all has started out with a gift from a friend.....and I liked it so much, I began to collect it. ........ Sounds as though I am being lead around by my ear.......or eyes..... but not making decisions on my own? Oh well, I happen to like what I have collected......so far........

I am sure there is a great deal of psychology to this habit......
Guess we both are the "accidental" collectors, SallyAnne. I also like what I have...so far. I suppose I will add a few more over the years but I want each item to be special and unique. Right now, I have some of my boxes displayed on a shelf in the livingroom and they look pretty and are fun to look at from time to time. I also validate my collection because little boxes can be useful and contain such things as baby teeth from my children, foreign coins and cat whiskers.

Uh-Oh it does sound a bit obsessive when I see that some little boxes contain these "mini-collections"