What do you collect?

[HouseofWool]

I also have a crap ton of yarn and now oil for soap making. It has taken over an entire room in my basement.

But it is soooo pretty.

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[Momo]

disappointment

[Pollyanna]

disappointment

[Momo]

thanks Tara...it's just been a bummer lately, because what folks say & what happens are 2 different things...the bright side is, that since my expectations have been dashed (as of late), it should be easier for others to surprise me when they don't!

[rainbabies]

Dust. Piles of clean laundry. I loathe putting it away or folding it. Crap for my horse.
When I was a kid, bryer horse models (still have them all and they're boxed) and teddy bears. I have some very old bears.

[Bittersweet]

Sorry, Momo

Piles of clean laundry. I loathe putting it away or folding it.

This too. I swear we've been living out of laundry baskets since January.

[Cinderella]

disappointment

[Curegirl]

Illnesses. Hoping to give up that hobby soon...

[ides]

We do the yearly ornament thing. As a kid I collected teddy bears. As a kid dh collected WWII German stuff. I don't collect much now. I hate clutter but seem surrounded by it. Guess I do collect fabric as I keep getting more and more.

[niener]

Hard Rock shot glasses. Pompoms /shakers from sporting events (for our eventual game room). Coca-cola paraphernalia.

As a kid I collected baseball cards, stamps, troll dolls, and pongs.

In college I collected black and white kissy posters and pictures (I still have a couple framed in my guest BR).

[MsSassyBaskets]

Ok, so I'll share with you guys one of the reasons that this thread makes me throw up in my mouth a little. DH does not collect things, like me, he hates the idea of collecting things, but he is completely incapable of getting rid of something that a family member gives him if THEY imbue that item with meaning -- regardless of whether it is meaningful to him. When his grandma died his mom gave him a ceramic owl that belonged to her. He doesn't really care for the owl but can't get rid of it because it was part of his grandma's collection. Ok, it's one owl that sits on his desk, it's not bothering me any.

But DH has also told me that his mom thought that as kids, they SHOULD collect something. So his parents basically chose a "thing" for him and his sister -- hers was music boxes, his was troll dolls. (Raw deal, right?) He hated troll dolls. But they bought them for him at every opportunity. Fast forward 20 years, DH and I were spending time with his family and his mom began to insist that we take his old toys from when he was a kid that she never got rid of -- in case we have a kid (at the time I was 25 and vehemently anti-baby, so you can imagine how much I loved this idea...) INCLUDING THE FUCKING TROLL DOLLS. I finally told her that she could take the to the Salvation Army or I would, because there was no way I was bringing that clutter into our 1 bedroom apartment. I'm pretty sure she kept them and I imagine her waiting in the wings with a box of old crap, ready to drop it off with us at her first opportunity. If she manages to give them to us, I don't think DH will have the stomach to throw them out, and then I'll have to be the mean one who makes him get rid of his old toys. Or I'll be stuck toting a box of troll dolls and teenage mutant ninja turtles action figures around from place to place as we go through training. I'm constantly on guard against the curse of the collectibles!!!

Niener, your mention of troll dolls just made me have a minor stroke, so I had to tell you!

[niener]

Lol, who knew troll dolls would evoke such a visceral reaction . I don't have any of my childhood collections anymore except for my baseball cards. I have a ton and they're in really good condition, I just haven't found the best way to get rid of them.

[MrsK]

Ok, so I'll share with you guys one of the reasons that this thread makes me throw up in my mouth a little. DH does not collect things, like me, he hates the idea of collecting things, but he is completely incapable of getting rid of something that a family member gives him if THEY imbue that item with meaning -- regardless of whether it is meaningful to him.

This is DrK. He becomes attached to random trash. Example: a signed poster from a local production of Wicked. I've tried hiding it, "accidently" damaging it, misplacing it. . . . every time he finds it. He had it matted and now it's prominently displayed in our bedroom. He does this with t-shirts, figurines, toys, postcards. . . once we were visiting friends of mine who had just returned from visiting the Ukrane. DrK and I were engaged and the husband was telling me that I should expect DrK to literally bring trash with him when he moved in. Like boxes and boxes of actual garbage because, according to my friend who barely knew DrK at the time, men accumulate actual trash. As he's telling me this, DrK comes in with an empty Coke can from the Ukrane he found at their house and excitedly asks to bring it home; he wanted to display it on our mantle. My friend shruged and said, "Sure, man. You know there are about a zillion more just like it in some landfill in the Ukrane, right?"

[MsSassyBaskets]

This is DrK. He becomes attached to random trash. Example: a signed poster from a local production of Wicked. I've tried hiding it, "accidently" damaging it, misplacing it. . . . every time he finds it. He had it matted and now it's prominently displayed in our bedroom. He does this with t-shirts, figurines, toys, postcards. . . once we were visiting friends of mine who had just returned from visiting the Ukrane. DrK and I were engaged and the husband was telling me that I should expect DrK to literally bring trash with him when he moved in. Like boxes and boxes of actual garbage because, according to my friend who barely knew DrK at the time, men accumulate actual trash. As he's telling me this, DrK comes in with an empty Coke can from the Ukrane he found at their house and excitedly asks to bring it home; he wanted to display it on our mantle. My friend shruged and said, "Sure, man. You know there are about a zillion more just like it in some landfill in the Ukrane, right?"

Lol! I am thankful every day that my man doesn't do things like this. When I said that the owl doesn't bother me, I should've added an *eyetwitch*. I'm like the opposite of a hoarder, I throw away things I might want in the future because I can't stand to see them sitting there. The mere mention of "figurines" makes me itchy. And yes, I have been told to "relax" on many, many occasions. I should say, though, I don't count anything that has a use. I probably have too many pottery mugs, but they all get used.

[MrsK]

Lol! I am thankful every day that my man doesn't do things like this. When I said that the owl doesn't bother me, I should've added an *eyetwitch*. I'm like the opposite of a hoarder, I throw away things I might want in the future because I can't stand to see them sitting there. The mere mention of "figurines" makes me itchy. And yes, I have been told to "relax" on many, many occasions. I should say, though, I don't count anything that has a use. I probably have too many pottery mugs, but they all get used.

Me too. Nothing gets to stay in my house unless I need it, use it, love it. But the problem is that if I need it/use it, I'll keep it even if I hate it. So, that $2 trash can I hate but got because I needed one stays until it breaks. Here's hoping the kids throw it down the stairs.