If only I had the initiative, (and time...tho, I think that is just another one of my excuses....lol), to have a yard sale, I'd be rich!

My lord......It absolutely amazes me the stuff I've hung onto over the years....and WHY?....lol.
Ok. I'm the first to admit that, sure, I'm the "crafty" kind full of creative ideas and intentions. My creative abilities exceed my energy level, (and I'm aware of this), yet I can't help but have all these incredible ideas linger in mind, sometimes flooding me.

Over the years, I've dabbled in almost every aspect of creative "crafting"...with some projects reaching completion...while many others remain halfway done..gathering in excess.
I'm down to the wire now....time to weed through the goodies, eliminating the bulk. Sigh. For most, I'm certain that this wouldn't be a difficult task. But for some reason, regardless of my focus and awareness of the fact that I HAVE to eliminate to the absolute minimum....Wahhhhh....I find myself surrounded with my "to-go" pile and "keeper" pile. The dilemma I repeatedly face is....ALL of my stuff is really cool...lmao....and I put what's not "that" important in the go pile...but then....later, I sabotage self ...glancing over and recognizing something in particular, and it "somehow" (lol) manages to make its way back into the keeper pile.

Indecisive much?.....rofl.
Like I've said, I have many hobbies, but I can't keep em all, especially the ones which require more space to maintain these hobbies due to the bulky material these hobbies require..so, I begin to chuck it. Keeping what's remaining down to anything painting-related, jewelry-crafting, sculpting, and sketching.
This means, all of my quilting & sewing, (including ALL of the most awesomeness of fabrics & supplies) have to go, wood working, (some incredible wood supplies and the "expensive" tools related for that hobby), small pet cage designing (constructed from the best of plastics on the market and again, tools & supplies), stain glass art, (probably the most expensive of all my hobbies)....ALL have to go.

My problem?.....I don't seem to have an initial problem telling myself to let them go...but when it comes down to actually doin it....I'm back to go again.
I can't help BUT to recognize the expense that this stuff has cost me over time. Hundreds, if not, thousands of $$$ worth of materials and tools sit in this pile...awaiting the fate of being donated. NO time for selling it, (could have done that long ago, but as I've said, the initiative to have that sale simply would not surface).
The thought of keeping it all in storage is ..well....STUPID...lol. Especially here in the bay area...a mere 5x10 storage unit costs me $110. a month..O.O.(which is only temporary). But still, the idea of moving it from this storage unit to another where I'm relocating simply is a moronic tactic. So, that's simply not rational..or financially sane....lmao.

I'm moving next week..out of state. What I am keeping is going into storage, which I deliberately rented a smaller unit to force me to a minimum....lol....but, again...now I'm trying to sabotage myself by beginning to talk self into getting..."just one more even smaller unit" so that I may keep this stuff. The bizarre thing too is, that once I've relocated, I'll be back to work, (thus no spare time for all these hobbies anymore), living in a MUCH smaller place without a garage to work in....snow country....my options are sooooooo limited TO rationally continue these hobbies I so love....yet, I'm so struggling with letting em go....LOL....Imma mess....lmao.

Anyone have any suggestions you can throw my way regarding how to let go of something that does mean so much to you?

Btw...Free to anyone who wants to come n gets....roflmao....

Thankies moocho.....lol.

Shangrala