Now I know why Oscar the Grouch was one...

Did you ever wonder why Oscar the Grouch was always soooo grouchy? Today, I finally know why. His love of trash ate away at his soul! HA! After spending the majority of the day cleaning, sorting, and tossing again, I find myself asking:

How is it possible that any one human being could have accumulated so much stuff???

It’s not only shocking…it’s obscene really. Granted, I’ve lived by myself for 7 years and in those 7 years I’ve only moved twice. So, nothing forces me to face the lingering stuff that seems to hide itself in places I never knew I had. But still.

While it’s a great feeling to get rid of stuff, I found myself kind of angry with myself. After stuffing trash bag number 5 with another t-shirt hardly ever worn, I couldn’t help but wonder what void I’ve tried to fill in my life with stuff…stuff that just sits out of sight and never really ever fulfills any function in my world. I guess at some point I really believed it would. Stuff I thought I needed and instead it just collects dust or uses up precious space. But, now it just all feels like a boulder attached to my soul.

So, I’m tossing it out into the internet void – I don’t want to live life out of the trash can. I want a simpler life. Free of excessive stuff.