https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:52:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-326584 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:44:43 +0000 heffalump 326584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not either, and I also had that problem with decorations from LO's birthday party. </p> <p>My mom wanted me to keep all 97 tissue paper flowers! I have a teeny tiny house, I'm not going to keep them just in case she has a similar theme in the future. So my mom took most of them and reused them for my SIL's baby shower, and then passed them on to another friend who used them for a retirement party. And she forgot to take some so I trashed those. My cleaning lady found them in the trash and asked if she could take them so she could put them in her bathroom. So they all found a good home :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-326581 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:38:46 +0000 MediaNaranja 326581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have moved 5 times in the last 5 years (including two international moves), which doesn't even count changing apartments in those locations, and we will be moving again in about 9 months....so it is hard to get sentimental about things and keep them because we change locations so much!! The dumpster is my friend :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-326529 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:51:22 +0000 Sweet T 326529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not but DH is. He got mad at me because I wanted to throw away some old VHS tapes he had. We don't even own a VCR! Why does he need VHS tapes! He said, "These will be worth money some day." haha no. They ended up in the trash! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-326405 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:30:18 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 326405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I keep everything.<br /> I can't even part with our wedding decorations or the discharge instructions from the hospital when LO was born. Pathetic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-326385 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:18:16 +0000 pinkcupcake 326385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be, but once I realized how liberating it is to just toss stuff out, I've been going kinda crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-325152 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:55:42 +0000 Boogs 325152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both aren't pack rats, it is so nice to get rid of junk. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-325150 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:55:36 +0000 MaisyMay 325150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not, but Hubs' parents are total packrats! They're glad that we're pregnant because it gives them some deadlines for cleaning and tossing. They have to have the living room, kitchen, and dining room all ready by our shower, and the rest of the house they want done by the time LO gets here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-325149 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:55:29 +0000 MamaMoose 325149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No!! I'm really not a very sentimental person so I don't hold on to things. Organizing and purging gives me great pleasure. My husband is a very different story!! I think he would wind up on hoarders one day if it weren't for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-a-pack-rat#post-325136 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:52:27 +0000 chopsuey 325136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not. I love throwing things away and donating things I don't use. </p> <p>I made some DIY stuff for LO's 1st birthday and told my pack rat mom and sister that I was going to throw them away.<br /> They had a cow and told me to give it to them. </p> <p>-.-<br /> I mean. They were specifically made for my LO (her Korean name, her favorite rabbit at the time, happy 1st birthday in Korean). </p> <p>Haven't decided what I wanna do with them yet. </p> <p>I already tossed the colorful one away. :D </p> [attach=45/12/mbe4vg.600x192.Screen-shot-2012-10-04-at-2.51.57-PM.png]