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YES we have too much stuff! We live in 900 sq ft house, 2 adults, child, & toddler! I'm the opposite though that we purge & still need more space so it just frustrates me & causes me to avoid it. Ugh.

Absolutely, especially for the amount of space we have. I have recently gotten into moods where I just start tossing stuff. Rare, because I'm totally one of those people who holds onto things "just in case". Like we had these little bathroom baskets from our wedding? With like gum and eye drops and tampons and such in it? Still had them. Finally tossed them...a month before our three year anniversary! I did a "if I haven't touched it in a year I'm not going to" test.

yes we have too much stuff esp because we both work from home. we're moving in a couple weeks though and I swear I will get rid of at least 30% of our belongings!

Nope, we actually need stuff, but more like large storage pieces.

@LovelyPlum: i've been reading this book since a friend recommended it:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Less-Minimalist-Living-Guide/dp/0984087311

and it really resonated with me. it's made me more thoughtful about every item i bring and keep in my home because the sheer amount of resources required to acquire, maintain, and store an item is ridiculous. so i'm trying to surround us with things we only love or use.

we moved here when we didn't have olive, so we've accumulated a lot more stuff, but she's no longer a baby so we can get rid of a lot too!

Yes! We try to purge when we can but it is hard to find time ...

yes! well, more so i feel like our space is too small for all our stuff. i didn't imagine we'd still be living in an apartment at this point, but here we are, with all our stuff

Yes but I am such a hoarder it's hard for me to let go of things!

I come from a long line of hoarders too....

Yes, I feel this way all the time. I love this quote and try to make it my mantra while cleaning, but it is easier said than done!

yes I dream of moving into a little cottage with just a couple things I truly need/love.

Ugh, yes. Both my DH and I would like to be minimalist but neither of us actually are. Well, DH can be very minimalist when it comes to *my* stuff, but when I asked him if we could get rid of some of his outdated video games? OOOHH NOOO! Plus, he loves going to yard sales. But he "doesn't like clutter," hah.

I did a pretty big purge when we moved cross-country, but we need to do another.

YES. It was especially noticeable when we moved recently and I unpacked stuff and thought, "What the heck is this?! I haven't even SEEN this in years!" Lol I threw a lot of stuff out but I fear we may be hoarders...

@LovelyPlum: I've lived in 8 different places in the past 5 years so I try not to get too attached to things, lol.

We're not too bad, but mostly because we've had to move frequently and I would rather purge than pack and unpack. Plus, my mom has hoarder tendencies and I never want to end up with thirty years worth of back issues of National Geographic that 'might come in useful.'

I did in my old house but moving to a bigger house with closets is life changing!!

Yup, in a way. Being almost halfway with this pregnancy, there's definitely baby stuff that we still need to get (like almost everything) but also a lot of stuff that we can get rid of, and I'm going to start on that in spring break next week.

Yes, all the time. But I grew up with hoarders and had a really sad childhood, so the two are really linked in my mind. In reality, my home is pretty tidy and sparse. But it's hard for me to relax about it.

Yes, way too much. Part of it is DS's fault, cause he has so many toys. I get him to bag some up, but DH thinks we need to hang on to them for the next LO. I'm gonna have to start sorting through and thinking about what to really save.