Material Girl

Hey Julia here, contemplating stuff. Why on earth do I have so much of it? Particularly when we move so often? One thought is that since I don't make many solid friendships any more, it's comforting to have have familiar stuff around when I change surroundings so often. But how comforting are albums that I never play? Or is it just inertia? It takes too much energy to decide to get rid of something. Easier to let the movers put it in yet another box... Some is nostalgia. How could I possibly get rid of the Larger Than Frogs T-shirt I got for my 16th or was it 17th birthday? Why do I feel more attached to albums than to cd's? I took a bunch of cd's to the Army Thrift Shop yesterday morning, but I can't figure out what to do with some of these albums. Some I have to keep. Clare's favorite song these days is "Dancing Queen" by Abba. Of course The Tigger Song is a close second, which I also have on album from when I was little. I have some 45's that I absolutely never play, but I can't bring myself to put them into into the "get rid of it" pile. sigh.