How Much is TOO Much?

Lately, I have heard myself tell both of my children on several occasions a wonderful measure of stuff. "You may have as much stuff as you can take care of." What does that mean exactly? Well, it means that you have to be able keep up with it, put it away, keep it in good condtion, etc.

To keep up with it - you have to have a place where it belongs. Many a wiser woman than I have famously said "Everything has a place . . ." Your stuff has to have a place so that you know where it is when you want it and where to put it when you don't.

This means that your stuff has to fit in your space. It means that my stuff has to fit in my space. Not in a precarious, cluttered, overstuffed jumble - But in a manner that makes it easy to find. Nice to look for and at when I find it.

An old sage (my Dad) once asked "When is she going to learn that you can't fit 20 gallons of Sh** in a 10 gallon bucket?" Perhaps I have realized something even more profound, a 10 gallon bucket will only hold 8 gallons without it spilling out all over you.

Today, I start avoiding the inevitable drips from the 10 gallon bucket.

Holly