Storage Space

One of the things I hate most about this house is it's lack of storage space.

And yet, one of the things I love most about this house is it's lack of storage space.

We've lived in this house for 3 years now. It's the fourth house we've owned, and compared to our last three houses, it has the least amount of storage space. I think we got spoiled with unfinished basements in a couple of the other houses.

You see, storage space can be a double edged sword. It's really nice to have space to store holiday and season decorations, luggage, keepsakes, yearbooks and photo albums, linens, gear, tools, etc. But having enough space to store them is also an excuse to keep them - whether they are used regularly or not.

By not having a lot of storage in this house, we've had to ask ourselves some serious questions.

Questions like....

• Is playing this drum set once every 3 months, worth taking up the entire 3rd bedroom space?
• Is working out at home once a week worth taking up half the family room?
• Do I really need an entire shelving unit in the garage for my Christmas decorations? The things I use only one month out of the year?
• Do I need to keep every book I've ever bought or every photo I've ever taken?
• Do I need an entirely different wardrobe for each season?

Obviously I'm talking about physical storage space so far. But digital storage space fills up quickly, and becomes cluttered just like physical storage space.

I don't think I need more storage space....I need less stuff to store.  

What about you?


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