I like to think of it as the cycle of consumerism. People buy “stuff’ to give as gifts during the holidays. We all get gifts. Some will sit in a drawer for the rest of our lives.
If you go to a big box store today like Target, you will see displays of storage containers. Some are red or green or both and those are for Christmas decorations. There are clear plastic tubs and a large assortment of baskets and boxes.
Don’t buy the storage containers. Sure there are a few things we need to store like holiday decorations and seasonal clothing.
Rethink what goes into the containers and why. Most of us have too much stuff which is why I think of storage containers as the enemy. I have a tall stack of empty storage containers in my basement. They were all full at one point. I have no memory of what was in them.
I gave some of the stuff away and donated some to charity. Some of it was recycled and some of it ended up in the trash. I do enjoy looking at the empty containers.
Resist the temptation to buy storage containers for items that you do not want or need. Get rid of the excess stuff that sits in storage. Make some space for nothing or for something that matters.
