I’m old, and I have learned that things mean less and less as you get older. I fact I’m trying to get rid of things now. It’s amazing as to what one accumulates over a long lifetime.
If there is one thing I would buy irresponsibly, it would be tea. The finest and freshest DanCong teas, the ripest Sheng PuErh, and Rock Oolongs. And I would drink them everyday while listening to the sound of the loons in the early mornings.
Or maybe a real vacation somewhere. Me and Grandma haven’t ever taken a vacation in over 40 years. She would love that I think.
I used to brew years ago. I come from a long line of beer brewers, even before it was legal in my state. Look up Rocky Raccoons honeyed Lager some day. I quit because my wife was diagnosed with celiac, and we could no longer drink it together. Kind of took the fun out of brewing for me. I smoke pounds of bacon and such now. And I still try and build a new model steam engine every winter when I’m not ice fishing.
Hobbies are a good thing. They keep your mind sharp and your hands functional.
We’re just barely over 40 and are taking stock over the massive quantity of things we’ve built up. We have a ton of stuff from previous times in our lives that still work, but we haven’t used in 5, or even 10, years. Some examples are easier, like college text books. Others are a bit more fraught like my original PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Xbox that all still work, but just aren’t getting used.
It’s amazing isn’t it. The rule I try, (try is the operative here), to live by is if I haven’t used it in over a year, get rid of it. It’s often hard to follow on though.
Completely agree. A decent amount of the clutter is aspirational. The kids will totally want to play my old consoles and not spend all their time on our PS5! That hasn’t really panned out and I’m coming to terms with reality.
On the good news side, we’re going to have to get everything out of our basement to replace the floor. We’re going to be very choosey regarding what goes back down.
Kids have a kaleidoscope of ever-changing interests that often aren’t the same as mommy’s and daddies. I highly recommend encouraging those quick changes of course.
Also good tea sets in a variety of forms. I have a teeny set for travel, large set for hotels and where I have luggage to carry it around, and I want to eventually get a full GongFu tea table with integrated drain and kettle filling station.
What I love about it is it’s really cheap. The most expensive tea I have is $4 per session and it’s delicious 😋
I tried Gong Fu, but it’s not for me. My personality is wrong for it. Too much action and not enough stillness I guess. So I brew Grandpa style. I’m jelly of you! And there are all kinds of decent and good teas that won’t break the bank. And half the fun is looking for them.
Remember: Drink the tea you like the way you like it!
I just went through a big purge of stuff a few years ago. At first it was difficult to let go of the I-may-need-it-someday thoughts about things I haven’t used or seen in 5+ years. Then it occurred to me that if I do need this thing I can always buy it later. It became much easier to donate most of the stuff. And honestly, today I couldn’t even tell you what I got rid of, which tells me how unimportant it really was in my life.
I’m old, and I have learned that things mean less and less as you get older.
I was gonna agree with you because at first I thought you just meant like words haha.
Nothing means anything, people just say make sounds with their mouth and the dictionary is useless. But yeah physical things also, we’re all flesh and bones, just cherish that while you can, seen enough shiny pretty things in my life that im over them.
I’m old, and I have learned that things mean less and less as you get older. I fact I’m trying to get rid of things now. It’s amazing as to what one accumulates over a long lifetime.
If there is one thing I would buy irresponsibly, it would be tea. The finest and freshest DanCong teas, the ripest Sheng PuErh, and Rock Oolongs. And I would drink them everyday while listening to the sound of the loons in the early mornings.
Or maybe a real vacation somewhere. Me and Grandma haven’t ever taken a vacation in over 40 years. She would love that I think.
I’ve actually become more materialistic, but in a “I want more tools so I can learn more skills and do more things” sort of way.
I want to brew my own beer and make my own cheese. Experience tells me I enjoy things I make with my hands much much more than when I buy them.
I used to brew years ago. I come from a long line of beer brewers, even before it was legal in my state. Look up Rocky Raccoons honeyed Lager some day. I quit because my wife was diagnosed with celiac, and we could no longer drink it together. Kind of took the fun out of brewing for me. I smoke pounds of bacon and such now. And I still try and build a new model steam engine every winter when I’m not ice fishing.
Hobbies are a good thing. They keep your mind sharp and your hands functional.
I too want to make cheese! It’s exciting! And at the end I might have cheese!!
I got into wine making in the past 2 years and it is consuming me. I hardly drink any myself but I love tweaking the recipe and giving it away.
We’re just barely over 40 and are taking stock over the massive quantity of things we’ve built up. We have a ton of stuff from previous times in our lives that still work, but we haven’t used in 5, or even 10, years. Some examples are easier, like college text books. Others are a bit more fraught like my original PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Xbox that all still work, but just aren’t getting used.
It’s amazing isn’t it. The rule I try, (try is the operative here), to live by is if I haven’t used it in over a year, get rid of it. It’s often hard to follow on though.
Completely agree. A decent amount of the clutter is aspirational. The kids will totally want to play my old consoles and not spend all their time on our PS5! That hasn’t really panned out and I’m coming to terms with reality.
On the good news side, we’re going to have to get everything out of our basement to replace the floor. We’re going to be very choosey regarding what goes back down.
Kids have a kaleidoscope of ever-changing interests that often aren’t the same as mommy’s and daddies. I highly recommend encouraging those quick changes of course.
Yes yes yes to the tea!
Also good tea sets in a variety of forms. I have a teeny set for travel, large set for hotels and where I have luggage to carry it around, and I want to eventually get a full GongFu tea table with integrated drain and kettle filling station.
What I love about it is it’s really cheap. The most expensive tea I have is $4 per session and it’s delicious 😋
I tried Gong Fu, but it’s not for me. My personality is wrong for it. Too much action and not enough stillness I guess. So I brew Grandpa style. I’m jelly of you! And there are all kinds of decent and good teas that won’t break the bank. And half the fun is looking for them.
Remember: Drink the tea you like the way you like it!
I just went through a big purge of stuff a few years ago. At first it was difficult to let go of the I-may-need-it-someday thoughts about things I haven’t used or seen in 5+ years. Then it occurred to me that if I do need this thing I can always buy it later. It became much easier to donate most of the stuff. And honestly, today I couldn’t even tell you what I got rid of, which tells me how unimportant it really was in my life.
And it was so liberating wasn’t it!
I’m selling everything right now, too. I’m over stuff.
I was gonna agree with you because at first I thought you just meant like words haha.
Nothing means anything, people just say make sounds with their mouth and the dictionary is useless. But yeah physical things also, we’re all flesh and bones, just cherish that while you can, seen enough shiny pretty things in my life that im over them.