The other day I was helping my son hang his shirts. He didn't have enough hangers in his closet, so we went through his sisters' closets. We ended up a few hangers short of enough for all of his shirts.
I mentioned this to Kerri and she said she'd get more hangers. I've been pondering our predicament for a few days. I've been asking myself, how many clothes are enough? How many pairs of shoes does one person really NEED? What ways does too much "stuff" impact our lives positively or negatively?
We use a lot of hand-me-downs in our family. We've got an older son and an older daughter who pass things to their younger siblings and Kerri has two generous sisters who pass things on to our kids. The result is our kids closets are full. The other day I counted the shoes in our daughter's closet. She had 10 pairs of shoes. Kerri showed me that we'd paid for four of those pairs. I'm still hung up on 10 pairs of shoes, a closet full of shirts, and the message to our kids about how much stuff they "need".
We haven't decided if we should do anything about this situation right now. We don't seem to be overspending on clothing for the kids. But, are we creating a false illusion about the amount of stuff they should have?
What are the areas of your life where you have too much stuff? How have you managed the stuff battle in the past?
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