So yes, I am officially guilty of having too. much. stuff. Physical things, digital things, things in my mind, things everywhere.. Oh my [gemini].

Sometimes I have wonderful ideas of hosting an ebay store to sell it all off.. and then I realize, who does that?! And then I’m like, “Madds, just don’t be that girl”. And then I realize… maybe the answer lies more in finding the willpower to not buy buy buy, and collect collect collect.. But when I’m out and I see a sweet little blue bambi for my desk, or a huge hand-painted Madeline poster I think to myself.. ohhhh boy, Madds.. You gotta get that and add it to your collection! Somewhere between that thought and the well-known action of hiding it in the trunk as to sneak it in during optimal time (eh hem, sorry Jordan), I lose track of what’s happening and I go on auto pilot. Right.. that’s not a good thing, I realize! So with that being said I’m trying to make a few changes by practicing the following…

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• look, don’t buy (aka, leave the wallet in the car)
• create a mantra, like “you own too much shit already”
• take an extra moment to consider the collective values of lots of little things I “had to have”… aka, you idiot, you could have like, gone on vacation had you not invested in 46 strands of “cool beads”, a random red silky shirt that you thought would look cool on you (just because it looked cool on some girl who sported it on lookbook, but the magic didn’t happen when you donned it), and that ballet slipper pink bag that you impulsively tore the tags off so you could prevent your future self from returning it.
• As you read this you’re probably thinking to yourself that I’m a total freak with a problem.. I’m just going to say that the truth lies somewhere in between and throughout these words I’ve creatively woven together to put a smile on your face.

Ok so why am I telling you this?! Because, my friends, it also annoys my blogging sitch whereas in the fits of my desires to have and keep and own, I have a tendency to over snap pictures, movies, and take screen shots like no-body’s business… I save a MILLION and ten images to my computer to create folders such as, “kitchen inspiration”, “laundry room inspiration”, “home office inspiration”.. yes you get the point (P.S. really? Laundry Room inspiration, Madds?!).. And much like my desire to hold on to all things physical, I cannot get myself to lose any of these images, or move them to an external (stupid me, I know) because I am so attached to them and like to frequent them often. The result: I can no longer take any more pictures on phone or back up my computer. Thus, deep breath, we’re almost there, I am unable to capture the current happenings of my day-to-day life and bore you endlessly with them! Total danger zone about the not backing up thing, I know! (ps my wireless time machine backup thing doesn’t work!!!!)

Insert new and exciting image here that I wasn’t able to take because my phone is FULL.

So to bring this aimless tale to an end I will share with you that this little lady has an appointment at the genius bar on Wednesday. My helpless note to the genius that awaits read something like, “HELP! I have too much stuff on my things. I will be bringing my iPhone, MacBook AND iPad. I plan on being there for a while. I look forward to you freeing up some space so I can properly use my devices again.” They’re going to be like, “freak.. you take her. I dont’ want her!”

So, my darlings, cross your fingers that it all pans out so I can fill my mobile device with tons of silly, meaningless awkward & colorful photos for your pleasure and enjoyment. You know you like it when I do that.

Until then, enjoy the images that I was unable to provide because they’re all outdated and I don’t feel like doing the post yet where I tell you what I’ve been doing the past year.

xoxo,

Gossip Girl