The Things I Keep

You know that saying "you are what you eat?" Well, what about the things you don't consume, but keep ... if I were to be judged by the things I keep, the things I have the most of, I'm not sure I'd like the translation. In cleaning for the holidays today, I've come to realize I seem to have a great deal of pens, panties, pictures, pills, books and loose tea.

I can't really explain the pens. For starters, I guess I've never really gone through and tossed out the ones that don't work. You grab a pen because you need one. If it doesn't work, you grab another ... I guess I should make tossing the dead ones part of the process from here on out. Also, if I come across good ones (as in, ones that make my hand writing look like more than chicken scratch), I want a lot of them and in different colors too, if possible.

I'm obsessed with cute panties - fun patterns, sexy ones, nice feel to them, good cut - whatever! I like panties. Buying them and putting them on makes me feel good. It's also like my own personal secret too. I might go out in sweats due to dirty laundry or an emergency errand, but guess what? I've got sexy underwear on. I might be wearing just jeans and a t-shirt out because I didn't feel like dressing up, but I've got super cute panties on. This is an obsession that has caused me the need to devote a couple drawers to my panties.

Pictures - I have so many and not enough places to put them. Pictures from college, family, friends, flowers around the yard, old photos from when I was little, drunk nights out, etc. I keep thinking I'll start putting them on my walls, but I don't know...

The pills. Well, I'm not some druggies that's for sure, but I guess if you looked at my shelf of pills, you'd wonder. Yes, I have a whole shelf of pills. It's other pills though like epilepsy medication, supplements because of that medication, vitamins, birth control, cold meds, etc.

The books and the loose tea somewhat go together I guess. I love reading and if I see a fun book or an interesting one, I often pick it up. I also have the habit of holding on to books I enjoy (most of them) in case I want to re-read them or because no one has ever worded something so perfectly as one line in one book. It's bad. I've been trying to slim down my collection of books and drink my tea before purchasing new kinds to try or picking up old favorites.