To buy or not to buy

After taking an inventory of my pottery and quilting UFO's, I feel kinda overwhelmed and exhausted in a way that I am not sure how to explain. My feelings linger on a spectrum from guilt to greed (or to put it more gently 'must have').

I have been doing some soul searching and inventory reduction but unfortunately the three bags full I have managed to collect are made up of gently used clothes, one for the women's shelter, one for Goodwill, and one for the animal shelter......hmmm sounds like 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'
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During one of the quilt guild meetings last year, a speaker said something that stuck with me. She willingly admitted she was a fabric-addict and one day she came upon a garage sale and found some really nice fabrics that was selling for pennies. She was overjoyed with her treasure hunt but as she was heading home, it hit her that her own family might do the same to her beloved fabrics when she hit the bucket one day. Of course the audience had a jolly good laugh but as I was driving home that evening, that same thought hit me too.

Maybe that explains the 'guilt' part but I have to admit, sometimes I get caught up with either a good sale or a special project and thats how my stash grew. I do ask myself when I will ever get to use some of the tools, notions, fabrics, books, etc, ..... but I never really gave myself a good concrete answer besides the fact that it is either on a very good sale or they may never make these anymore.

But the good thing is .....and I hope this feeling last, that my 'energy' to acquire 'stuff' have dwindle this last week. I actually walked away from some serious good fabric sale like 60% off really nice beautiful fabrics. As I am writting this entry, my heart is still firm and good about my decision and I have not kick myself yet............. :)