Do you have a collection?

Chances are if you collect something you probably collect other things…..

As a child i collected stamps, postcards and foreign money.

You may find at different stages you will collect different things….

i have collected painted pub mirrors, money boxes, craft stash’s currently cross stitch & knitting.

i still collect ornamental boxes or tins, currency i’m mad for the Beatrix potter collection,  50p’s  & two pound coins i have a lot should just cash them in when i’m skint but i can’t and would probably regret it.

I also have too many monopoly’s my favorite is  The walking dead…….

Recently i have started collecting anything with a union jack although this is the theme in my bedroom so is it a collection?

I have an interest in Virgin trains and have many items from shoes in a can to festival survival kits , i do like trains and often visit the railway museum

I’m such a weird one i also have bags of wires and old mobile phones its very difficult for me to let these unimportant items go……. does this mean i’m actually a hoarder?

So i guess the debate is are you a Hoarder or Collector?

COLLECTORS

• Feel proud of their collections
• Keep their collections organized and well maintained
• Find joy in their collections and willingly display them to others
• Share their collections with like minded enthusiasts
• Enjoy conversations about their collections
• Budget their time and money around their collections

 

HOARDERS

•  Feel embarrassed by their things
• …….not really i just told you about them…..
•  Have their things scattered randomly, often without any functional organization
• ……not at all everything i have is put away tidy in its own box…..
• Have clutter, often resulting in the loss of functional living space
• ……….NO I DON’T……….
• Often have debt, sometimes extreme
• ……..only a little historic debt…….
• Feel ashamed, sad, or depressed after acquiring additional item
• ………then why would you buy it ………..

 

What do you think ?

Collector or hoarder ?

Blessed Be