I Love And Marriage

A problem afoot is rearing its ugly head chez nous. Three weeks of sustained nagging has resulted in a well measured shopping trip to Ikea. Ordinarily wild horses will not get the man himself in there, but wild horses are no contest for the shrewish tongue. A storage solution turning the tiniest bedroom into an uncluttered boxroom for less than £500 is coming unstUck. Who knew there was quite so much essential crap in our house? Is there no end to this bric a brac hell? How do normal people manage to keep their houses neat and tidy - and have all their rooms functioning as rooms?

I suppose we could build a wing on the house

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ninjavu · 51-55, M

I find that my approach not to acquire so much in the first place to be reasonably effective.

damselfly · 100+, F

@ninjavu Well I've trained some of my friends to give me bottles of whiskey for birthdays, etc, rather than "stuff." My heart sinks when I get "stuff." But some people simply won't be trained, and they get me stuff no matter what suitable gifts I give them

ninjavu · 51-55, M

@damselfly Yes, like you my heart sinks when I get "stuff". Someone I won't name gets me piles of "stuff" for Christmas, and it just feels so wrong when most of it hits the bin a week later. An incredible waste of nature's resources. But bottles of whiskey are environmentally friendly; the whiskey takes up no space, and the bottle can be recycled!