Organized Hoarding

Organized Hoarding....Talk about an oxymoron.
 I have heard it said that admitting a problem is the first step in healing, so here goes,

 I'm a  organized hoarder.  There I said it........

See how all of these recipes are in a neat folder, labeled and organized.  

 Unfortunately that leads to this.  I had all of this in 2 cabinets.....neat and organized, just a lot of it.

 Here is a cookbook I have had since 1974.......38 years ago..........I don't know if I have EVER cooked out of it.....I don't want to throw it away now, it's an antique.  It might have how to cook wild possum while your out on the prairie, you never know when it could come in handy.

 This is my give away/trash/donate pile.  The trash bag is full of my organized recipes that were all in binders.  For an organized hoarder such as myself, it is hard to get rid of things that are perfectly "good".

 I dwindled it down to this.  Now I know some of you would have got rid of even more, but it's baby steps for those of us who are new to this.  Why would I throw something away if I still have room to store it?   Who knows you just might need it someday......just ask me ....... I probably have it.

I must say it is so much nicer after, but it is so hard for me to get rid of anything.  

Just for the record, yes I did keep the 1974 cookbook and no I have not opened it ......yet.

Thanks for visiting my part of the organized hoarding country

Jana