I've had my vintage booth for almost a year

[marble falls]

9. Never needed it to make rent, but it bought some gas to go pick berries or visit a friend ...

... I was/am too close sometimes to being owned by my possessions. Giving them away sometimes is hard because I want to be sure they're needed and won't end up in a landfill.

I have a storage unit full of art supplies, mostly painting and weaving. I was starting to sell the weaving stuff and then i got sick, but I am working to start back up with selling most of it: three looms and piles of rags for carpets, yarns, associated equipment.

I know I am too old and renting space is too expensive these days. I don't want my three out of state and across the country children to have to deal with it.

I gave away a bunch of books to people here on DU a few years back. I paid the postage because at printed material rates it was very cheap, usually a couple of bucks and it got to the destination in less than a week. But I felt uncomfortable having members' real names and addresses with no way for me to confirm I erased them once the book was sent.

It really is an internal debate inside of me: who or what owns what or who.