Those who've known me for a long time can testify that I loved collecting things. As many put it, "I collected collections". And it was very true. I collected anything I could get my hands on. Didn't help that my family & I are super thrifty and found tons of things for super cheap every week at garage sales. I was on the fast track to becoming a professional hoarder. I collected bouncy balls, Garfield, Mountain Dew cans, Mountain Dew labels, bottle caps, plastic animals, stuffed animals, Wildlife Fact Files, state quarters, Legos, Playmobil, mini animal fact cards, business cards, VHS's, shells, dress-up clothes, matchbox cars, horses, unicorns, animal magazines, Shetland Sheepdog things, Animal Ark books, Hardy Boy books, Where's Waldo books, jewelry, Adventures in Odyssey, stamps, coins, misc. junk, lint, and more. Yes, I scooped the lint out of the dryer thingy and kept it in a drawer. It was so soft! My room was an eclectic explosion of crap. You could even say that I collected furniture & storage containers in order to hold all of my... acquirements. I'm not entirely sure when I decided to, but a while back I intensely de-cluttered my room and rid myself of all of those unnecessary items that were taking over. However, there were a few that I decided to keep, and a few that I've started since. Care to see? GarfieldThis is my most extensive collection, though I'm not as gung-ho about it now. Garfield used to be an obsession of mine. I still get rather excited if I see something of his at a garage sale, but it's gotten harder to find things of his that I don't already have. There's TONS of stuff that you can't see in the pictures due to the lack of unpacking it all, and the stuff that's in storage. But he's got his own little cottage (big kids playhouse) to take up space in, and I love it. DVD'sI could go on & on about this. I've got this thing for movies... Very rarely do I sit down and do nothing but watch a movie; I'm always doing something, with one on in the background. But I love em'. And there's just something about DVD's... you can get them for super cheap, they're a good size, God speaks through them a lot to me, you can find common ground with new people you meet through them, people can borrow them, you can have social gatherings around them, there's always more you can acquire, etc. Plus they just look good, and many memories are formed around them. I have a lovely app on my iTouch (paid $3 for it, which says something) that has all of my DVD's alphabetically listed with all of their information, etc. Not all of them are in the pictures, The Avengers, Captain America, and The Hunger Games are currently loaned out, and I got Hoodwinked after I took the pictures. Thus far I have 288 films in DVD form, and 31 different TV series. Coins.It's really more like a money collection, but that just sounds weird. I don't know why, maybe it's the stories they could tell, maybe it's the littleness of them, or maybe it's how different they are & the vast amount that there is, but I really enjoy money from all over the world. You get a little piece of the country that it's from :) The picture on the left is money specifically acquired from people that I know who have taken trips to those places, and the picture on the right is.... I don't actually know where I got it, actually. But not from people I know haha. But I still enjoy it :) And I recently discovered that I have money from New Zealand! Score! Movie PostersThis is a collection for when I move out and have an awesome basement man cave with my DVD collection and TV. It's gonna be pretty boss. Mountain Dew cans and Green Label Art bottlesThis is one of my favorite collections. Green Label Art bottles are designed by urban artists all across the country, all about self-expression and individuality - partnering with Mountain Dew. For those who don't know, I had an OBSESSION with Mountain Dew back when I could drink it. Like, it was bad. My body was physically addicted to it. I would drink 2 liters at a time sometimes. I loved it. I have all but 12 bottles, and will hopefully be able to complete my collection someday :) Then of course you got the regular Mountain Dew cans, one of each flavor (aside from the regular flavor which has one with the old log, one with the new logo, and one special sized one for The Dark Knight Rises that glows in teh dark ^.^). Also, one from Korea and one from Japan that my awesome friends brought back for me! =D Adventures in OdysseyThe radio drama, not the movies. All 56 cases (most of which are on cassette ^.^), The Truth Chronicles, The Lost Episodes, and The Official Adventures in Odyssey Guide ^.^ I love my AIO. I've been listening to it since I was 4 years old and haven't stopped since. Definitely still fall asleep to it every night, and it's one of the most meaningful collections I have. I'm definitely going to pass them down to my children. And by pass them down, I mean introduce them to it and tell them to get their own, because I want to keep them forevsies! ConverseI'm not sure how this got to this point... I think I just wanted a variety in Converse and they just kind of multiplied when I wasn't looking..... Duct TapeThere's really no need to explain this one. Duct tape is just straight up awesome. And I have an abundance of scrapbooking materials that I've accumulated, but there's no way I'm going to take pictures of all of it. I'm far too lazy for that. Plus, there's a ton,so... yeah. And though I don't really collect them anymore, I still have my stamp, bouncy ball, and Wildlife Fact File collections. I'm not sure why I still have the bouncy ball collection though... Actually, scratch that. I'm getting rid of it! Progress. I think that's about it, though there's probably something that I missed..... :)
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Felix
10/4/2018 11:16:52 pm
Hey! Do you still have that MountainDew Grape Can?
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