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Lifecycle of toys
4.15.2007 11:41 AM \| Link	Yesterday I built a new shelf for my toy room and had a blast loading it up. Now my LEGO sets finally have a place to live! There were a few things that I realized I didn't feel like having on display anymore, so I guess I will move some stuff to my souvenir bins. It really made me think about my whole toy lifecycle. The fact is I love buying stuff - impulse buying toys, CDs, DVDs, books, or whatever is pretty much one of my favorite things to do! Maybe it's because I had tons of toys as an only child, or maybe I like spending money since I was kind of broke in my college days. The reason doesn't really matter - I'm going to keep doing it! After I have fun shopping and buying, then I like displaying things (and taking photos) for awhile. Eventually the newness wears off, but I don't want to just throw things away, so they end up going in my souvenir bins in my garage. I have about five of these huge bins filled with stuff. I'm sure some of it would make some collectors pee their pants, but I really just keep stuff because I'm too lazy to sell it. Someday I will have to get rid of some things - it would be nice to have kids playing with my old toys instead of keeping them captive in boxes! You could look at my collecting habits as a waste of money, but I don't see it that way at all. To me, I'm just renting all of this stuff! I pay the rent, which gives me the joy of having the toy, displaying it, and eventually I say goodbye to it. The money is gone, but the joy remains! Labels: life, toys


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