Giving Voice: Oh the Piles of Stuff  I admit it. I am an
accumulator. A bit of a hoarder. I accumulate Stuff, which is
the name for items that are not what I hoped, or not as grand as
I originally thought when I bought them. They lost the “shiny
new toy” factor. I became disappointed with the Stuff.  This
said "Stuff" then enters Phase 1: Sitting Stuff.  I decide to
not touch it for awhile, hoping that my life will need the Stuff
later. I have even been known to take Stuff and stuff it in
drawers, so that I neither touch nor see it. When it is out of
sight, it's out of mind, right?  Sometimes, I do have the great
pleasure of re-discovering old Stuff that I put away for a time,
Stuff that holds memories or is actually useful in a pinch.
Mostly, the Stuff is no longer useful. So the Stuff enters phase
2: Sorted Stuff. I am tired of the Stuff, so I make a decision:
I either throw it out, give it away, or sell it. Sorted Stuff
has some usefulness left if it survives phase 2. The Stuff's
innate usefulness fuels m