What is the most pointless, useless object you have in your home, and why is it still there?
extraneous: non-essential, non-vital, not relevant
When I left the States, I sold or gave away everthing I owned except what I could put in a few large duffel bags. I've moved every year or two since then, so haven't accumulated much. But most of us, and me too before I became a gypsy, have a lot of usesless stuff we hang on to year after year after year and for some reason never get rid of. What is it for you?
patrickthomas: I would think the pebbles I gather on beaches and keep in collections around my house often forgetting even where or when I collected them.
If they are beautiful and they add to the ambience of your home, then they are not extraneous, in my opinion.
Having been wiped out by Katrina, I got to live one of my personal jokes. I always laughed & said "I want to live as a minimalist".
Well, I sort of am now. I have only three real pieces of furniture, my metal meat rack(which doubles as my bed), my favorite chair(now the cat's bed-lol!), and my handmade birch desk(the center of my world). Aside from them, I have a handful of artwork, a butt load of plants & a few trinkets given to me to cheer me up after everything happened.
At this point, almost all of them are pointless... but I like a few of them.
Actually it LOOKS kind a cool....in my opinion...beautiful objects are neve extraneous....must be surrounding by interesting looking or beautiful objects!!
Portiea: Actually it LOOKS kind a cool....in my opinion...beautiful objects are neve extraneous....must be surrounding by interesting looking or beautiful objects!!
okay....can't type
beautiful objects are never extraneous; one must be surrounded by interesting looking or beautiful ojbects!!
Claayer: Hmm I can't think of anything at the moment.. Since I have been overhauling my house.. MOST useless stuff is gone.
Though I do keep meaning to ditch that stupid Galileo water thermometer thing... that's pants!
I think they are kinda cool, want to swop for my pebble collection? on the other hand could just send you a photo and you won't have to dust as much...
ClaayerWild Wild South West, Cornwall, England UK15,888 posts
patrickthomas: I think they are kinda cool, want to swop for my pebble collection? on the other hand could just send you a photo and you won't have to dust as much...
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extraneous: non-essential, non-vital, not relevant
When I left the States, I sold or gave away everthing I owned except what I could put in a few large duffel bags. I've moved every year or two since then, so haven't accumulated much. But most of us, and me too before I became a gypsy, have a lot of usesless stuff we hang on to year after year after year and for some reason never get rid of. What is it for you?