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kenny:
Your wife and mine sound like complete opposite's, I am the hoarder. Linda is always going through things of mine and things my dad left here when he left and would throw away everything if she could. She always asks me first and even though it is hard for me to let some of the stuff go it is JUNK. Like Rob said it is not a chinese thing at all. Linda only brought one suitcase of clothes here when she came and I think that was about all she had and most of the cloths were very old but you would never know it by looking at them. Since she has been here she has bought some new things ofcourse but the one item that she loves is shoes. I think she brought a few pairs here but my god every time we go somewhere she looks at the shoes. We bought two more pairs last night. They are always cheap or on sale so it is not allt of money but I bet she has got 20 pairs of shoes now. haha I think I got 3!
It does not bother me though because all the work that she has done here she is well worth a few cheap shoes. She takes so much pride in everything she has and keeps everything as clean as a pen. All these shoes are kept in a cabnet wraped in paper and in the box that they came in. Oh yeah, the cabnet was full of junk when she came!
Arnold:
Oh .. I am blessed ! No such stuff going on in our House . She is very frugal with everything and I was never that kind to keep used up stuff for long . It is pretty much just the Shoe thing with my LaoPo . One pair for every corner of the House so to speak . hahaha I do cheat a little there , when she's NOT looking of course . Been caught a couple of time with the WRONG shoe's on and let me tell you .. she'll rip them off and get's to clean them instantly .. but does bring them back to me nicely .. not through the Air ??? :o Talk about one other thing here , if/when I purchased something and I'm not going to use it (even if it was only one or two dollars) it's going back to the store and get your Money back . Of course for me , it's not really worth it .. driving 10 miles to get two dollars back ? Ohhh .. I let it slide , because it's not only cute/funny but I love the way she is sooo serious telling me to take it back . She's got that LOOK , you don't mess with .
lfputman3:
--- Quote from: kenny on July 14, 2011, 09:59:02 pm ---Since she has been here she has bought some new things ofcourse but the one item that she loves is shoes. I think she brought a few pairs here but my god every time we go somewhere she looks at the shoes. We bought two more pairs last night. They are always cheap or on sale so it is not allt of money but I bet she has got 20 pairs of shoes now. haha I think I got 3!
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Statistically, over 90% of men have 3 pairs of shoes, actual fact. Typically Casual (tennies/sneakers), work, and formal. I admit, I am odd, 3 pair of formal, two work, two pairs of boots (winter boots working in the vfw kitchen), hiking shoes, sandals, tennies and moccasins. Those are my houseshoes, but my grandpa was a redskin, you gotta have your mocs, keep your feet warm.
I'm trying to get rid of graphic t-shirts before she gets to sort through my stuff...
Lloyd
David E:
Funny you should bring up that subject Maxx.............
As you can imagine, Ming and I are still in the "Honeymoon" phase (no...dont ask !!!!) after 2 weeks together. All is really, really good.
But I noticed the other day that there was a big bag in the Pantry, which was stuffed with old, used envelopes, the one's that all the junk, bills and letters come in. I asked what they were for and she said she always keeps them.......but I got no real answer as to why !!!
Our cat gets fed from 100 gramme tins...used 4 each day, and these tins are washed and stored in the spare bedroom in plastic bags........ :-[ :-[
Right now, these "little" things are amusing and charming...but I cast my imagination forward a few years...what the Hell our home will be about then defies imagination...maybe like a Municipal recycling depot !!!!!
Gotta grasp this particular nettle sometime soon.......but not yet...maybe ;D ;D ;D
ps...Sorry about the lack of photos guys...been a bit busy of late......working on it now ;) ;) ;)
maxx:
Guys that is what I'm trying to tell you.You are all saying on how neat and organised and frugal your wife's are.They are making there move.They have a plan.And in time said plan will be implemented..And you to will be buried under a mountain of stuff.
When my wife first came to the states.I took a few days off and stayed with her showed her around.And helped her try to get used to America.But the day came that I had to go back to work.The first thing my wife did was took my Deja vu Shirt.That I had won in a strip club back in the late 80's And cut it into rags.She took the rest of my clothes she didn't like and did the same thing to them. then rearranged all the stuff in the cabnets.And completely took over one whole set of cabnets.Then she recleaned the house from top to bottom.And told me what a slob I was.After I had spent days cleaning the house.Before I left for China to get her
This didn't happen over night.It is along drawn out plan.And I think her family and friends are in on it.They keep sending her stuff that they know we have already got.My mother in law is my wife's biggest helper.Every 2 months my wife gets care packages from China.My sons have at the least a dozen pairs of shoes a piece.My wife and kids have enough clothes to clothe a small nation.And most of it is still in the packages.My kids have so many toys that They can't Evan get to the bottom of one of the toy boxes.Let alone 2 toy boxes.And my wife's mother and friends keep sending them more.
You all think I'm just whining.come back to me after your wives's have lived with you for a couple of years.I think you all will be singing a different tune.David under no circumstances are you to throw the cat food can away.Or the sack of old mail.If you do.Please take this little piece of advice.Either leave home for a couple of days.Or Waite till your wife is sleeping before you go to sleep.And make sure you are awake before she goes to sleep.Or get up and go sleep in the other room.Behind a closed and locked door and sleep there for a couple of days.
If your wives Evan suspect that you threw something away five years ago.Or threatend to throw something away at some time in the relationship.Trust me you are a marked man.Anytime something comes up missing or is miss placed.You are the first person that she will come to.
If you are still not convinced go to your friendly neighborhood China town.And look at all the stuff that is setting around taking up space.They are all hoarders.Just some are better at hiding it for the first couple of years.After they are comfortable and secure.Look out the fun really starts.
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