Lots of people joke about having an ebay addiction. Normally, this means they are buying stuff.

Not me. I just found a convenient, effective way of getting rid of stuff that I am no longer using or has bad memories for me. Those of you who know me personally, know that I am famous for my yard sales. This summer I got people who were like yard sale groupies coming to mine because of my low prices. I don't hold on to things. I might use something for a little while and then no longer need it, or one of my decor bargains doesn't fit in any more. Then there's stuff that gets bad memories attached to it. That stuff is always out of my house in a heartbeat....

...a dress I was wearing during a bad quarrell or when I had a fall, a gift given to me by someone who later did me harm, premium or bonus items associated with bad bosses, jewelery I was wearing when I heard that someone passed away: any material thing can fall from grace with me in the blink of an eye. If every time I look at it I remember something unpleasant it's soon in the back of a cupboard or under the bed. But disliking clutter and being the anti-pack rat that I am, it's not long before I am looking to pass on a perfectly good "whatever" to a new user.

Moreover, I'm having fun writing descriptions for things. Just like at the yard sales - I am a good sales person. I can think of a thousand uses for the lowliest object. I have a real temptation to describe a "Revolutionary 3 Year Old Pest Control Solution" to "Rid your property of mice, moles and other rodents. 100% organic, 100% natural, poison free, safe around children and other animals. Works day and night. Self cleaning." But a bid is a contract, and I'm afraid that then I really would HAVE to sell Vio-kitty to someone! Besides, I'm thinking that she would be in a really bad mood if she had to get shipped to Hong Kong.

What I've learned a the photography guild meetings has helped me take better pictures, and I'm stalking around the house with my digital camera, looking for anything that isn't useful, helpful or uplifting. While taking a photo of a hand made pottery coffee mug - beautiful, unique, but with unfortunate ties to Once Upon a Tile, Winston got his nose in the way.

"You'd better be careful, Winston. At this rate she's liable to sell your nose on ebay." The Hub quipped

"If you don't quit fooling around in that studio, I'm liable to sell YOU" I warned. But he knows I'm only kidding. Even though he's also self cleaning, if not exactly self shaving, every day. Hmmmm.