The last of my shot glass collection!
The story I received goes something like this:
Pls wrap carefully for a friend. Thirty years ago, from visits at my friend's Aunt's house I'd always see this shot glass and thought it was such a hoot! So many things on Etsy: I had, my mom had, or a friend had.....
As a recovering hoarder, I can so relate to the last line about seeing things from my past and the people that went with them. I suppose in some ways, it's like having a hoard of loved ones and memories around, but I'm learning to keep my memories in my heart, instead of things. Sometimes they keep spiraling around in my head and I need to let them go, some how pass them into my heart. And many times, I keep them on this blog to visit any time I need it.
I had a party sized shot collection, which I gave to a dear friend along with my wine and champagne glass collection about twenty five years ago. I just kept these and the full set of my Grandmother's Fostoria Navarre Patttern wine and water goblets, which were well used when I got them and I continued to break no matter how careful me or my guests were and finally sold them on HoarderRehab before they were destroyed.
I was reminded that these are jiggers and not shot glasses from a kind person on Etsy, but my friends used them as shot glasses and it was the first thing they'd look for in the cupboard. It was the common joke to talk about which drinker one was going to portray for the night! There were a whole lot of pigs and donkeys running around the parties!
It was also used to measure out their other favorite drinks, like Gin Fizzes, Lillet, Jamesons and Casino Royals. It's been a handy liquid measure too for wheat grass shots.
There are two still available, one here at VintageToGoEtsy and the other here, at HoarderRehab.
Saying Goodbye: So far, so good, but I still have two left, so I won't really know til it gets down to the last wire! I must say that it's brought back some fun and funny party time memories! Thank you!
However now that my insomnia is back I have noticed that I do experience an uncomfortable panic like spike of "seller's regret" every time something sells, but it's just one heavy jolt that eventually diminishes to nothing.
What I Learned:
1. There are so many things on Etsy that I used to want to buy, but now on Etsy I can organize my favorites into categories, which has really helped me to understand why and what triggers my hoarding habit buying sprees. Many of the items are from my past and remind me of people, places and experiences. Others just make me happy by design or color combinations. And some are just so wildly creative that I take a moment to see see them on zoom.
While waiting, I was reading about a diet called, "The Pleasure Principle" and learning to work with one's body's own intuitive and biological needs for pleasure. Eating for pleasure was one way to lose weight, but it also said that viewing what one finds particularly beautiful brings on pleasure impulses in brain activity. So I'm doing my best to just look and capture that "good" feeling, instead of buying it. And I'll cross my fingers about it helping me to lose fat.
2. I was corresponding with another fellow hoarder - now email pen pal and learned that we both used to write. She wants to write children books, which is what I wanted to do in college also. I have written several short stories and used to be in a writing circle during my college days. We would write about the same event we all experienced, share our writing and talk about it, however the shot glasses usually took over and well, there was another story to write about!
So I'm going to make time and return to short story writing and release some of the memories that are spinning like a broken record!
3. Also, I was inspired by another Etsy shop owner, who has over ten shops and still finds time for crafting! This inspired me completely and I've been having my own project days too because I really need to find something to replace retail therapy! I've gone back to making collage cards, mostly out of washi tapes. If you'd like to see them they are here at Hoarder Rehab and here at The Destiny of Things.
Now that I've started the cards, I'm also going to incorporate poems in art, like I used to do too! And I'll start writing short stories again, since many of my memories are too long to write about on the blog. It's my experiment to see if these activities can replace "retail therapy".
Off topic:
Look what I found in my hoard last weekend! I made over 100 "out of context" cards back in 1985. Time travels fast! They are already vintage! I'm so excited about refinding them! See the inside here!
It's interesting how they they look similar to my washi tape Gee bend quilt inspired cards. I'm still in the 80s?
Which past times would you like to revisit from your college days?
Thank you Etsy buyer for leaving your tidbit of information that garnered me so much towards finding several alternatives to replace my hoarder ways!
Thank you Etsy for adding the categories section in the "my favorites" area because it's amazing how much it's helped me figure out how I shop and why! And I've taken full advantage of the 25 categories! Thank you so much!
Thank you US, China, Australia, Serbia, Switzerland, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, Russia and Chile for your visits this past week. It keeps me motivated to keep posting with my HoarderRehab and The Destiny of Things!
Click on the shop names to visit my hoard listed daily: VintageToGoEtsy, HoarderRehab and The Destiny of Things!
Other Last Collection Stories:
1. Not My College Mugs About the almost last two mugs from my collection. Now I have four mugs, I used to have an entire cupboard shelf of mugs and many of them stacked ( I love stacking mugs) and many of them from my childhood. The last two mugs are here at VintageToGoEtsy and I have one more to list. I have a cup and saucer collection too, but that's another story!
2. My Louis Vuitton Collection: A story about how the end of my collection is the beginning for someone else and it was my first sale on HoarderRehab! My last piece of Luis Vuitton from the 80s is available here, at The Destiny of Things.
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