Stash flashing will not be occuring today
The main reason for this is RM actually reads this blog. Now, he knows that I have a rather large stash. No where near the dimensions of a few of you, but sizeable nevertheless. Last year, someone talked me into flashing the stash. That's how I learned that RM read the blog. He sent me an email about his shock and horror of what's pent up in the plastic bins taking up our closet space. So anyway, he knows I have a lot. He doesn't need to see it out in all of its glory though. In place of a yarn stash flash, I will share another sizeable family collection. This represents most of our DVD collection. Some friends have called us their personal blockbuster. Now, having kids has curtailed the DVD buying. We still do rent through Netflix. It's the only entertainment these days. I'm sure some of you can relate.
Here's another member of the family's stash. SWB actually is the proud owner of 2 sizeable stashes of his own. There's this one; his toy cars. Then he has a sizeable collection of Star Wars figurines and action figures. Yep, we're a family of collectors here.
Back to the fiber for a minute, I've reset my ticker to begin today. I'm armed and ready for the Stashalong and Yarn Focus Challenge. Fully expect to read much weeping and gnashing of teeth through the next three months. Oh, and a final note, sign-ups for the knitting vacation swap end tomorrow evening at 8PM PST. Take into account Daylight Savings time, and you have 30 more hours to sign up. We'd love to have you!
18 Comments:
I so understand why you don't flash your stash ... same reason for me! :)
I like you stash flash!
HWME does read my blog, and since my blog reads, on the left bar, "Ball of yarn: 530", he knows already.
But I do get an email every time the number goes up ;-)
well at least you flashed some stashes.
I'm all ready for the Yarn Focus. Be prepared to send me yarn at the end of June :-)
Hi from Austria! Wow, your DVD-stash is amazing, you certainly won't ever get bored with it! I'm still absolutely curious to see your yarn stash in all its glory!
How many movies do you think you have? I counted ours the other day, because I couldn't find an empty spot to put a movie. We're in the market for one of those big centers...I found one that holds over 700 dvds. Sigh. Oh, and my final count? Over 300, and growing.
I think we all have our stashes - thanks for the little peek. And boys (I'm sure) all have a ton of those Hot Wheel kind of cars - son's favorite was a blue limo that lit up if you pressed the back down. And he's gonna keep them all. Terry
I love your take on stash flashing, and can especially relate to the car collection (one DS had a huge collection of micro-minis, back in the day). Legos passed through two sons and one stepson, with the youngest asking for a picture taken, surrounded by all of his lego creations that rivaled Wendys' bathtub shot. I think you made a prudent choice, grrl.
I'm not going to flash my stash either because I really don't want to know for sure. Bad enough I can see my fabric stash (better organized).
I see SWB is starting early! At least he has the Place for Everything and Every Thing With It's Place part down.
Hee hee - I love that the legs of the DVD rack look like they're swaying under the weight!
perfect stash flasg... isn't it amazing what we collect?? Don't think we realize how much we have until we do something like this~
cracking me up about not flashing the fiber! My hubby was in awe when I pulled all mine out- "that's a lot of yarn" was all he could say ")
um...yeah I'm pretty sure I'm the guilty party that got you to show your stash last year...sorry about that ;o)
I can bear witness, she has a pretty big 'un ;o) Er, waitaminute your hubby still reads this...it's not a big stash, not at all. Pay no attention to what I typed earlier...
Ooops ... and my DH was busy getting rid of his stuff today so more of my knitting books would fit in the bookshelf! (I did get some pressure to clear out my stuff too, though...)
Ah, to be able to put out our collections. Pre-kids we used to have our CD collection out and now it's in bins in the garage.
I live in fear of my dh logging onto my blog. Esp in light of what I flashed Saturday. It wouldn't help that I found maybe 4 stashes out htere larger than mine.
i know I'm too late for knitting vacay swap - but where is it?
Stash flashing...hee hee! I love that. Flash the stash, man!
I haven't flashed my stash either, mostly because I'm too scared to get the bins out of the closet, I haven't even found bins yet for my roving stash recently acquired.
Hmmm, maybe next year.
I was tempted to show you my DVD stash but it is so sad -- just 9 kid's DVDs. Now I do have a large laser disc collection however ;)
I didn't flash any stash either...couldn't corral the entire fleet of plastic/canvas/buckets/bins to save my life! I don't really want to know how much money I could have saved by practicing a little more restraint in the fiber department! heh
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