How did I manage to end up with so much STUFF?

I can't really think of any way to describe my belongings besides stuff. I have lots of stuff! Some stuff I'm attached to, some stuff is useful, some stuff is just stuff I haven't been able to throw away, and other stuff is just junk! I've started trying to figure out exactly what it is that I own and what I'm going to do with it. I even have more furniture than I like to think about! I own trashcans, mirrors, folding tables, computer stuff, plastic shelving units, a bookcase, a metal rack for clothes, a shoe rack, a nightstand, a bed, and all sorts of other things that are required to make a home into a home. These things won't be going with me of course. They're large and generally cheap. They have no style at all and the only reason I own them is because they were cheap and sturdy and mostly lightweight. (Lightweight is important when you move every year.) I also have an amazing number of things that plug into the wall that I won't be bringing and some that I will be bringing. I've got a stereo, a powerstrip, a UPS, my cell phone charger, my cell phone, my external harddrive, a nightlight/clock, my Nintendo DS, the DS charger, and some kitchen items too! And that doesn't even include the items that I left at my mom's house!

Today I went through my kitchen, figured out what the heck I had in there and how much things weighed. I then sorted the list by what I would bring if I could only bring 5 kilos of kitchen stuff, 10 kilos, etc. Some items I'd like to have, but weigh more. So if I had to choose between a 2.1 kg casserole dish with a glass lid and several pots and pans... I'd choose the pots and pans. Even though I might really want that dish, I would like several other items more if I can have them all. I also had to keep in mind that it makes no sense to bring the lid to something without bringing the container. In most cases I weight the lid with the container, but when it came to my pots and pans I couldn't since the lids are interchangeable and there aren't as many lids as there are containers and I have a few duplicate lid sizes too. My list is really quite impressive so far. I should post it somewhere, but I doubt that many people are interesting in how much different things in my kitchen weigh. ;)

So that's what I've been doing with my time today between occasional reading of really boring articles for various classes. I also did a study guide for a quiz I have on Thursday, went to class, went to work, cleaned the kitchen, did the dishes, made lunch, microwaved leftover lunch for dinner, went for a run, took a shower, took a nap, and played on my Nintendo DS for a bit. I think I can call that a productive day. Although I probably spent a bit too much time creating nice excel documents of items I own and their weights than I should have. But it was fun!