I delted a bunch of names this past week too. Felt weird but it had to be done.
I also save my kids teeth in little boxes.
I feel better now knowing I am not the only one. :)

Wow, that is a HELL of a lot of people on your buddy list for someone who talks to three...lol

ok, it's more like 5. I still have over 60 names, but it's not my fault if NOBODY WANTS TO TALK TO ME ANYMORE!!!! ha!

I have a fairly large box (maybe 3x3x3?) that's got unicorns all over it. I got it when I was about 15, and I've since called it my "unicorn box." Creative, right? Anyway, everyone in my family and a good portion of my friends know about it. It's got letters from friends from the 5th grade. It's got newspaper clippings and pictures and silly paintings friends made me and everything that means pretty much anything to me. I heart that box - and every so often, I need to go through and clean it out, make room for more stuff. It takes me hours and hours, because I need to start telling Jay the stories associated with everything (not like he hasn't heard them fifteen times already anyway). I know what you mean about holding on to things.

Wow. That was long. *heh*

they banned aim & Yahoo messenger
so I never get to be on anymore :(

And I hate it, it's not fair I tell ya!!!

I'm the same way, can't let get rid of anything - including people on my buddy list. I also have a bad habit of saving receipts, which is completely not sentimental but I keep doing it.

I can't IM either, though I doubt you would want to with me anyway. What I did about some of my collecting turning to clutter is I did a scrapbook of the events of my life and what didn't make the scrapbook I got rid of. When it comes to greeting cards, I always keep the most recent card I get from someone. A new birthday card from mom means last years goes into the recycle bin. Same with Father's Day etc. This way I always have a reminder from those close to me should something happen to them but I don't have a ton of things I will likely never read. The one exception to this rule is if there is any special personalization of a card. A special note means I keep it longer, if not forever.

I TALK TO YOU BITCHASS!

Must be in the air: I started the same thing on my ICQ list. I used to be a pack rat with *everything* too; there are still boxes left at my parents' house all organized into, say, "trip to France" were I spent the summer and every, single, little half-ticket stub from any museum or whatnot I visited is in there.

And, well, the French military beret that a lovely French man named Pascal gave me to remember... how decidedly French he was. Heh.

I type at you more than I need to, I'm the king of nothing to say.

Um...some of us IM you, but you never have time to chat.

I'm the same way, with cards, letters, all of it. I die a little every time I throw something away, thinking I'll lose that memory or need that someday or whatever. Computer is the same - I save emails for "someday when I'll want to read them again"...

I'm trying to get better about it - moving has allowed me to throw away many things, but I could give up more if I weren't so attached to every single thing, I think. Baby steps...

I have too many as well, most work related, and frankly, I find it hard to remember who they are most of the time.

I'm just like you that way. I can't throw out anything with a sentimental attachment. I'm 44 and I have every card I was given since I was in my late teens. It's something I hate about myself, but it's just who I am, so I accept it. They don't really take up all that much room in my life.

Embrace your inner packrat, Yvonne!

It's okay - I'll keep you on my IM buddy list, anyway. It's my fault - I'm not a big IM user.

Keep all those cards and letters - you really would be throwing away a memory you'll never get back. I wish I'd have kept more stuff, but I moved every 18 months or so for about 10 years and I kept cleaning stuff out.

But throw those goddamn teeth away! Eww! Someday, years from now, when the cops come snooping around they're going to think you're a serial killer who kept the teeth of your victims. *lol*