New Year’s Resolutions for 2026

[+ purplekow]

5 hours ago, Charlie said:

I am resolving to stop saving everything--I have become a hoarder. My house is overflowing with things that should be thrown or given away. My late spouse could never bring himself to throw away any kind of paper--printed, written, a drawing, or even blank sheets,  and I have been setting aside at least an hour per day to go through them and save only those that would be of real interest to someone else or of some kind of use in the future. So long, airline ticket receipts from 1975 and train schedules for the Swiss railway system in 1981! Farewell, hand-drawn birthday card from a 7 year old niece who is now 53! Into the trash for alumni magazines from 2010 for schools I graduated from 60 years ago. Do I really need to save bank statements from ten years ago? (I know: I should shred them rather than put them in the recycling bin). My spouse was an architect and painter, so he had large supplies of blank drawing paper; it seems wrong to throw it away, but I can't find anyone to give it to.

What do I do with his old medications and those I haven't used in years? Why do I save clothes I will probably never wear again? What do I do with all that equipment for dinner parties now that I no longer entertain? I pity the family members who will have to deal with all of it when I expire, so I resolve to get rid of as much as possible, and try to stop accumulating more.

Both the written porn and the videos might be donated to a adult book store.  I do not know if there are any here in Palm Springs who accept such donations but there were several in NYC that I know of and I imagine LA and SF both have such emporia.  Also, an ad in a gay centric or porn centric site on line might find that jerk off material a good home.  

[moonlight]

9 hours ago, Charlie said:

I am resolving to stop saving everything--I have become a hoarder. My house is overflowing with things that should be thrown or given away. My late spouse could never bring himself to throw away any kind of paper--printed, written, a drawing, or even blank sheets,  and I have been setting aside at least an hour per day to go through them and save only those that would be of real interest to someone else or of some kind of use in the future. So long, airline ticket receipts from 1975 and train schedules for the Swiss railway system in 1981! Farewell, hand-drawn birthday card from a 7 year old niece who is now 53! Into the trash for alumni magazines from 2010 for schools I graduated from 60 years ago. Do I really need to save bank statements from ten years ago? (I know: I should shred them rather than put them in the recycling bin). My spouse was an architect and painter, so he had large supplies of blank drawing paper; it seems wrong to throw it away, but I can't find anyone to give it to.

What do I do with his old medications and those I haven't used in years? Why do I save clothes I will probably never wear again? What do I do with all that equipment for dinner parties now that I no longer entertain? I pity the family members who will have to deal with all of it when I expire, so I resolve to get rid of as much as possible, and try to stop accumulating more.

The book even covers dildos! (If I remember correctly, it suggests keeping only your favorite one.)

[ShortCutie7]

I’d like to switch the statuses of my full-time job (which gives me a huge amount of stress) and my part-time career (which brings me great joy)… I unexpectedly had a major setback in the part-time career about a month ago, but am hoping that will open a door to something more full-time!