J and I have been to a lot of conferences and trade shows over the years. I mean A LOT.

When we moved into our house I started a habit of hanging our conference lanyards and badges on the door handle in J’s studio. Recently I realized there were way too many. So many that they starting popping off the handle.

So tonight I decided to do something about it.

I was shocked, no, scared at how many badges we’ve collected over the last six years. I mean, I don’t even remember going to all of these conferences!

Do you know how many badges that is? 45. FORTY-FIVE. Cuarenta y cinco. Really? I’ve been spending the last hour or so trying to figure out why I kept them. Ok, so I also watched 24, but I have been wondering. I think my frugal inner voice is on full display here. I would rather collect 45 lanyards and awkwardly hang them on a door handle than throw them away.

This has been a good exercise for me. I feel like I’ve learned something about myself and I can grow through this. Maybe I’ve turned over a new leaf. A less cluttered leaf. A lanyard free leaf.

Or maybe I just got tired of picking them up off the floor. It’s good to know, at least, that I’m not alone.

Anyone need some lanyards? I’ve got roughly 45 available for free!