Trimming the Fat

First off, I can't believe I haven't posted a new post since the end of December. No wonder my coworkers think I don't do anything. This what has been on my mind lately!

No one, which unfortunately includes myself, can do it all! As hard as I try I always have more hobbies, passions, and interests then I can actually afford financially or devote enough time to.

I'm the kind of person that when I do something I don't want to just participate in it I want to be good at it if not the best. I also am compelled out of pure unadulturated gear lust to buy all the gear I need for that activity brand new, and even if I may only have the time do the activity once or twice a year. I would just rather own my own equipment then rent or barrow.

As I look around my room, garage, and house I realize that I plain and simply have to much gear for to many different activities. I can't do it all and therefore do not need to own all of the gear that I own. The easy part (even though the misconception is that admitting is the hardest part) is realizing this and admitting it. The hard part is determining how to narrow your focus of activities to a manageable amount. The hardest part is actually parting with you your gear!

Every time I make the decision to cut out a sport or activity I talk myself out of it because I just can't part with the gear. Which shows that the emotional investment in the gear is just as great if not greater then the monetary investment. So what are we to do?

My current plan is to enjoy the lust while it lasts and to let my garage continue to be cluttered with gear until I truly reach a breaking point and either can part with my gear or am forced do to space issues to trim my gear fat!