Ever since the painter in the family moved his studio back home, we have been engaged in a Battle Against Too Much Stuff.
On our side, we have craigslist, thrift stores, young friends starting new homes, the recycling bin and as a last resort, the little blue garbage can. Stuff has inertia - the resistance of a physical object to any change in its state of motion. As well, Stuff controls a small, well-equipped and coordinated roving herd of dust rhinos.
Clearly, we don't stand a chance. Stuff alwaaays wins.
One of my favorite Get Rid of Stuff sites is the Tool Lending Library (TLL) of the Oakland Public Library. Not only can you donate usable tools there (I mean seriously, how did we end up with 26 screwdrivers, anyway?), but if you ever find that you need that exact tool again, you can just go borrow it back.
In May, 2012, Judith Doner Berne wrote all about the TLL for the Rockridge News (scroll down to page 8). More recently, plans are alive to make the TLL an even better space for us chimp-like tool users.
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