I decided to collect a few things rather than everything I liked

I must have said that line a thousand times this past weekend. People would look at me and ask "is this your grandmothers stuff?" or "inherited collection?" I said no, I collected all this stuff all on my own. "there is so much of it! they would say, I would respond with a smile "Yes, I decided to collect a few things rather than everything I liked" I began thinking of the things I collect. The collections I want to keep, and why.

Tuesdays lists of things I do not collect anymore:
1. teacups and saucers, I will photograph their beautiful patterns and colors, but no longer keep stacks of them in my china hutch. I am never going to have tea parties with cute little sandwiches and biscuits with jam. I am not going to get dressed up in a fancy frock and invite my friends over, I can't get my SIL to wear a bra most of the time, a pretty frock would be out of the question.
2. frogs, this was really my grandmothers collection she kept at my house. I don't think I ever bought one frog thing on my own. Granny just started bringing over figurines, candlesticks and containers with frogs on it.
3. um... I guess everything else is just misc. collections, I had plates with tulips on them, and salt and pepper shakers, coffee mugs, figurines, etc. Too much ETC.

Things I will continue to collect because I like the treasure hunt:
1. Vintage clothes (but only ones that will fit me and fit in my closet)
2. Pastel dinner dishes, several different makers. I like that the set does not match, they were made to not match, one set would have 4 plates, one yellow, one blue, one pink, one green. Cute!! These are the dinner dishes I eat off of every day. I have stacks in the china hutch for when I have company. I have not found a piece in a year or two
3. pastel vases, I love the way they look next to each other, the colors soft and the vase shapes are lovely and simple hard to find under $8 (most are valued at well above $30, but I won't spend more than $8)
4. Vintage valentines, I love the romantic feel of the older 1920's ones
5. old photographs, I like being inspired by them and they fit inside my next collection
6. old wood boxes, like old stationary boxes or wooden cigar boxes. They look neat stacked next to each other (price limit $3)
7. swanky swigs, because I like the name and because I like the illustrations of animals with delightfully sweet faces. They are hard to find for under $2 (my price limit) I will also collect other vintage things with happy animals, they just make me happy.
 
There are a few more collections that take up little space, but are on the chopping block if they do not look good on shelves I want built in the dining room. Need to have those built soon. Before Augusts sale.
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In other news I have received my bathing suit in the mail. I have not worn a bathing suit in ..... about ten years. So we can bet the old one will not fit anymore. ;-) I saw THIS bathing suit in a magazine and knew it had to be mine. There is a public pool just blocks from my house. Great exercise, and very relaxing I think. To glide through cool water. Lets hope the rowdy kids stay home, or on one side of the pool so I can do what I want.

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I have also decided to create a collection of photos from rest stop bathrooms. Odd I know, but There is something strange about the decor or lack of decor in certain public bathrooms.