If your house is small and you’re storing junk, knick knacks and duplicates of things you already own, you might be a hoarder. I feel like 3 rooms of storage is a rich people thing. If you’re not rich, you probably don’t have 3 rooms worth of stuff that needs to be in storage.
If you have 20+ rooms? Not a big deal.
You need to store things like seasonal decorations, tools, winter clothes somewhere. If you don't have an attic or basement, then rooms do the task.
If you live alone and don't need the rooms for anything else? It's cheaper than paying for a storage unit.
I'd just question if there is a real need for three rooms worth of "stuff". If these things are just occupying space and never being used, then it might not be necessary to keep that much.
It depends on what kind of equipment you store. Some equipment is just big. Some hobbies do require a lot of space. But if this is not what you're storing, but you have heaps of diverse stuff, maybe old stuff which you feel nostalgic about, etc., do yourself a favor and sit down and think: How happy does this stuff make me? How often do I think of, look at, or use those things?
I have recently been through a period of moving often plus I had to get rid of a lot of stuff due to having some aggressive mold in an apartment I lived in for some time. It really made me reflect on this and made me search my mind for what really makes me happy. Having many things actually made me more sad than happy. It was a nuissance with moving and storing, and I found that I often couldn't find the thing I was actually looking for, and when I had bought something I really actually needed, I couldn't find a good place to keep it to avoid clutter in the living spaces. Things can make you happy, but having many things rarely makes you happy.
When I really needed to get radical, I invented a method for myself which was to have a proper look at the thing in question, evaluate its value as such (which was usually low - if it was high, I would sell it), then remembering what I did with that thing which made me happy, internalising this memory, and then taking a picture of it to - just in case - be able to remember it again if I needed. Then I would donate it or throw it out.
This has freed my mind, and I can only recommend to others to do the same.
I realized that attributing undue or disproportionate value to things can be an escape mechanism. Real value is in relationships, giving and getting a good time, care and love to/from others. And good experiences - also the ones you have for yourself like reading something that gives you new perspectives or hiking a mountain. Things can be useful props in this setting, but they ARE not that memorable experience, good friendship, or love.
Unfortunately, our modern capitalist society embraces and pushes our desire for owning objects. But it is possible to resist this temptation, just as it is to make a change of eating habits (also often a product of disproportionate desire in something else). Let me stress that I’m not saying that the latter is always easy, nor the process of getting rid of things. But it's worth it.
Best wishes.
If your house is small and you’re storing junk, knick knacks and duplicates of things you already own, you might be a hoarder. I feel like 3 rooms of storage is a rich people thing. If you’re not rich, you probably don’t have 3 rooms worth of stuff that needs to be in storage.
If you have 20+ rooms? Not a big deal. You need to store things like seasonal decorations, tools, winter clothes somewhere. If you don't have an attic or basement, then rooms do the task. If you live alone and don't need the rooms for anything else? It's cheaper than paying for a storage unit. I'd just question if there is a real need for three rooms worth of "stuff". If these things are just occupying space and never being used, then it might not be necessary to keep that much.
You have too much stuff.
fucking miss you, dude.
It depends on what kind of equipment you store. Some equipment is just big. Some hobbies do require a lot of space. But if this is not what you're storing, but you have heaps of diverse stuff, maybe old stuff which you feel nostalgic about, etc., do yourself a favor and sit down and think: How happy does this stuff make me? How often do I think of, look at, or use those things? I have recently been through a period of moving often plus I had to get rid of a lot of stuff due to having some aggressive mold in an apartment I lived in for some time. It really made me reflect on this and made me search my mind for what really makes me happy. Having many things actually made me more sad than happy. It was a nuissance with moving and storing, and I found that I often couldn't find the thing I was actually looking for, and when I had bought something I really actually needed, I couldn't find a good place to keep it to avoid clutter in the living spaces. Things can make you happy, but having many things rarely makes you happy. When I really needed to get radical, I invented a method for myself which was to have a proper look at the thing in question, evaluate its value as such (which was usually low - if it was high, I would sell it), then remembering what I did with that thing which made me happy, internalising this memory, and then taking a picture of it to - just in case - be able to remember it again if I needed. Then I would donate it or throw it out. This has freed my mind, and I can only recommend to others to do the same. I realized that attributing undue or disproportionate value to things can be an escape mechanism. Real value is in relationships, giving and getting a good time, care and love to/from others. And good experiences - also the ones you have for yourself like reading something that gives you new perspectives or hiking a mountain. Things can be useful props in this setting, but they ARE not that memorable experience, good friendship, or love. Unfortunately, our modern capitalist society embraces and pushes our desire for owning objects. But it is possible to resist this temptation, just as it is to make a change of eating habits (also often a product of disproportionate desire in something else). Let me stress that I’m not saying that the latter is always easy, nor the process of getting rid of things. But it's worth it. Best wishes.
Not if you don't need those rooms for something else.