I've moved a lot much of my adult life, so it's forced me to keep my collections lean. Everything I buy I always think "I'm going to have to pack this up one day." So being able to get boxes of stuff OUT of my place makes me feel like I'm giving less work to myself in the long run. I also have people who are low key hoarders in my life, which have also caused me to be mindful of what I bring in.

I don't want to ever be that person who hoards things, but doesn't enjoy them. If they're packed in a box somewhere and I haven't looked at them for years, why have them? I try to go through my collections and do the "Does this still spark joy" thing at least every two years, if not every year. This also includes cleaning out old art and sketchbooks and getting rid of books I don't plan on reading again.

There is a lightness that comes with spring cleaning. And selling off nerd stuff gives me extra money to buy other nerd stuff. We are always changing. As we grow older, we love new things and maybe lose love for old things we used to love. It's okay to change and alter your collections to change with you. Granted, I do feel like my way of curating my collections is a little intense for some people who are also taking stock of their collections in a healthy way.

I have sometimes gotten too hasty about getting rid of things and regretted it. So what I do now when I'm cleaning out stuff is I set aside the things I'm considering getting rid of, whether donating or selling. And then I let it sit for a bit while I marinate in that decision. Sometimes I've fished a few things back out and sometimes I've added other things in. And ultimately I do feel better about my decision when I finally let it go.

Ultimately, you should only be letting go of the things you don't love anymore. If you still love it, if you would be sad to part with it, keep it. If you are sad to see ponies go to new homes, maybe it's not time yet.

Everyone is doing such amazing work! Loving it.

I'm way too slow.      Here is my grown up Dipper:

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I had no idea Baby Dipper has such nice colors.  Now I want her.

She is so SO pretty! I love her!

You have a Phaedra! I want her so much!

I really like seeing the doll collections of the people who don't get every doll, but only the ones that speak to them. I also like hearing about dolls purchased they thought they would like and then ended up not liking as much and visa versa.

That happened to me recently. I bought Karla and Olivia at the same time. I really wanted Karla, her outfit is so amazing and I decided I would just grab Olivia because I've seen her around. But taking them out of the box, I LOVE Olivia and I'm kinda cooling down on Karla. But I haven't done the hair of either doll yet, so that can change.

Congrats on your new dolls, TimeDance! I've also tried thrifting for them but no luck.  I don't think kids are ready to give theirs up yet.

It's been a bit boring lately waiting to see news of new releases.  Obviously, there are plenty of dolls out there but it kind made my day to see upcoming ones.

Yes! LOL I completely agree I want to see what new stuff is coming out. My wallet doesn't want to see it, but I do. Even though there are plenty of dolls still on the shelf I want. I am making myself slow down because I have been buying so many in such a short amount of time. Maybe one doll a paycheck, unless there's a clearance or something.

I really like to see what the collections look like of collectors who only get the dolls they like and aren't completionists. I like seeing which dolls "spoke to them" and made them want to get them.

My little sister had this one pony while I had a whole collection growing up. (I don't think she was ever into them as a kid.) I'll forever associate it with her.

I LOVE Novi Stars. I had never considered myself a doll person, but I happened to see them at Toys R Us when they first came out and immediately fell in love. I was also dirt poor back then, though I managed to catch a few on sale.

My collection has grown over the years, though alas, I don't have any of the high-demand ones. I really want all the candy-themed ones and Doe, but I don't know if that will ever happen unless I become independently wealthy.

But I love the ones I have. I just got the four Orbit Beach girls in a lot on Ebay for a reasonable price and I am in love with all of them.

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Here's some pics of my girls amongst some misc other nerdy figures.

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She came out absolutely amazing! So classy!

I've put them in shot glasses. lol