A growing collection!

Today's topic for discussion in my blog is the growing collection of theatre odds and ends at my house. Time for me to release another blog I think- if you've noticed I try to do so when things get slightly heated on the forum or when things get slightly to repetitive, I feel it's nice to have a relaxing breath and talk about something theatrical again- but not about a show or a review, but theatre in general. So odds and ends- Background to this post: I've now self produced two shows- one in school and onbe out of school. For that we built some set, had lots of costumes and props. As such we went out and 'bought and built'. So far none of my productions have gone on longer than a week so we use the set during rehearsals and then during the show and then it gets packed up, and stored in the storage room at my house- just in case we ever do the show again, or could possibly use the set/costume/prop for another show. My 'bits and pieces' have slightly grown to a small to medium stash. The bigger set pieces from 'Frank The Plucker' were stored by school, because school paid for the wood, so that's worked out to be a good solution. Now however I am moving downstairs as it's being redone for my 18th birthday, and all our storage is going to disappear. We need to find a new spot for the props and costumes and set- and I can tell you that spot will pretty much be able to take what we've got and nothing more. So does this mean I can never put on a show again? Or will I have to share my bed with 6 rubber chickens, a collection of gold CD's, protest signs, and 90's Boy Band jackets? Plus whatever else gets added to the collection! ...It won't be comfortable that's for sure. SO I've been thinking (it's something I do a lot you see) am I obsessive compulsive- should I maybe just 'dump the junk' after a show is done, or is there reason to me 'collecting'. (Na you could probly mention that site here :) ) I suppose I could fork out some money and build a shed on the propety to start storing pieces which would work. But for now- what do you do? Do you store the stuff you collect? Do you collect things from show's you've been in in general? (I know I do...aside from the shows I've put on I also collect bits and pieces from other shows. I have all my costume from HSM (but that's coz I paid for those) I have streamers, little props and things etc) Do you have a storage facility? How do you store your theatre bits and bobs? And do you keep them for momentos, for further use or for another reason all together? Join the discussion, tell me what you think! Sean