Welcome to the group JaneSmith. We are here for our own reasons which can differ some, but we are trying to curb our consumption or at least collection. Sometimes we succeed in our battles against temptation and for use, and other times we fail. Sometimes we need something to make the other somethings work, or for a project we want to make but just don't have the fabric in stash. Sometimes we need a good dose of retail therapy and have a couple exemptions for those.
We are not very far away -- if you ever come to Peoria you might let me know and stop by to see my "ready to go tote". Won't solve your problems but it might reduce my stash load