Packrat and PreK

Is being a packrat compatible with being a PreK teacher? I say yes--I can always use virtually EVERYTHING. Yes, I can use that empty coffee can, and the egg crate, and that old telephone book! Case in point: this week, we were encouraging students to keep acting out "Humpty Dumpty." Luckily, a friend who teaches at my school had plastic Easter eggs (where else could I have found Easter eggs in November?) and a brick for the 'wall'! My husband, who disagrees with my philosophy, sent me this article. I literally laughed out loud, as I fall into each one of these 'myths'. I'll clean up when I get organized, I get another container, I find the perfect new owner, I convince myself I still might find a use. Compulsive saver? Yes, I am. I try not to. But does it make me a better PreK teacher? Much to my husband's chagrin, I think it does!