Kleptomania and absentmindedness

I’m something of a contradiction, regularly putting things down and walking away while also absentmindedly accumulating collections of other items. I’m especially guilty of this at work, where I have absolutely no pens or other items of office stationery but hordes of mismatching forks and spoons, procured from the office kitchen when warming up last night’s leftovers for lunch. Periodically, I return the property and discover several items from home that have found their way into the spare crockery and cutlery cupboards.  Looking at the numbers of mugs and plates, clearly I’m not alone in my fickle attachments and abandonments