found that she is more trouble then shes worth stuck a couple of points into stamina and grabbed extra pockets perk and my carry weight is now 510 but I dont suffer from "PICKUP ALL THE THINGS" syndrome
I kina fell in love with mjoll the lioness shes got so much HP and very high heavy armor skill, just give her a two-handed weapon and she will kick ass
Definitely high elf for pure mage You can easily deal with an altmer's magic weakness with a bit of strafing. The magic regeneration more than makes up for it.
First thing I did when I got Lydia was go to that court mage's bedroom (it's the closest) and command her to "Sleep" the bed. Response: "Not for you, not for anyone." Even though the mage was already sleeping in it xD
Unfortunately I do suffer from this syndrome, but I have been trying to get her killed in the most ridiculous fashion I can.
I pick up all the mushrooms and plants and food and potions but not tankards, baskets, kettles etc. Then when I am overburdened I throw away anything with a gold to pound ratio less than 10 Then If I'm still over my weight limit it's less than 12 That usually works.