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I had the gas turned on at the new place, got one car load from the storage unit and unloaded it. Contemplating going thru some clothes for the next two hours.
Moving makes me short tempered. Things I normally let slide, I lit right into SO tonight...not that he did not richly deserve it though...
You may have seen this statement from me on one of these threads before, but I know the best way to wipe out major crime in this country. Do away with the death penalty. Convicted of a major felony? Penalty is moving people for 5 years. Crime would disappear in a couple years. lol
Having difficulty getting motivated here. We have 6 weeks until a really complicated move (international, with a stop at a second European country for the holidays) that we are doing on our own. Well, my parents are helping at stages, but its up to us to get going here, and we have both been absolutely flattened with colds/flu for the last few weeks. Its frustrating to be laying in bed thinking about what you should/could be doing and not have the energy!
I have been purging/sorting since the summer, and now we are planning for our big moving sale in two weeks. Gotta round things up, sort, and price for the sale. Need to make a list of certain items with prices to send around to friends/family first. Have a bunch of things to craigslist as they are specialty items worth some cash. Have to start boxing up things that will be shipped next summer, things that will go in suitcases in December, things that will go USPS now to friends in new country.
Sort Sort Sort.... throw throw throw.
So I have a strategy to attack this problem but now its dark when I get home from work and its just easier to procrastinate for another day. Then I go to work and hate what I am doing and wish I could be at home packing. Meh.
I know - I will start small with two boxes full of pens that don't work. And then move around stuff on basement shelves into one side Sell and one side Pack. Yes - that I can do!
If you have a Dollar Tree nearby, you might want to stop in there and see if they have garage sale stickers. When I had sales last year they were so easy...already printed with prices from 10 cents and up. Just peel and stick and go. And price stuff LOW to get rid of it. After my final sale I loaded directly in the car and took to Goodwill...none of it wen back in the house
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My move is about two months away, and I am currently in "get rid of stuff" mode. So far I have:
Taken a bunch of dresses and suits to the dry cleaners to get them ready to take to the consignment shop.
Taken several boxes full of books to Goodwill.
Taken several large trash bags full of clothes to Goodwill.
Emptied out most of the file drawers full of papers, putting some in boxes to take to our police department's free public shredding event next week, and putting other papers that don't need to be shredded in the recycling. Got four file drawers worth of stuff down to less than one drawer full.
Next is to go through the closets and get rid of clothes and shoes that haven't been worn in the past year, and take them to Goodwill. And then start in on the tchotchkes and decorative items.
It's exhausting, but I love the sight of an empty shelf.
My move is about two months away, and I am currently in "get rid of stuff" mode. So far I have:
Taken a bunch of dresses and suits to the dry cleaners to get them ready to take to the consignment shop.
Taken several boxes full of books to Goodwill.
Taken several large trash bags full of clothes to Goodwill.
Emptied out most of the file drawers full of papers, putting some in boxes to take to our police department's free public shredding event next week, and putting other papers that don't need to be shredded in the recycling. Got four file drawers worth of stuff down to less than one drawer full.
Next is to go through the closets and get rid of clothes and shoes that haven't been worn in the past year, and take them to Goodwill. And then start in on the tchotchkes and decorative items.
It's exhausting, but I love the sight of an empty shelf.
It is SO addictive! After I did some more purging weekend, I literally looked around and thought "What else can I throw out?" I am down to almost nothing, darn it!
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our move is 7 weeks away...yikes! Today is 'clean out the freakin' yard day so all we have to do is water
and not have to worry about anything else. Next w/e is the plant sale...so today is 'everything' outside except the screens...we'll do that prior to walk-through. Have 'mini' walk-through scheduled w/LL in two days for check-list (if any) of what she would like to have done.
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If you have a Dollar Tree nearby, you might want to stop in there and see if they have garage sale stickers. When I had sales last year they were so easy...already printed with prices from 10 cents and up. Just peel and stick and go. And price stuff LOW to get rid of it. After my final sale I loaded directly in the car and took to Goodwill...none of it wen back in the house
This is an awesome tip I never would have thought of. Thank you!
After sorting things in the basement, we may just be having two sales. Urgh. Whatever furniture doesn't go next week will have to go that second to last weekend I think.
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I threw out the broken wind chime and packed a box of collectible dishes. We aren't getting too serious about moving until my tenant moves out of my other home and I sell it. That's not happening until the first of the year.
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whew...
We aren't getting too serious about moving until my tenant moves out of my other home and I sell it. That's not happening until the first of the year.