Stuff

With the move only a couple months away, there are a few things to think about. Of course, the one at the top of the list is that we’ve got a lot of shit.

I mean, let’s face it, any time you move it is a time to purge what you no longer need or use or want because, well, why would you want to take it with you to your new place? When we moved into this house we really didn’t have that much, however after over thirteen years we have acquired quite a bit. Yes, we’ve had garage sales and Goodwill donations once a year and gotten rid of a lot of junk, but we still have a ton of stuff we use regularly that I don’t think we’d be able to fit into a new place, especially if that new place is (GASP!) an apartment!

Ideally we’d find a duplex or a rental house with a single or double car garage we could use as storage. Heck, there are some apartments that have garages too, which would also be good for storage, but not so much for a Great Dane. Okay, so it’d be fine for her but more work for us to have to make an effort when she needs to be let out to go potty. I guess the thing is, we will need to downsize no matter what because there is just way too much stuff in this house as it is, and it’d be quite doubtful we’d find something larger for the amount we can afford to pay in rent. Alas, I suppose it will all come down to wherever we find ourselves a new place to live.

Of course, the plan is to be able to move a couple weeks before the house sells at auction, or as more likely the case, reverts back to the bank because it is highly unlikely to sell at all in this market. That way we can take our time moving stuff in and be able to figure out what will not fit, which will then be sold in an estate sale type deal. It’ll be April, so I’m sure people would totally appreciate being able to shop inside the house rather than just a damp and leaky garage. Ugh… the thought of moving at all seems particularly daunting, however.

I suppose the best way to look at it all is that it is just stuff. Replaceable. Obviously there are some things that we can’t part with for sentimental reasons, but a majority of it is simply material, which in my craft room closet, this is quite literally the case! If I were a smart person we’d start packing stuff we know we want to keep but won’t use before we move. Again, this is if I were a smart person, but alas, I’m a procrastinator, so it’d be a miracle if anything even got boxed up in the first place.