i've known about my upcoming move to indianapolis for a solid three weeks. before that i had a pretty strong inkling, but the final decision was made three weeks ago today. and while head knowledge is all well & good ... today i finally had a practical Click in my mind. maybe it was seeing my sister & brother's stuff get moved out of my basement. or maybe it was making the news official at work. but i'm ready to start packing. or, at least, thinking seriously about packing. i mean, the move is three weeks away, let's not get crazy ahead of ourselves. :)
and i'm thinking - how much do i really need to move? i've been assuming i'll be renting a uhaul. but ... now i'm wondering if i can downsize into my dad's pick-up truck and my own car. perhaps i would be best served selling off my sofa & love seat, instead of moving them. i mean, they're nice and i've enjoyed them ... but frankly, i've sat in that love seat with other people, and i've never felt any really loving feelings suddenly bubble up. and given the fact i won't need it in indy, why move it? and the table that sits between the sofa & love seat? and the microwave & spare tv downstairs? okay, so those last two aren't actually mine, but if i'm going to sell off some other stuff, perhaps my parents would like me to sell those, too, and they can make a little money, as well.
that sentence had a lot of commas in it. i would not be surprised if it's not grammatically correct.
and the CD tower i have? i haven't listened to probably 96% of those CDs in the past five years. most of them haven't been touched since i copied the music onto my computer. i doubt that any used CD place would be interested in a selection of Christian music from the 90's ... but it'd be worth a phone call to find out.
i know i'm going to weed through my books. my case in the living room is full, and i know there's a box or two upstairs. and if i haven't gotten into the ones in the attic in the past two years - why move them again?
i might even (sit down, folks) go through my crafting supplies and pare down what i've got. because again, i've not used most of them in the past 2 years. why keep storing it?
so you may see a lot of "anyone want this?" posts in the coming weeks. because i'm thinking the lighter i can travel, the better.
3 comments:
true, weed out. I suggest posting cd's on half.com... and books, too. OR do amanda's paperbackswap.com for the books.
Yes, sell stuff you don't want and then donate it. If you donate to good will you get a tax write-off, and with the job hunt you'll be going through, extra cash in the cushion is always a good idea. If you haven't touched it since you moved in, get rid of it. totally isn't worth moving it... unless you're a teacher, in which case you'll find a use for EVERYTHING.
Wow, lots going on! I agree, get rid of as much as you think you can live without. When we moved we got rid of close to half of what we owned! It's a wonderful and freeing feeling as well. Of course, that's not to say once we get our own place again I won't miss my stuff...
So are you going to have a sale on your crafty things? I would be interested in seeing what you have : )
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