#movingthoughts

In the course of my life I have moved.  a LOT.  Frequently.  Usually every couple of years.  It's easier that way.  If you don't stay put too long, you don't accumulate too much stuff.  Instead of Spring cleaning, just move!  :) 

#iamanomad  #ishouldbegoodatthisbynow #iamnot #lookingatthebookshelfmakesmetwitch


My life is busier than I prefer on a normal day.  Throw moving into the mix and, well, it's a lot of stuff to do in a little bit of time.  Never mind that we had 45 days official notice.  It's still not enough time.  Not enough time to do it right anyway.  By right I mean, sort through all of your worldly possessions using the KonMarie method (read the book, it's amazing), eliminating all but those items you can't live without and those you don't absolutely love, neatly packing the remaining items in clearly marked, organized boxes, and cleaning as you go, so on moving day all that needs to be done is load the truck, sweep the floor, and turn in the keys.

HA!!!

#perfectionismkills  #highhopes #mightbeindenial #agirlcandream

The deadline for our move is November 3rd.  I've taken a car load of stuff to Savers the last 2 Saturdays.  I have filled our trash can a couple of times.  I have packed 5 boxes (1 of games, 1 of nick knacks, 1 of dog stuff, 1 of tax records, and 1 labeled "junk drawer".  Commendable progress, IF I HAD 4 WEEKS TO GO, NOT 2!!!!!!

#bettergetmybuttingear #ineedanarmyofclones #somuchstuff #procrastinationalsokills

Why, oh why, do we collect so, so, so much STUFF?????  We have been in this house for 5 and 1/2 years.  That is the longest I have ever, in my entire life, lived in one house.  Crazy, but true.  I can't even imagine how it would be for normal people that move only a few times in their life.  There is a lot of sort of good stuff, that might be useful sometime or another, but not today, lurking all over my house.  At this point there are 4 choices - 1. Return to Original Owner, 2. Donate, 3. Trash, or 4. Pack.

So far, here are some of the weird things I have found -

1. Empty mochi ice cream trays.  I think maybe I thought I could use them as molds for something.  Maybe I just didn't want to face the cold hard truth that the Bubbies were all gone.  Not sure, but, uh, they are in the trash can now.

2. Three complete sets of the Chronicles of Narnia, in paperback.  I know it's great literature, but for a family of Kindle and Audible users, why do we need 3 copies in actual print??  That's like 10 pounds in a box, and a lot of real estate on the book shelf. Savers is getting a couple.

3. BOXES of empty essential oil bottles.  I know they still smell great, there are minuscule drops of those precious oils clinging to the walls, but COME ON WENDY, what are you going to actually do with all of them???

4. About a thousand pens and pencils.  I always wondered where they were, all those pens and pencils I buy all the time, but can't seem to locate when I need one.  I swear I never see a pen run out of ink, or a pencil get sharpened all the way to the end, they just wander off.  I found them in boxes, drawers, bags, cabinets, bookshelves, and containers all over the house.  If I can manage to keep them from running off again, I may never have to buy another. I could even leave some to posterity in my will.  There are THAT many.

5. 7 pair of scissors, 4 metal rulers, 2 exacto knives, a graveyard of dead computers, so many cords to who-knows-what that I didn't count, 2 iPhone4 boxes (one with a completely unused cable and wall charger), 2 digital cameras (1 ancient relic, and 1 broken, battery-held-in-with-a-rubberband, lens-scratched piece of junk), and WAY too many baby clothes with a place cut out for a dog's tail ...... :)

#simplify #cantdothisagain #justsaynotojunk #lessreallyisbest #cantcarryallthisonmyback #mykidsarefunny #ilikegadgets #whatdoyoudowithdeadcomputersanyway


I have two weeks to go.  Fortunately, I have done the hardest part first - the junk drawerS are empty!!  I have also cleaned out the pantry, 3.5 bookshelves, my desk and entire office area, both bathrooms, the entryway catch all cabinet (The cabinet itself isn't making the cut for the new house.  I'm hoping if there isn't a piece of furniture sitting there with shelves and drawers to fill with junk, we will deal with that stuff rather than stashing it.  A girl can hope, right?), and about 1/3 of my closet.  I know there is a lot more to go, but I am hopeful, and I really have no choice.  Moving day will come and the stuff will go somewhere, sorted and organized, or not.


#readyornot #lifeisanadventure #imnotmovinganytrash #purgingisgoodforthesoul #anyoneneedaruler