Hurray, hurrah! The movers came today just after ten, and four and a half hours later, they drove away, leaving behind all our stuff. If there were enough moving trucks and people for everyone to have all their belongings delivered the day after Thanksgiving, we could cure the unrepentant consumerism that is Black Friday. Even though we always try to cull before a move, I am still overwhelmed (and not in a good way) by how much stuff we own. And while I am glad to have it all in the house we will now call our home, I wish there was a lot less of it.
So there it all is, in the place we will be calling home. For having a place to call home, I am truly grateful.
But how do I cull so there is truly less stuff, permanently? I feel like we have gotten rid of all the easy stuff and even some small pieces of the hard stuff. I have dreams of scanning some of the grad school paperwork I feel I shouldn't/can't get rid of, although I have gotten rid of a LOT of grad school stuff already. I have streamlined my book collection -- even my cookbook collection has been weeded through twice! I got rid of a few kitchen things I was hanging onto more for sentiment than for the actual use I get out of them, and there might be a few more things I could give away or sell from kitchen cabinets (well, boxes, at this point).
I've pared down my closet, gotten rid of all my high-heeled shoes, and we aren't knick-knack people, so there aren't many dust-catchers that are being hauled from place to place.
We held a garage sale in PA, Michael sold stuff on Craig's List and gave stuff away via FreeCycle, and we have a few pieces of furniture at an auction house in Delaware Water Gap, waiting to be sold on our behalf.
SO HOW DO WE STILL HAVE THIS MUCH STUFF??
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