as tim leaves soon now and i dont want to be left with all the packing, the mover comes next week and takes the stuff we cannot bring by plane. we started packing today and now the house looks like a total mess, boxes, clothes, shoes, books are lying around everywhere..... stuff we want, stuff we dont want, stuff we want to sell, give away, or are not yet sure about... piles and piles... it makes me nervous as i dont know whether we will end up with far too many boxes (i.e. a very expensive move), or that we forget stuff or that i bring stuff that, when it finally is delivered in amsterdam, i actually dont want at all!! (it takes about 8 to 12 weeks before it is shipped over). moving does clean up, we both have a lot of stuff we decided we dont need anymore.... but its hard to get rid of some stuff, even though i didnt look at it for over a year, or didnt wear... stuff i wouldnt get rid of if i didnt have to get it to the other side of the ocean.... but well...
3 comments:
I don't envy you. It's no win whether you leave it, take it, or sell it. There's always something you regret leaving, regret hauling. And the things you're sure you packed but you can't find at the other end.
That is a difficult time I think. I have seen this at friends' houses when they were moving, it is an endless story, just as you describe.
We haven't moved for more than 30 years and our house is packed with stuff to the attic......I wish you all the best with the packing.
I have been in this Connecticut house for more than thirty years and it is stuffed to the rafters. It will probably be sold in the next year or two, and I hate to think about everything that must be sold, given away, tossed out or moved. Your move is probably a blessing in disguise, making you confront the piles of things now, before they are unmanageable.
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