We are moving from VA to FL in three months. And once we get there, we'll likely be staying with my parents for 6 months or so. Dh is separating from the military, and we've moved 4 times. The first three times we had movers move us and the last time we did it ourselves. If it were my decision, I would go with the movers. But once again we will be moving ourselves.
Last time moving was a nightmare. I was trying to declutter. Dh absolutely forbade me to give things away. And he is a major packrat. And a control freak. I finally left everything up to him since if I packed a box it got unpacked and repacked anyway. We ended up moving so much junk. Most of it I have freecycled here, but dh still kept a lot of things.
I do think we learned a lesson last move, at least if dh allows himself to remember. Have absolutely everything packed before you get the moving truck. And label better. He started out well, labeled boxes and kept like things together. Then when he realized he was running out of time, he started literally throwing things in boxes.
We just found out yesterday that we are for sure moving, and I'm already thinking about things to donate. I want to sell my baby wrap and babywearing coat since dd is three and they will be way too hot for FL. I'm going to go through dd's old clothes and get rid of everything that would be too warm for FL. I'm planning to thin out dd's toys even more. I think I will finally use this as an opportunity to lose the remaining plastic food storage items.
I also want to go ahead and start packing things now. Let dh repack if he wants to, but it will give me a sense of satisfaction. I don't plan to keep out much except a very few toys, a very few reference type books, clothes, personal hygiene stuff, and some kitchenware that I think I can't live without. We're not going to have very much space at all at my parents' house anyway. And once we move, we'll be taking things out of storage.
What I would absolutely love is for dh to finally go through his last four boxes he hasn't unpacked, along with office type items, papers, and the garage items and get rid of much of it. But I know that won't happen. He works super long hours at work, and the rest of his time will be spent planning things.
Another thing I would love to do is try to sell the playpen, swing, jumper, bouncy seats, and stroller that we've kept. I didn't use them much at all with dd, and I really don't see using them with a second child. Plus they're bulky and I wouldn't mind buying used if for some reason I decided I really needed it. Dh is totally opposed to getting rid of them. I did freecycle the high chair a month ago without telling dh. He hasn't noticed it missing from the garage yet. I'm not even sure he'd notice the other stuff missing if I sold it, but I'm too chicken to do it.
I did get dh to agree to get rid of two of our four tv's. Really who needs that many? Of course, dh will probably claim that he never said he would.
I'm really not looking forward to our move and the changes that go along with it. Maybe it won't be so bad.
Last time moving was a nightmare. I was trying to declutter. Dh absolutely forbade me to give things away. And he is a major packrat. And a control freak. I finally left everything up to him since if I packed a box it got unpacked and repacked anyway. We ended up moving so much junk. Most of it I have freecycled here, but dh still kept a lot of things.
I do think we learned a lesson last move, at least if dh allows himself to remember. Have absolutely everything packed before you get the moving truck. And label better. He started out well, labeled boxes and kept like things together. Then when he realized he was running out of time, he started literally throwing things in boxes.
We just found out yesterday that we are for sure moving, and I'm already thinking about things to donate. I want to sell my baby wrap and babywearing coat since dd is three and they will be way too hot for FL. I'm going to go through dd's old clothes and get rid of everything that would be too warm for FL. I'm planning to thin out dd's toys even more. I think I will finally use this as an opportunity to lose the remaining plastic food storage items.
I also want to go ahead and start packing things now. Let dh repack if he wants to, but it will give me a sense of satisfaction. I don't plan to keep out much except a very few toys, a very few reference type books, clothes, personal hygiene stuff, and some kitchenware that I think I can't live without. We're not going to have very much space at all at my parents' house anyway. And once we move, we'll be taking things out of storage.
What I would absolutely love is for dh to finally go through his last four boxes he hasn't unpacked, along with office type items, papers, and the garage items and get rid of much of it. But I know that won't happen. He works super long hours at work, and the rest of his time will be spent planning things.
Another thing I would love to do is try to sell the playpen, swing, jumper, bouncy seats, and stroller that we've kept. I didn't use them much at all with dd, and I really don't see using them with a second child. Plus they're bulky and I wouldn't mind buying used if for some reason I decided I really needed it. Dh is totally opposed to getting rid of them. I did freecycle the high chair a month ago without telling dh. He hasn't noticed it missing from the garage yet. I'm not even sure he'd notice the other stuff missing if I sold it, but I'm too chicken to do it.
I did get dh to agree to get rid of two of our four tv's. Really who needs that many? Of course, dh will probably claim that he never said he would.
I'm really not looking forward to our move and the changes that go along with it. Maybe it won't be so bad.
: ... So today we are going to get some work done, then I babysit on Monday, off day for me then resuming on Tuesday. Weds babysitting again then I have Thursday and Friday. Saturday morning we are out of here. I cannot wait. We have been here pretty much 12 years. We moved a couple of times but ended back in this house. Good and bad times, times I will never forget but I sure wont miss the traffic lol. I cannot wait to be in my new home in a super fabulous neighborhood. Woohoo!!!
Have a great productive time you all!
). Other than that, today wasn't super productive.
There's so much to do still. We've been really working on purging, so packing is taking a lot longer. Today we're going to tackle the kitchen and pack everything except a day's worth of dishes. Fortunately we're only moving across town and don't have to be completely out of here until the end of May. I refuse to do what ended up happening last time. We ran out of time, and we just started throwing everything on boxes and bags. This time, I don't want to bring anything that we haven't sorted through AND that will have a home.
: so I took a bath 
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