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41 Comments on Good Grief! We've Got A Lot Of Crap!
I truly believe that we should all move every now and then so we'd be reminded of what we put our clients through. And it's good for us to experience the emotion and physical task at hand. Good luck to you, can't wait to see the new house.
Kathy: I'm so glad you are posting this series. It is a great reminder of all the "treasures" we all accumulate throughout the time we live in our homes. It happens to all of us. Sometimes when I'm digging through a closet looking for something else, I come upon an item that I have no idea where it came from or why I have it.We have no plans to move at the moment, but its easy to see what a daunting task it would be if we did.
My husband and I are pretty good at donating unwanted or unused household stuff and clothes regularly. I keep a donate box in the coat closet and whenever one of us has something we no longer need it goes in that box. When the box gets full, we make a Goodwill run.
Good luck with packing up and preparing your home. And good luck selling. Keep us posted
Connie ~ So far it's been pretty easy because I know this is stuff I'm not going to use in a new home. We'll see how it goes as I go along!
Norma ~ Absolutely! This will make me an even better business person for having gone through it myself.
Holly ~ It's almost a relief too to be able to let go of stuff that you might not have. In my case, I just won't have the room for it anymore because we'll be downsizing.
Cathy ~ Thanks! I'll keep that in mind as I'm sweating and toiling away! : )
Terrylynn ~ So far, it's just the physical task. I haven't gotten emotional yet!
Michelle ~ I've always been good about thinning out our clothes; things we don't wear anymore, don't fit, etc. It's all the other stuff that can make it daunting, but the good thing is I am kind of getting a vision of how I want our new house to be.
Hi Kathy...You are making great progress. You are so right about the family pictures and mementos.
My sister called me a couple of hours ago to tell me she came across a high school transcript for my dad. My mom has given up our home and is not really able to go through all her papers so my sister is doing it for her.
What a treat to have found this. It is amazing the things that really, really matter to us.
Kate
I have so much junk, that I need to get rid of it's no even funny anymore. It's funny how you can accumulate so much. And the bigger the house, the more you accumulate!
Kathy, I felt like this when my basement flooded....so many things I had to get rid of and only a few that I really miss like pictures and old notebooks. The rest of the things were easy for me to let go -- and then I started on the upstairs! Long, hard work but you'll end up feeling SO much better!
Kathy,
I really feel for you! It is always a lot of work to prepare one's house for the market...but with your experience and expertise in the staging world, there is no doubt that YOU will have this house ready and staged when the listing goes up! Good luck in your move, can't wait to see what you'll do with the NEW place!
Kathy,
I don't mind helping a client pack up and move...but don't ask me to move. I truly admire you and the hard work you are putting into this.
I have been in my house for 21 years I don't know how long it would take me to move. Best of luck!!!
Kate ~ I'm sure what I've got in boxes saved (things like high school transcripts and diplomas) will stay in boxes and just transfer to the new place.
Cindy ~ I totally agree with that! It's like you have the space to bring all this stuff in, so why not! I'm really hoping the garage sale and donating will help me clear some things out.
Carole ~ I'm not looking forward to the closets - at least the closets downstairs. There are too many coats and some of them have to go.
Michelle ~ I have to tell you that I'm surprising myself making decisions about what I'm getting rid of in an objective way. So far, so good. I do have to remember to take pictures though, and I'll try and do that this weekend so I have some "befores".
Linda ~ We've been in this house for almost 19 years. We did do a bit of a purge several years ago, but the key is to not bring other stuff into the house after you've done that - it just fills it up again but with different stuff!
Kathy, we all have too much crap! I just loaded my car last night with boxes of "stuff to take to the humane society thrift shop. One nice thing about frequently moving, you don't accumulate a lot of "stuff", but I've been stationary for 5 years and oh my, it does accumulate!
Terry ~ That it does! I've only moved a few times in my life, and there seems to be more boxes involved every time. Although this time it should be less (fingers crossed)!
You named it right Kathy. I am always struck by the idea that doing this staging for others is so much easier.
Jennifer ~ It's the prep work that can be overwhelming. I am looking forward to making everything look pretty!
Morning Kathy, that is the BEST title for your blog, I love it! LMAO
Whenever we moved, I loved going to the dump, yes you heard that right. Whatever I couldn't give away, recycle or donate it went to the dump and I felt cleansed afterward!
Cynthia ~ I'm glad you liked the title! I find myself saying it all the time now - "where did all this crap come from?". I'm hoping to do well at my sister's garage sale in 2 weeks, and I also have a pile started for donation.
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