...is almost as bad as moving.
I've been boxing up the contents of my bookcases, dressers and china cabinets. The house painters will move my furniture away from the walls, but only if I empty the shelves first. Because all the boxes will remain in place, I don't have the concerns about breakage that my clients have when they pack to move, but it's still a big job. I took the cowards way out, and told the painters that they didn't have to paint the closet interiors...another big job averted!
According to "The Move Advocate," creating a simpler and less chaotic lifestyle, even without the prospect of moving, can be rewarding but requires some discipline. There are general rules to help you decide how to edit your possessions...
1. If you haven’t used something in three months, box it up.
2. If you haven’t used something in a year, sell it or give it away!
Unless the items have significant financial or emotional value, it makes sense to sell or give them away.
I sorted through my old photos and paperwork during the last month, tossing duplicates and unimportant documents, and organizing others.
Yesterday, I made trips to the second hand book store and the Sunnyvale library to donate books, and today, I went to the Hope trailer with used electronics and appliances.
Don’t forget that any items donated to charity must be in “good or better” condition. This rule was put in place to keep people from claiming deductions for items that should have been thrown in the garbage
The center of most of my rooms looks like something out of a Barb Schwarz pre-staging video, but at least I won't be wielding a paintbrush or climbing on ladders!
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