nfowife
06-13-2012, 10:41 PM
A year from now, we will be moving from our 3500 SF house to a MUCH smaller home. Not sure where yet, but it will likely be in the neighborhood of 1500 sf. Instead of each kid having their own room, the older 2 will be sharing. We need to purge A LOT of stuff not only for the move but for putting our current house on the market in about 8-9 months.
Anyone have strategies to do this? I find it pretty hard to determine what is worth keeping. For example, I have most of DD1's clothes from 3T up stored in tubs in our attic for DD2. I periodically have gone through them and gotten rid of the worst condition stuff but otherwise I hate to get rid of stuff I know can be used. However DD1 is almost 6 years older than DD2 so that means I'm holding onto this crap for a long time (and not just clothes, shoes, dancewear and dance shoes, some nicer toys, etc).
I would love to hear strategies for purging and organizing.
Also I am going to need to downsize my household goods too. I have so many things we don't even use- like nice kitchen stuff. China (Would like to get rid of this), glassware, glass bowls, crystal pieces....basically wedding presents that are mostly still boxed and were never used. I have been married almost 12 years and have moved like 6 times and keep dragging this stuff everywhere. I'm ready to let most of it go but who is going to want it? I hate to just donate brand new beautiful stuff. Ugh!
Anyone have strategies to do this? I find it pretty hard to determine what is worth keeping. For example, I have most of DD1's clothes from 3T up stored in tubs in our attic for DD2. I periodically have gone through them and gotten rid of the worst condition stuff but otherwise I hate to get rid of stuff I know can be used. However DD1 is almost 6 years older than DD2 so that means I'm holding onto this crap for a long time (and not just clothes, shoes, dancewear and dance shoes, some nicer toys, etc).
I would love to hear strategies for purging and organizing.
Also I am going to need to downsize my household goods too. I have so many things we don't even use- like nice kitchen stuff. China (Would like to get rid of this), glassware, glass bowls, crystal pieces....basically wedding presents that are mostly still boxed and were never used. I have been married almost 12 years and have moved like 6 times and keep dragging this stuff everywhere. I'm ready to let most of it go but who is going to want it? I hate to just donate brand new beautiful stuff. Ugh!