Do you realize how much crap you have?

[dreamyxo]

I was just thinking the other day I have so much crap if I had to move soon it would take so long to pack up my stuff.  I need to get rid of my junk. 

[hitch0403]

I saw your topic heading and after i read your post now i said....whew!

We hated moving too BTW!

[plennis]

I have spent the last year and a half getting rid of excess stuff. My sister and her husband moved in with our parents to help them out. So downsizing 2 homes has been a real challenge.  That also made me realize that I needed to doing a little purging of my own.  The Vietnam Vets love our families. For the past few months we have had a standing appointment for them to pick up every Monday.  nd I was really surprised to realize that I do not miss all the stuff I have donated.

[tantricia44]

I'm not moving but I know I have a crap load of crap. I'm a reluctant hoarder & I don't know how to get out from under it all! If i die in my hoarderness home, they'll find my dead body under a pile of stuff/junk in which my cats may have eaten my corpse due to not being fed since my passing. Probably they'll find my corpse after a year. Lol!

[lhz123]

Yeah same here. But this coming month my mom will have a garage sale so we are putting everything there. Hoping to sell many things and if not put it in consignment or give to thrift store. lol Last wait for free dump weekend.

[alina6]

I try to do a few yard sales/flea markets every year to keep the clutter down and donate clothes as we grow out of them.

[countrygirl12]

I was just thinking the other day I have so much crap if I had to move soon it would take so long to pack up my stuff.  I need to get rid of my junk. 

I don't have any crap.  I do have a lot of stuff but it is mine so there ya go.

[aflyingmonkey]

Yeah same here. But this coming month my mom will have a garage sale so we are putting everything there. Hoping to sell many things and if not put it in consignment or give to thrift store. lol Last wait for free dump weekend.

You might try putting some of it on OfferUp and LetGo.... mobile apps that sell things for you free. I've just recently been buying items off there & it seems like it is a good place to sell stuff locally.

[Mizzkizz7]

I was just thinking the other day I have so much crap if I had to move soon it would take so long to pack up my stuff.  I need to get rid of my junk. 
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Months before moving, go through your things and throw away old papers, donate old clothes, and just clean up stuff you don't need so the move won't be so hard on you.

[guapguysteven]

Haha yeah I try not to be a hoarder and stay organized most of the time 

[hawkeye3210]

Yes, when I last moved.

[madeara]

No, not until we clean.

[jkhanson]

I was just thinking the other day I have so much crap if I had to move soon it would take so long to pack up my stuff.  I need to get rid of my junk. 

I have a Significantly LESS amount of stuff today than I did a year ago.  Over a year ago, we put our house on the market as we do not need a 4 bedroom, 2 story, 3 bay garage, 1/2 acre lot anymore.

I started right away with de-junking in the basement.  Some items were donated, some things were given to the kids, and much was tossed.

We then had one bedroom, ours, with a bed in it.   One was used as an office, one was basically a storage room for photo albums and supplies.  The other became the holding area for items that were spoken for by our children, but had not yet been picked up and hauled away by them.

Once the house sold and we found a nice two bedroom rental house, the downsizing, de-cluttering began in earnest.  I took pictures of various pieces of furniture, decor, heirloom items, canning supplies, freezer, piano, etc and sent a mass text to our 4 children.  I kept a notebook and recorded which item was desired by which child.  It went very smoothly.

A phrase from a Japanese woman named Marie Kondo, who helps people declutter using the KonMari method, helped me a lot.  She holds each item or piece of clothing and asks, "Does this bring you JOY?"

Using that phrase allowed me to part with items I have been hanging onto for years.  We are still unpacking at our new home, and it feels like we STILL have a lot of stuff.  I am continuing to put items in the Donation box as boxes get empty.

[myfreebees316]

To be honest no i have stuff all over the place some of it just dont look at it for a while and forget its there

[gaylasue]

Unfortunately, I do!  I have been collecting crap for 40 years now.  My daughter will have fun dealing with it one of these days!  I hope she enjoys her inheritance!