katieb12
10-3-12, 9:16pm
Remember me? I've been gone for a while, but got the urge to check back in with y'all.
I'm preparing to move in with my fiance, at long last. We've been together 12+ years, and have been engaged for almost two. Don't ask. Everybody has their path, I guess. :D
Anyway, he is a major packrat and I'm a wannabe minimalist, so this should be, ahem, challenging. I'm going through everything I own and doing the keep, donate, give away, sell, throw away thing. Wow is this a big job. And like most people, I'm really stuck on trying to make back some of the $$ I spent on this crap. Er, stuff. Why do we do that?
And then I've finally come to the realization that he hasn't done anything about his excess because just doesn't know how. So I guess I get to clean out his stuff too.
The process is further complicated by the fact that his granddaughter (23) is still living with him, 4 years and counting. She is finishing trade school and we hope will be finding her way to a career sooner than later. But as long as she is living there, she is using the bedroom (and closet!) that would be my space. So I'm moving from a small walk-in closet of my own to half of a modest closet with sliding doors. I do not have a clue how I'm going to do this. I keep paring down my clothes but there's still quite a lot.
And in the middle of decluttering, we also have to fix up my place to rent (paint, repairs, clean carpets, etc.)
Yes, I'm kind of overwhelmed. :0!
So wish me luck. And if you have any suggestions, I'm all ears. Good to be back!
I'm preparing to move in with my fiance, at long last. We've been together 12+ years, and have been engaged for almost two. Don't ask. Everybody has their path, I guess. :D
Anyway, he is a major packrat and I'm a wannabe minimalist, so this should be, ahem, challenging. I'm going through everything I own and doing the keep, donate, give away, sell, throw away thing. Wow is this a big job. And like most people, I'm really stuck on trying to make back some of the $$ I spent on this crap. Er, stuff. Why do we do that?
And then I've finally come to the realization that he hasn't done anything about his excess because just doesn't know how. So I guess I get to clean out his stuff too.
The process is further complicated by the fact that his granddaughter (23) is still living with him, 4 years and counting. She is finishing trade school and we hope will be finding her way to a career sooner than later. But as long as she is living there, she is using the bedroom (and closet!) that would be my space. So I'm moving from a small walk-in closet of my own to half of a modest closet with sliding doors. I do not have a clue how I'm going to do this. I keep paring down my clothes but there's still quite a lot.
And in the middle of decluttering, we also have to fix up my place to rent (paint, repairs, clean carpets, etc.)
Yes, I'm kind of overwhelmed. :0!
So wish me luck. And if you have any suggestions, I'm all ears. Good to be back!