We had a moving company provide an estimate for our move last week. Less than we budgeted for (hooray!) but still more than I was thinking it would be, based on my parents' recent move (we have much less stuff than them and we are moving it a shorter distance). But it's a good estimate and we'll probably go with it.
Before they came, we went through each room of our small apartment and tagged the things we knew we would not be taking: dining room table and chairs (we never really liked these and want a different set); wine rack; four pleather storage cubes that have been thoroughly "cattened" (i.e. marked and/or destroyed by cats who crawl, leap, scratch and bite objects and/or people with complete disregard for the object's value or the victim's well-being); a fold-down sofa and fold-down chair that made a great guest bed, also cattened (and while we're on the subject, Boy Cat and Girl Cat thoroughly cattened the carpet here, too. We'll be shelling out big bucks to have it replaced when we leave. Sigh.).
For example, the fold-down sofa (and this is a leather [albeit, cheap bonded leather] sofa we purchased new in 2011):
Not tagged but also not being moved: assorted books; clothing; shoes; small appliances; dishes; cookware; non-perishable foodstuffs; cleaning supplies; possibly some jewelry, handbags and perfume; possibly the opened contents of the liquor cabinet unless we manage to drink it up before we move. (And we're workin' on it, trust me!)
We've promised some things to our niece and her husband already, and anything that's really trashed or not useful is going to be thrown away, of course. (I will not be donating any 50-lb. broken TV's to the local homeless shelter or Goodwill. Ask Bobbi or Chad how they feel about those.)
I plan to start putting up the other items for my friends' consideration on Facebook or this blog. Let me know if you see something you want--first come, first served. :-)
And don't feel obligated to take anything. Mr. 42 and I have worked hard over the years to de-clutter our lives and I certainly don't want to create more clutter for anyone else.
Before they came, we went through each room of our small apartment and tagged the things we knew we would not be taking: dining room table and chairs (we never really liked these and want a different set); wine rack; four pleather storage cubes that have been thoroughly "cattened" (i.e. marked and/or destroyed by cats who crawl, leap, scratch and bite objects and/or people with complete disregard for the object's value or the victim's well-being); a fold-down sofa and fold-down chair that made a great guest bed, also cattened (and while we're on the subject, Boy Cat and Girl Cat thoroughly cattened the carpet here, too. We'll be shelling out big bucks to have it replaced when we leave. Sigh.).
For example, the fold-down sofa (and this is a leather [albeit, cheap bonded leather] sofa we purchased new in 2011):
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| Culprit #2 confesses but is defiant and says he'd do it all again |
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| Culprit #1 denies all involvement |
We've promised some things to our niece and her husband already, and anything that's really trashed or not useful is going to be thrown away, of course. (I will not be donating any 50-lb. broken TV's to the local homeless shelter or Goodwill. Ask Bobbi or Chad how they feel about those.)
I plan to start putting up the other items for my friends' consideration on Facebook or this blog. Let me know if you see something you want--first come, first served. :-)
And don't feel obligated to take anything. Mr. 42 and I have worked hard over the years to de-clutter our lives and I certainly don't want to create more clutter for anyone else.
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