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Impending Move - YIKES
Dear intrepid Unclutterers:
I am facing an impending move, end of October!
I downsized radically two years ago, so there is much less to deal with. But I am also a bit less mobile due to knee pain. I cant power through like I used to .
Planning is required. Here's where I could really benefit from suggestions.
The way I used to approach it:
STORAGE ugh
I know what happens with storage - I have friends who have struggled to pay for storage for years and never done anything with their stuff. or worse. but.....
ART STUDIO That is the part of life its always been a struggle to afford, and is dearest to my heart. I have several big peices (the flat file is the most precious, followed by an enamel top table, then a sturdy canvas storage shelf built of plywood, and a tall metal cabinet - things useful and expensive to replace)
all ideas and encouragement accepted!
BOOKS I reduced my library by 70% last move, and still have 16 liquor boxes (the best for books - small & sturdy!) of art books.
I am facing an impending move, end of October!
I downsized radically two years ago, so there is much less to deal with. But I am also a bit less mobile due to knee pain. I cant power through like I used to .
Planning is required. Here's where I could really benefit from suggestions.
The way I used to approach it:
- clipboard + sharpie
- 1 page per room or closet
- pitch/give away/keep
STORAGE ugh
I know what happens with storage - I have friends who have struggled to pay for storage for years and never done anything with their stuff. or worse. but.....
ART STUDIO That is the part of life its always been a struggle to afford, and is dearest to my heart. I have several big peices (the flat file is the most precious, followed by an enamel top table, then a sturdy canvas storage shelf built of plywood, and a tall metal cabinet - things useful and expensive to replace)
all ideas and encouragement accepted!
BOOKS I reduced my library by 70% last move, and still have 16 liquor boxes (the best for books - small & sturdy!) of art books.
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I've done the "storage unit for a month between apartments" thing myself and it's a perfectly reasonable choice. But I think it's just human nature to fall into "out of sight, out of mind" when it comes to storage. IMO it's better to make the hard choices consciously up front than to have them made for you a year or two down the road and lose something really precious.