Comments on: 48 hours…

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:12:32 +0000

2 moves in 3 years made us declutter most of our crap in a fairly detached way – our reasoning was that having paid once to move it all up north, shove it in a basement for 2.5 years untouched and un-needed made it totally not worth paying to move it back down south again!

Our biggest box of stuff which will probably end up being dumped by the kids after our deaths (!) is a box of cards – early valentines, Christmas and birthday to each other going back over the last 12 years.

Of course what this really means is that although our loft is relatively clear of stuff we do have every surface in the house crammed with stuff we keep out to justify keeping it at all

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:48:16 +0000

rofl @ you two! We have a number of semi-defunct electrical items in our loft, Steve can’t bear to throw them away. Printers, monitors, tape decks, don’t think we have a vcr though!

My degree notes got chucked in stages each move we made, for ages I kept the teaching practice folders but threw them away last move as I realised they were way too schooly to be any use for HE!

Hope it is getting easier anyway. Do either of you like *unpacking*?!!

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 12:57:07 +0000

aahh, now I’ve found ?100 of travellers cheques!! [at least 12 years old]
some microscope cover slides, massess of assorted detritus of life to cry over [cards and letters from deceased etc]chopsticks from china.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:46:55 +0000

not mine!!

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:37:15 +0000

3 x cuddly toys – a red Mr Man type thing, a Panda with a Sash saying ‘congratualtions’ (for what I now wonder?), a Badger. All I think belonging to me?

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:23:23 +0000

and i got rid of mine yonks ago – would put on halo, but any minute now chris is going to mention my sindy’s!!
anyway sittingroom/playroom sorted.
bb asleep on my lap.
my bedroom stuff next. i thi nk for me it now gets easier

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:11:51 +0000

That’s nothing, in the top of my side of the wardrobe is a big stash going back to year 0….

So far in the ‘why were they kept’ list from the loft are:

3 x dead/semi functioning video recorders
1 x suitcase full of notes, photocopied journals etc. from my degree (competed 1987……..)

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:54:49 +0000

have pictures, just i remember soing them etc etc etc. not throwing the ones the mean the most though – hiding them in books!!

By: jax

jax — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:49:22 +0000

Pictures! Take piccies of them, make a scrapbook….and remember that she can make you loads and loads more to fill up the new house

(((Helen)))

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:33:55 +0000

helen here.
and i’m howling as i throw out SB’s projects/art etc. its like throwing her away.