[Mikitv]

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Nonie,

I sympathize with you since I have a 41 year accumulation and I too have collected. As we have moved about I have kept many things in boxes that I have hardly looked at. Then there are all the cabinets, drawers, closets, you get the idea.

Last summer in preparation for selling our house I started going through those boxes and stored items and made a lot of critical assessments. If the kids didn't want it, I couldn't sell it or donate it then time for it to go. I have to downsize 4300 sq feet of space so it was time to put away the emotions (so hard) and start pitching. I filled a 3 1/2 car garage for my sale and over two days I sold a lot of things. Priced them to go and made over $1000.00. Even with all that I still have more to go through.

Easier for my husband because he doesn't have the emotional attachment I have but I don't want and won't have the room for a lot of this stuff anymore. Once I started going through it, enjoying the memories and being realistic I could get rid of it.

Focus on the move to the next adventure in your life. Don't bring a lot of excess baggage you won't really need.

Sorry to go on so much and now I will get back to more sorting and packing.

Mik