...YOU'RE BRINGING TOO MUCH "STUFF"
If there's one big difference between our houses "up north" and the way houses are built in Florida--in TV and elsewhere--there is a lot less storage space, and of course no basements.
You absolutely cannot get rid off too much "stuff" before you move. Places to start?
- Clothing--the lifestyle here is a lot more casual than back home. And of course, there's only about a "season and a half" weather-wise
- All that stuff in the garage--how many "projects" do you think you're really going to do down here? There's way more fun things to do than use all those tools you've accumulated over the years.
- Furniture--will all that heavy, dark, old furniture really look good in your bright, new Villages home? Start with that dining room set. How often are you going to have twelve in for dinner?
- Kitchen stuff--how many sets of dishes and flatware do you really need? And all those nifty appliances that you bought from TV infomercials? They take up a lot of room, and down here we eat out a lot...really a lot.
- Garden stuff--all those power tools? Are you really going to be out mowing the lawn and trimming the hedges when its 90 degrees and dripping humid in the summer? Particularly when you find that you can get someone to do it for you for $50 a month or so.
And that's just a start.
Like I said--you're bringing too much "stuff".