[vorage]

Keep the things you absolutely love and will use no matter where you are. Seriously edit the rest. We've been snowbirds for several years, but have just sold the place in Oregon. Right now I am sitting at our laptop on a card table in our empty living room. We will spend the next couple nights on the last piece of furniture in the house - sofa bed that Salvation Army will pick up on Friday. We are keeping a storage unit here for holiday and summer trips, so we are able to store some things, but we really edited. Huge Garage Sale. We took all our books to a used book store and what they didn't buy, we donated elsewhere. Family took whatever they wanted and I am grateful that many family items that we enjoyed for so many years have new caretakers that are happy to have their turn at custody. (Thankfully my sister wanted our aunt's smelly old muskrat coat that I had been shuffling around for years! yay!) It's really cathartic to do this kind of purging. There may be things we'll miss, but we can either replace them or visit them in their new home. This time next year, you'll be settled in nicely. Our very best to you both!