We had a Victorian home for years in NH, then built a log and timber home on a lake. I tried to bring many of my favorite items with me - ending up getting rid of them quickly. When we bought out winter home here in TV, we decided to start fresh. Smart decision. Now that we will be here full-time as of 2014, I'm so glad we didn't bring a thing. It's been fun to create a new lifestyle and home here in Florida. Like turning a page in a great book - new chapter... And the money we would have spent bringing it down, was spent on great new and consignment pieces that we now love.
I did bring down - favorite Christmas and holiday items - several items from my kitchen - and a few boxes of smalls and family heirlooms that have significant meaning to me. But they all had to fit in our car or ship by US Mail easily.
Enjoy yourself and listen to your heart. What makes you happy is truly all that is important.
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