Re: How do you clean out a 37 year accumulation? HELP!
 

TFF

Okay, now that the barn is cleaned out, who's cleaning the yard?

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Hey Red,

Wanna take a little trip?? All expenses paid to Grumpy N.Y. What a deal!

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Nonie, dahlink, for you anything!

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I invision a celebratory bonfire PARTY! ::) Flip flops, shorts and tank tops, pina coladas in hand, close eyes and let the warmth bring visions of TV in your very near future! NOW I SAID BONFIRE, NOT BARN FIRE!

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No flip flops, shorts or tank tops in this neck of the woods Ronda. cold_cold

But I do like the idea of the party and the pina coladas , and I would also consider the Barn fire now that the cows are out!!! LOL

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Bernie, Nonie, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, for those pictures. My daunting job, pales in comparison, to what you have to do. My load feels much lighter now. Wow, where did you get all that stuff, and why???

God Bless you darlings, you need a miracle. I like the auction idea.

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We had over 30 years of a two story, 4 bedroom house so I know how you feel. What I suggest after NOT doing what I should have done is: If you don't LOVE it or ABSOLUTELY CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT, get rid of it!!!!

This is the best advice I can give you. Even though we did give away a load of furniture, etc., we still had more to donate to Habitate for Humanity's thrift store in Leesburg (who will come and pick it up) when we moved in.

Of course, we really downsized from the 4 bedroom to a CYV. If you are moving into a larger place, you shouldn't have as much difficulty.

Best of luck and wishing you many happy and healthy years as a Villager!!!!! :bigthumbsup:

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Fran,

Thankyou for the good wishes. With this mess awaiting me, Im wondering if Ill ever get there!! :dontknow:

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Nonie, I feel your pain. I am also packing and turfing stuff out. I know that with every box and every drawer I have to pick up the object, turn it over, look at it from all angles, think about it, wonder if I'll be sorry if I throw it out, wonder if I should give it instead to the Salvation Army, wonder if I would ever use it again, wonder if my grandkids could use it.

Then I get so tired I put it back in the box and go to bed. It just ain't that easy.

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Thanks Bare, I know your are facing the same decisions in downsizing. Im finding out kids and grandkids dont want any part of our things, they dont even want their own things that we have stored here for them.

There is a pot of gold at the end of all this called TV. It makes it all worth the effort.

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I could have written the laments from you and Nonie. Where did I get all this stuff? Why did I buy it? I may never want to shop again. I thought I would shop while up here. I shopped in my closets. Some of it seems like new again. I have been trying to pawn stuff off on the kids. Seems they want to shop for their own junk!

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Wait! Wait!!

I think I like those white rockers!! I'll take them but you can keep the guy sitting in them.

Kathie

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No wonder we are all friends. We seem to be of a certain type. We can write each others posts.

I agree with Bare...I examine endlessly, when I can't decide I just pack it, to deal with it in TV.

I agree with Sam...I don't know why I bought all this s--ahhh stuff. I feel I have single handedly supported our economy. We are headed for a recession because I quit buying. ( I know you can all say the same thing)

And Nonie my kids don't want a thing either. Not even their stuff. I stored, then moved from CA, then stored that stuff just for them and they don't want it???? Yep, they don't want it.

And Kathie for all I have just said, those rockers are very cool aren't they...hmmmm.

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Looks like there are some hidden treasures, for sure! And one right out front! ;) I had 1,500 sq. ft. + full basement packed w/ 30 yrs. of stuff and it was TOUGH. A barn, thats like another house! Our son took his collectibles, comic books, sports cards, games, futon, couch, his TV and another, pots pans, and other stuff he could use for his 1st apartment. Worked great for us. I secretly saved his ninja turtles, school papers, photos, and as much as I could fit in a couple of bins, and brought them here. I gave my treasured tea cup china collection to a dear friend. My sis took a curio cabinet, I made hundreds of dollars with a couple of yard sales. I sold hundreds of dollars worth on ebay. Donated everything else. We bought nicely furnished here and got it down to 35 boxes of treasures, 52" TV, and my artist easel on a moving truck (mini moves) and a car filled to the roof with 3 dogs and all I could squeeze in. Boxes had fav. books, old clocks, photos, home movies, slide projector, my paintings, a few antiquities, stereo, more small treasures (lots fit in a box) , favirite kitchen gadgets and utensils, sewing machine, 80 Record albums out of 700. 5 boxes were for my kids. Our daughter (here in FL) was thrilled that I saved her cheerleading outfit, cabbage patch dolls, her ET doll, music box, jewelry, school papers, etc.. Our son is getting his stuff mailed to him bit by bit each christmas. He sure loved his little indian outfit this past year. I BOUGHT new kitchen pans, small appliances, dishes, glassware, towels, decoratives, sheets, CLOTHES! It was like giving ourselves a bridal shower! Sometimes its less $ to buy than to ship. Hope this gives you ideas!! I'm not rushing you or anything. HAH! ;)

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Bernie

Arrived Wed, Not a Buffalo in sight for three days now! But I'm sure glad to see you found a place to get rid of those back and white things ( I think their called cows-BTW). Wonder how much it cost to ship them down here? Looks a lot like NY pastures now :(!