[Rainger99]

We moved in about six months ago and we are still trying to get organized. I am currently going through boxes and finding out what we kept and what we sold.

I was wondering what other people think - what do you wish that you had brought with you but didn't - and what do you regret bringing with you but wish you hadn't?

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

We moved in about six months ago and we are still trying to get organized. I am currently going through boxes and finding out what we kept and what we sold.

I was wondering what other people think - what do you wish that you had brought with you but didn't - and what do you regret bringing with you but wish you hadn't?

Great topic. Let's see....

STUFF I WISH WE HAD BROUGHT WITH US...

1. Pressure canner.
2. Boat.
3. More hand tools (Irritates me when I have to go to Lowe's to by a tool when I sold one or more before we left).

STUFF I WISH WE HADN'T BROUGHT DOWN...

1. Pictures (A lot of the ones we brought we had to toss or give away because "they don't go with the decor".
2. Kitchen utensils--or most of 'em, anyway.
3. Blankets. We have about twice as many as we need.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

what do you wish that you had brought with you but didn't

We regret leaving behind a plastic sled we used when we played in the snow in Virginia.

Actually, we did not use it much for sledding after we bought a larger sled with metal runners, but we used it a lot to drag heavy (for us) bags of mulch from our driveway to the back of our house.

After six years of living in TV, we bought a nice plastic snow sled on Amazon, so now it is much easier for us move heavy bags around our yard.

[rustyp]

Wish I had not brought down with me
- my golf clubs
Wish I had brought down with me
- more golf balls

[retiredguy123]

My wife (just kidding, not married).

I came here with nothing but my SUV, my clothes, and a few electronic items. I lived in a hotel for about 5 weeks. I was amazed how inexpensive it was to start over and replace everything in a new house. It was also very stress reducing to not worry about what to bring.

[Michael G.]

So many newcomers heired these big moving vans that haul their personal tools and household items to Florida, all stored
in the basements up north.
Buys a house down here with less storage, it all wines up in the in garage with the car outside.
After time they have a hard time getting rude of it all.

All that's after they paid to move it down here.

[Bitsee]

Great topic !

I would bring my most valuable antiques and jewelry.
A second car if you have one.
The pressure washer.
My favorite cleaning utensils.
My most used hand tools - A must !
My favorite bicycle .
Our small freezer for the garage.
Our underground dog fencing unit with the collars.
An 8ft. Jon boat.

[Garywt]

So we have 2 houses and a camper. When we bought our house we bought most everything new. When we sell our house we will bring our bedroom set with our sleep number mattress and put our current set in Florida in the guest room. We will bring about 4-5 wall hanging, about 1/3 of our clothes, a couple favorite tools, some photo books, jewelry, a couple small appliances and probably not much else. We don’t want clutter. Everything else we have will be sold or put in a dumpster.

[Stu from NYC]

Should have brought more tools including clamps.
More winter clothing.
Less pictures but my wife won that discussion and still waiting on her to organize them and get rid of duplicates.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Since we haven't officially left NE,
and TV house is already furnished:

remaining to be brought down:
1 chair, the kind with the College graduated seal
2 piece of furniture family inherited
1 tool chest full of assorted tools.
all pictures to be decided down there, haning and otherwise.
large laptop monitors
1 sextant from my first career, which was a graduation gift and used in the old days.
1 dining room set, the current is for renters. .
assorted kitchen devices which are used daily which are nicer than the rental equipment
Golf tournament purchased wine glasses
College and post college competition trophies (memories from days gone by)
golf clubs
all the balls i can find
a roman chair for back strengthening after herniated disc, twice
battery operated leaf blower and lawn mower

now ask the wife

sportsguy

[BigSteph]

Shouldn't have brought;

as many cold weather jackets -- one thin and one medium is enough
as many blankets -- thin-as-sheets blankets are enough for here
so many Christmas decorations -- it takes up too much room in garage

Should have brought;

pickup truck
more garage shelving -- let it at my last house

[asianthree]

Our 5 bedroom going on the market this summer, Packing personal items, sleep number, bedroom set, dining set, rest of the kitchen items. Any leftover furniture going to the Lake house, and grandkids condo.

What I should have brought
More winter clothes, warm boots for those 2am volunteer mornings at Disney.
Outdoor planters, garden tools, more slat wall for garage walls.
Telescope

What I should have left or sold.

Nothing, I am the most organized list person there is. I know what is in every drawer, closet, in every room, at every house we own. If one of t he family can’t find something I have a picture with the list

[kayak]

The one I like best...
someone had listed a snowblower on Craigslist.
This was from a few years back and I'm sure he had good reason to bring it to Florida.

[jimbomaybe]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

We moved in about six months ago and we are still trying to get organized. I am currently going through boxes and finding out what we kept and what we sold.

I was wondering what other people think - what do you wish that you had brought with you but didn't - and what do you regret bringing with you but wish you hadn't?

Girlfriend-- wife ,, decisions,,decisions,,, decisions

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by VApeople

We regret leaving behind a plastic sled we used when we played in the snow in Virginia.

Actually, we did not use it much for sledding after we bought a larger sled with metal runners, but we used it a lot to drag heavy (for us) bags of mulch from our driveway to the back of our house.

After six years of living in TV, we bought a nice plastic snow sled on Amazon, so now it is much easier for us move heavy bags around our yard.

I just use a tarp. Plastic, slides easily on the grass and folds up to almost nothing for storage