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Friendly ChipIn, Craiglisting, Picnicking

Started by djchuang · 11 months ago

We’re rounding on the final stretch of downsizing by selling or sharing or donating or trashing our stuff. The house echoes now because the furniture is gone; only thing left are a few dozen boxes of wires, AC adapters, product boxes, loose files, clothes, etc.

What’s been most amazing is to see the generosity of friends [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Phillip

    2 years ago

    Getting rid of material possessions must feel real good, maybe in an ascetic sort of way, but good nonetheless. About a year ago I started to feel like my possessions were really weighing me down; honestly it was a lot more than that, but I suppose it was a physical symbol of what my spirit felt. Then I moved to Boston and was forced to bring only what I felt was important to me, and soon I'll be moving again, hoping the accumulation a year brings doesn't exceed the capacity of my car.
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  • betsy

    2 years ago

    Just the other day, we were driving by some houses, and Husband confessed his ambivilence - "I certainly don't want one of those - they're ugly and overpriced and who wants to mow those lawns..." he said, "EXCEPT that it would be great to have a place with plenty of room for having people over, and a nice big yard for the Dude to play in, and space for my books...." and it took me most of a day to realize that WE ALREADY HAVE THAT in our little townhouse. We just need to throw out the stuff we don't want/need/use anymore, and start paying some attention to the outside of the house. If we arranged our rooms the way we actually want to use them, we'd have all the breathing room we could ask for.

    So your no-truck move is inspiring.
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