We held a garage sale and at the end the only item that came back into the house was Husband’s guitar amp. Everything else got sold or given away or donated.
2 bags of clothes, 2 bikes plus wall mounts and locks, 2 old blenders, an air fryer lid for the instant pot, all my knitting needles and yarn, various little decorative things, an old keyboard, a bunch of board games, stacks of books, kitchenwares.
It was a good start.
Dang I woulda grabbed that tiny cleaning set
We’ve made 2 trips to the storage to move things out of the house we aren’t using now. That’s way different than previously, where it was just overflow. This was empty containers: bins, tins, baskets, and boxes of mine and misc. hobby equipment of DH’s. Some of it will be donated if not used, some of it will (eventually) be moved back home…
I put together 2 boxes of books to be researched/sold, or donated. I"m trying to clear off/around my desk. It will probably take another 3-4 1’ cube boxes to hold all the books that are still on/around/under my desk (unboxed).
Oh we kept that! Just moved it to a more usable part of the house lol
I’m glad to see you kept Finley 
I love his carefully neutral/very mildly concerned face 
I started moving a couple things and then ended up completely redoing this shelf so there’s not quite a before picture.
Also shout out to card holders for playing card games with a kid that has attention issues and also likes to get SO MANY cards regardless of what’s reasonable to hold. And also for those Uno games that go really badly.
Someone on the local baby+kids FB group posted asking for supplies for her niece, who just got out of a shelter into an apartment and who has a 3 month old. We were able to give her our bassinet and a bunch of baby clothing that Chickadee had outgrown, plus some diapers and wipes and some toys. Got stuff out of our house AND got to help someone – perfect serendipity.
I love it when things line up like that!!!
Looking around the bedroom this morning, it occurred to me that there was a LOT of bedding that was just piled on the bedroom chair, so I did a partial inventory. Over 15 pieces: sheets, blankets, duvet covers, comforters, etc.
For 2 people and 1 bed???
Seemed excessive. Almost certainly is. Then decided this is NOT an intellectual exercise, but reality and I should compare the total with what’s currently in use:
1 flannel bottom sheet
2 flannel top sheets
1 single bed size woven blanket
1 not long enough vintage wool blanket
1 duvet cover
So, 6 pieces in use. That makes the 15+ pieces not as insane when you consider that it gets < 0 here in winter and 90+ in summer. But that also means that in order to layer on, peel off the pieces, I need a lot of them and correspondingly a lot of storage. I’m not sure how to pare this down. I could probably ditch the wool blankets that have been in the closet all winter unused, or at least put them into deep storage. I have 3 of those.
But after that? Except for the out of season stuff (which incidently, we’re still using, it’s the flannel sheets on the bed, + 1 bottom sheet) I have no ideas…
I hate camping and will never do it.* I also have a decent amount of camping stuff I’d like to declutter. It is not high end but is reasonable quality, eg second cheapest brand at REI. Is this a give on buy nothing, thrift store, or sell on marketplace situation? Gear is in good shape, clean, and has been in storage for 6-7 years.
*i have camped enough to be 100% convinced
Give it a good check, and sell what you can. Over time some materials deteriorate - hence the check it. If you bought it at REI - can you sell it back to them? If it has to be a trade-in, they might have shoes or clothes you want, or pet things.
Agree w/ Gdogg - if you’re an REI member, see if you can trade it in for store credit: Used Outdoor Clothing & Gear: Deals on Top Brands | REI Co-op
As for the other options, I’d personally either give on buy nothing or donate, but my threshold for dealing with the hassle of selling has dramatically reduced over the years
(Also I feel you on the hatred of camping - it feels like I’m the only person in the state who doesn’t like it, but oh well. I like modern plumbing and beds I can actually sleep in 
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There are at least 3 of us! (Counting wife)
I don’t like camping either - bugs, sleeping on the ground or it’s proxy (I often can barely sleep in a bed), inconvenient bathroom options, smoke from people’s campfires, dirt (so much dirt), schlepping SO MUCH STUFF with you (I won’t even carry a fucking purse day-to-day). Nope.
The nice parts are beautiful, but there’s a bunch of shit too.
ETA: I forgot trying to get un/dressed in a place where you can’t even stand up.
Well and then you need to clean all the stuff you schlep! Including all your stuff that smells like smoke now. I will be cleaning NOTHING else thank you.
I think all three are viable options. I don’t sell on marketplace unless it’s super high value because I hate coordinating with people. REI trade in is a great option. I think it would be super easy to get takers on BN.
I loved tent camping when I was younger but am done now. Sleep is hard enough for me in a bed. The ground is a no-go. The last time I went, it was so hot and I was on my period. No thanks.
Same. I mean I have camped for exceptions of eclipse and meteor shower. But I would have much rather seen the cool thing and then gone to a hotel.
Exactly how I feel! And then lucky enough to have local family who loves to camp, so we could borrow their stuff in case of eclipse emergency etc
I love to “day camp.” Go somewhere for the day, hike, cook outside which I do really enjoy, watch the sunset, and then drive home and sleep in my own damn bed. Haha
