If you're going to move, you don't want to take everything with you. It can be hard and costly. At the same time, resist the temptation to throw everything away. Even if your belongings don't have to travel with you, that doesn't mean their life is over. Sell or donate your items whenever you can.
Be honest with yourself: you have things that were no longer useful when Rachel's haircut was still in style. Now that you're moving, it's time to reassess. Get rid of things that are actually garbage. Recycle or bring other things home whenever you can.
1. Clothes that don't fit
2. Shoes you once wore and then put in the trash
3. Outdated electronics like old phones or VHS players
4. Posters bought in college
5. Expired food
6. Expired medications
7. Expired makeup
8. Stray Cords
9. Irrelevant Documents - I shortened it
10. Worn bedding and towels
11. Shower curtains - these can get gross, get a new one
12. User Manuals
13. Tax returns - shred and store an electronic copy in the cloud
14. Old Bills and New Bills
If you're like me, you don't realize you have enough office supplies, so you buy them over and over again. The same can be said for a lot of the things we seem to accumulate, especially when we live somewhere for a while. Moving is a great time to take stock of what you have. Sell, give or give away your surplus for someone else to use.
15. Denmark
16. Cookware
17. Glasses and mugs
18. Stained or mismatched containers
19. Spices, especially those you bought a decade ago
20. Clips, twists, trinkets and ends
21. Basically your entire garbage drawer
22. Towels that don't fit or have discoloration
23. Tools you've never used (and have no plans to use)
24. Additional vases or trinkets
25. Water bottles
26. Think - and you only need a few
27. Office supplies
28. More than two sets of sheets
29. Unused blankets or duvets
30. Excess baggage - and You only need three pieces per person at most
31. Chargers and other miscellaneous electronics
If you haven't seen your belongings in years, it may be time to reassess your relationship with them.
32. Books you've had for years and never read - take them to the library instead
33. Old magazines
34. Outdated formats like VHS, cassette tapes or CDs (if you don't use them)
35. Devices and gadgets you don't use
36. Christmas decorations that stay in stock - even on holidays
37. Toys or games your children have outgrown
38. Unused serving dishes
39. Big: Kirsten Fisher, a professional organizer, officially gives you permission to get rid of gifts you hate but avoid feeling guilty
40. Baby equipment, especially if you don't plan on getting another one
41. Broken things that cannot be easily fixed
42. Old greeting cards
43. Clothes that don't look good on you
Odds are your new dig will be different from the old one. In some circumstances, this can change what you should bring, what you'll use, and even what might fit.
Donate anything you won't use in your new place, advises Eileen Roth, author of Organizing for Mannequins. For example, if you are moving to a warm climate and no longer need a snow shovel or sled, donate them. Keep that winter coat and pair of boots in case you come back for a visit. If you're moving into an apartment, you probably won't need gardening tools or a hose. If you now have a pool and your new place doesn't, you can probably get rid of the pool toys.
Also use this time to clean out the things you want to replace: My main advice is to get rid of any heavy and bulky items you don't like, says Ali Wenzke, author of The Art of Happy Moving: How to Clean Up, Pack Up, and Start Over While Staying Sane and finding happiness. Consider how much it will cost you to pack, move and unpack in a new place. Would it be easier and cheaper to sell an item or pass it on and then buy it again if you really missed it?
44. Filters for the current AC unit
45. Lighting made especially for your current luminaires
46. Curtains
47. DIY decorative items such as flooring, wallpaper, tiles and paints
48. Dining set
49. Bedroom set
50. Sectional furniture
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