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Time has come

April 18, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

There is no more time for delaying the final sort.  ( just bought a house and we are closing soon) We measured the rooms and basically most everything will not  […]

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accomplishment, clutter, easy, memories, storage, to-do
The day I got my storage unit

Sale time, yet again

April 10, 2012by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I am getting pretty good at organizing garage/house sales, and brother do I kill it with the signs. I use Craig’s list and signs on major intersections.  That’s it.  I […]

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accomplishment, choice, clutter, consumerism, donate, goals, memories, moving on, plans, sale, storage, waste
ministorage

Barbie is a Hoarder

January 5, 2012by unpacktherat 1 Comment

I would not have believed it but I saw it with my own two eyes. Look at these storage containers that are for all her shoes, bracelets, hats, her books […]

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choice, clutter, consumerism, memories, save, storage, stress

Exactly what are you going to do?

January 4, 2012by unpacktherat 2 Comments

So another year’s over, and what have you done? I’ve made excuses as to why I can’t get past my personal road blocks. That stops today. I know it’s cold […]

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change, closets, clutter, goals, growth, habits, save, storage
boxcrop

I Shredded like a Mouse.

November 14, 2011by unpacktherat 3 Comments

Well the bird food was all eaten, and there were mice droppings everywhere. I am referring to the garage. So gross. I am a painter who doesn’t paint at the […]

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animals, goals, lessons, life, nature, storage
3binsbefore

Photo Mountain

October 14, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I have to admit, I have been avoiding this area of sorting like the plague.   As a matter of fact, as I write my stomach is getting tense.  You see […]

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accomplishment, difficult, storage, task
storage small

Another sale – really?

October 11, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

I swore I was never going to have another sale ever.  I have been downsizing for what feels like forever, and I want it to be over.  But we still […]

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change, choice, clutter, donate, letting go, sale, Uncategorized

I was a crystal ball

September 24, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

During my years of irrational consumerism, I could see the future.  It’s true. I knew exactly what everyone needed before they even thought about what they needed. Once, I bought […]

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consumerism, difficult, economy, emotional, growth, moving on, storage
photo(3)

Who lives in your attic?

September 21, 2011by unpacktherat Leave a comment

Here’s an assortment of our attic people.  Who  are these people?  What did they do all day? Was smiling against the law?  That one dude is is kind of haunting, […]

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difficult, emotional, goals, letting go, memories
smallest box ever

I never met a box I didn’t like

September 17, 2011by unpacktherat 1 Comment

I love boxes!   It’s true!  I never met or saw a box I didn’t like.  The problem is once I own a box,  I put stuff inside it.  End result, […]

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change, consumerism, emotional, habits, save, storage

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