This past Saturday I began the week-long task of placing all my material possessions into 6 boxes and 3 suitcases. Why only 6 boxes and 3 suitcases? Because that is how many boxes and suitcases I have and I really don't want to go to the moving store to get more. I am hopeful that with thorough purging, that I can condense my life to those requirements. (Thankfully, moving every year for the past 6 years doesn't allow you to keep too much unnecessary junk around).
The biggest headache I'm faced with in my packing is how to separate my stuff by the following criteria: 1) what I will need for the next 4 weeks/what I will need in Russia/what I will need for WV/what I will need when I return in August vs. 2) What I will not need at all for the next 4 or 5 months. As I will be placing a (hopefully) significant amount of my clothes and other items in storage, I need to designate what I really need and what I really don't. And since I will be relocating to a studio apartment which is already filled with my roommate's own clothes and stuff- and in an attempt to not aggravate the current the new roommate by bringing too many items - I will be severely decreasing my "needs" pile.
For some reason, unknown to me, my new roommate is less than thrilled with my suggestion of bringing my lovely decorations and knick knacks to the apartment. They are perfectly lovely decorations - photos of me and my girlfriends, a framed picture of my dog, some memorabilia from my sorority days, scented candles- items that would make any home happier and brighter! But my roommie says no, so it is not to be.
My "don't need" pile will be placed in a storage unit from this weekend until..... ummm, until I get a a new job and an apartment and I can take my stuff out of storage.
Soooo... maybe in January 2011 I'll be able to crack open the storage unit and bring my lovely decorations out again :)
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