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That's really good advice Judy! I only had about a month though, as we bought the house so quickly! My strategy was to go through something everyday - and I did - even if it was only one drawer or a nook. I threw out and donated TONS of stuff. But we have lived here 25 years, and my husband is a bit of a pack rat - not in the pathological form, but he hates to throw out something that he MIGHT use. If it were just me, it wouldn't be bad at all, but with him and his stuff, it really is pretty arduous. I will say that we have thrown out or given away so much stuff. How can two people accumulate so many THINGS! It's sinful!
We are so fortunate though, that we don't have to dispose of everything that we own. We are leaving some things here for the kids if they have to stay here. Of course, after May, we will have to dispose of these things, or rent the house as a furnished place. I'm toying with the idea of renting it to visiting professors, or perhaps some of our commuting doctoral students. They would need a furnished place, and I would like my home to be used in that way. But then again, maybe we will just sell it when the real estate market perks up a bit!
My only problem is that I am so tired now, and by the time I get everything unpacked, I will be even more tired and I'm not going to want to come back here to get things picked up and cleaned up. But then I probably have several weeks before the kids will need the house. Yet, I know ME, and the longer I procrastinate, the harder it will be to get it done! LOL!
Judy, if I ever move again, I WILL have someone else pack everything for me. This has been really hard, and I've just worked a little bit every day (until this week of course, when I've worked HARD). I just don't think I have it in me to pack everything up again. My sil's company is paying for their move, of course, and will pay to have someone pack them. I'm curious to see how that goes. I will definitely go that route, if I ever move again.
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 Gayle
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