Eight...

The truck arrives next Tuesday!

I have pared down our belongings considerably.  Yard sale, craigslist, donations to The Book Man, our local library, AMVets pick-ups, and gifts to friends have all helped.  Freecycle has not.  The moderators on our local list will not let my slightly snarky post through.  You cannot humorously suggest that people who are going to "come and take a look", hem and haw, call their significant other from your driveway to debate the finer points of my cast-off belongings and then ask me to determine whether or not it will fit in their vehicle need not bother this busy mother in the throes of packing for a cross country move. Apparently only very dry descriptions of your offer are allowed.  I'm not trying to hate on SoCal, particularly at the very end, but it is my observation that a good sense of humor is well under-appreciated 'round these parts.  Maybe I'm just too mean.  Maybe you can take the girl out of the east coast, but you can't take the east coast out of the girl.

You want it?  Come get it.  You load your own car because I'm too busy making dinner.

I was thinking that I was doing quite well, ruthlessly cutting the chaff, but then last night I stayed up late reading through various minimalist blogs and challenges and I started to feel, comparatively speaking, like a hoarder.  I should have been a monk.

I'm tempted to open sealed boxes and purge further, but suspect this would send Mr. Pear over the edge.  I actually already did this a few weeks ago.  Lightening the load is my new addiction and I like it.

I do think I need to get the boy his own set of measuring spoons though.

Comments

[Dawn]

I love/hate the ones that say it's in the driveway/alley/on the sidewalk first come first served. Love because I would totally do the same with most stuff, hate cuz when I want something there is no way I can be the first one to OB! :) Good luck with your stuff and btw-the billboards never said nice people just nice weather ;)

[Mandy]

I love your snarky sense of humor. I love that you say exactly whats on your mind.... I'm so glad I'll get to continue to read you, even though you're far away! 8 days! OMG! Gonna miss you all dearly!

[Shannon]

Maybe the guy from the dog park is the moderator of SD Freecycle...

[Green V-Neck]

Love purging! Uhhh, STUFF, that is, not the drank-too-much-the-night-before type of purging. We are only gonna be 3.5 hours away, I foresee an actual IRL meeting at some point, what do you think?