Move It ... II

So, in the first stage of moving, out goes all the stupid things:

- clothes that don't really fit anymore, but you keep around just because it seems wasteful to throw it out
- anything that you don't even really use anymore, but you keep around for the same reason as above
- little odds and ends that you collected from other people with the thought of "oh, this might come in handy one day" but never has

And when space/weight is at a premium, you start to have to cut out things you'd like to keep, but can't really:

- extra furniture
- clothes you wear once in a blue moon
- books that are useful as reference ... or will be one day, someday
- food that you bought at Costco and still have 75% of left

And when the timing of the move comes to a close, you realize that what you thought was just a few minutes left of cleaning here and there actually is more like 4 hours of cleaning. This is, of course, mostly because your roommates had already moved out and left anything they didn't want, which means you have the whole apartment's worth of crap to clean out and throw out.

At this point, the final stage of moving kicks in: you take a large box (or bag) and start piling all the "miscellaneous stuff" in there. These are, of course, things that have proper places, and are put all in a single box even though they have nothing to do with each other. You'll also find that this box really could be thrown out, but again, you can't bear to.

At some point, sentimentals will have to be given up (in favour of essentials), but I haven't really gotten that far yet. Those are in a special little box of their own.