It's hard to believe that a week has gone by with neither of us posting. Kelly was going to post a few days ago, but her computer froze and when she brought it back up her lengthy post was no longer there. Ah, the joys of not saving.
We have had good progress in downsizing. The room that must not be entered had maybe a fifth of the items removed. Some for donation and others that Ava was able to take for her rental. We also got some of the exercise equipment posted to Craig's List and hope to sell the rower this evening. (We are meeting with the buyer, but you never count on a sale until the buyer shows up and gives you the money.)
Today I saw this TED talk in my Google stream, it's a few years old, but a good reminder of why we want to downsize.
http://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness#t-323198
Having both been in the military and moved many times, Kelly and I both relate to moving boxes a number of times before actually opening them to see why you kept it. I'm of the opinion that if you have moved something two or three times and never opened it, then you should just toss it. I think Kelly would want to go through the box and make sure she didn't have anything tucked away like money, savings bonds, or other valuable item.
The trip to Italy is on hold for now. We both decided to wait for the weather to be a bit better and also to let us get rid of more stuff, so we don't feel guilty about taking a "vacation." Kelly has also added some cities to her weather app, so she looks at what the weather is in Frankfurt Germany, Catania Italy, Montevideo Uruguay, Taos NM, Fort Bragg CA, and Brookings OR.
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