have nothing in my house that I do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful

Got rid of 4 chairs, 2 bookcases, an ugly-ass credenza my husband rescued from an office dumpster, and our old kitchenette set. They wouldn’t take my big ugly chair-and-a-half, so that may end up out on the trash pile. It sure ain’t moving with us.

And found that we could get rid of a LOT of stuff up there! Boxes & boxes of records that I needed to keep 12 years ago, but can now shred & recycle. Plus hubby & I had a long talk last night about furniture we don’t want to come with us. He agreed to get rid of a couple more things. Yay!

For the first time, I actually explained to him the concept of having nothing in our house that we do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. Told him I’d rather do without than make do, I want open space to see what we want to get. He agreed to it, so I think I’m gonna keep him. :)

Got rid of 2 sets of dishes I’ve been lugging from place to place for 20 years. Got rid of 4 boxes of books. (I hate getting rid of books, but some you’re just never going to read again.) Got rid of some clothing & shoes (if it ain’t comfy, it ain’t coming with me.), and a box of computer parts that have been sitting in the garage for over a year.

5 weeks until the big move – I have already tagged some furniture as “not going with us”. We cleaned out a lot just to sell the house, but we’re trying to clean out even more.

Talked to my husband about paring things down when we move and he agreed. That’s been a big stumbling block for me, since I don’t want to get rid of something that he perceives as useful or beautiful, but I don’t. We’ve been cramped in this space with too much stuff, too much junk, too many 20+ year old items that are useful but past beautiful for far too long.

I’m looking forward to clearing things out, creating space to breathe. That in itself is beautiful to me right now.