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LakeArenal

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2. We boiled our life down to 20 boxes.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2019, 08:22 PM

Nov 2019

Sold the rest at a very successful auction.
And moved to a one bedroom casita in Costa Rica.

We lived in our American home for 35 years. There was four seasons of clothes and recreational items. Lawn mowers to
Stuffed toys. All sold.

It’s very liberating. We don’t miss any of it. And in those 20 boxes, way too many clothes. Probably needed only 15 boxes.

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Decluttering: 6 Ways To Deal With Sentimental Items, Tips [View all] appalachiablue Nov 2019 OP

Thank you. After mom passed, moved into her home. Dealing with decades of family stuff emmaverybo Nov 2019 #1

Library collections are hard, and multiple generations of things appalachiablue Nov 2019 #3

We boiled our life down to 20 boxes. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #2

Good for you, wow. That's a major achievement, liberating is the word. appalachiablue Nov 2019 #4