I need tips on getting rid of stuff and getting organized quick!
I never thought it would happen, but someone is coming to look at our house on *friday*. That gives me 3 days to clear out crap and make it presentable (it wasn't on the market, and I truly thought we'd be stuck in this hole forever due to location/conditioin of the house).
My biggest problem is I am a packrat who lives in an enormouse 7 bedroom house. That means anything we want to keep but are not using, gets shoved in one of the upstairs rooms. It is bad. Very, very bad.
I don't know what to keep and what to take to the thrift. I've kept most of Lydia's old clothes unless they were ugly or stained. I'd hate to get rid of them when we're having another baby anyway this summer, kwim? but at the same time, if we sell this house, they are probably going to want to move in very soon (this spring) and we will have to live in another house while our new one gets built. So I don't want to keep stuff that isn't necessary, because it'll have to get moved 2 times.
It's also hard for me to even comprehend that this might actually go through. I'm very skeptical, but I think this is our best chance at getting out of here and getting the house we want.
How ruthless would you be? What would your strategy be? Get some boxes and box things up I can't part with, so at least the boxes can be neatly stacked upstairs?
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