I am coming back to Seattle, yes. I will definately take you up on your offer Korwynne
And wow, Kimbermama, your list is bare basics but there are things in it I never use! For one, I measure everything in glass measuring jug (cup size) and I bake a lot, as in bread pretty much every day and other stuff about 3 times per week. I have never had a covered casserole dish (I don even know what it is, maybe something like a dutch oven but shallower?) or 9x13 pan for one. Some stuff I am lugging with us too, like knives and silverware (both wedding presents) and our 8 quart pressure cooker.
It is a bit easier since a few years ago we went through a period of living in a wv camper van (travelling for 2.5 months) and I learned to manage with very little stuff. And it is my second move. Last time we shipped some stuff away about 2.5 months before moving so I learned to do without many things.
Even though we are totally ¨less is more¨ kind of people, it seems there is so much you need the first time. I have been making mental lists and it is driving me crazy
Thanks for letting me share here.
I think we'll get a bed and dishes from IKEA and then start rounding up most of the other stuff via craig's list and thrift stores and word of mouth. I wish we could do organic mattress.. they seem to go for about $1500 for queen and its too much. I wish I could convince dh to go for futon. He thinks it is too uncomfortable. Dd had organic mattress but I freecycled it.
One good thing is that we don't use much elecrical stuff, like coffee maker or electric mixer (haven't had one for 7 years!) or hairdryer or tv/dvd stuff. The only appliances I plan to get are blender (the stick kind), vacuum cleaner and sewing machine. Dh has computer stuff already and our music comes from there. We don't even use electrical clocks, lol. I suppose we are just weird.