closetkook's Profile

I am just about to move after 10 years. I'm lucky enough to be moving to a much larger apt, but I don't want to take all my stuff and overstuff it again! I feel your pain too!
Not only that, I work in the design field, use to have a retail store, and own tons of vintage clothing. EEK! So, I trudged huge bags of old clothes to a flea market, only to be offered like, $3.00 a piece. That's when I decided to call Housing Works ( In NYC ), and have them pick the whole lot up (including furniture). I was first depressed for days, not wanting to let my possessions go ( In spite of not wearing - or never having worn them, and having decided to get new furniture). But, I decided to keep the really important pieces, and now love the fact that my other things will find a good home and look great on other girls.
Books I gave to them as well. Only a small number of reference and hard bound or favorites are with me.
But in the end, here is what I decided:
I DESERVE to have a beautiful, well organized, serene apartment! I bought nice boxes for mementos and photos, journals. it helped me to work on the vision for my new space. Don't let your vision of how you want to live go!
start with the least emotionally charged category - for me it was books, for you it may be different.
Good Luck - nice apartment!