I remember when I first saw this little upstairs room at my present apartment… it decided everything for me, simply because of the built-in bookshelves and cabinet. So it’s ironic that it became a room that was almost never used, until Peter decided to switch from the second bedroom downstairs to upstairs. But even now he can’t use it because the central air-con remains broken, so he is now sleeping on the sofa bed in the living room. But I digress…
Back in the days before iPhones, I would easily read a book a week. This was not only costly, but it meant I needed space for all those books. I haven’t counted, but there sure are a lot of them. Likewise the whack of DVDs I’ve acquired over the years (that fill the cabinet), not to mention CDs that take up another set of shelves. And so I have this dilemma… what to do with all this stuff? Because although this ended up being a rather useless room, it was damn handy for storage, but it just was never a comfortable space.
The new apartment has only two bedrooms, so unless I line the living room with IKEA Billy Bookcases, there really won’t be anywhere to put the books. So I’ve been wondering if I should either sell or just donate them. Same with the DVDs and CDs. I mean, who even listens to CDs anymore, and although I have some amazing films on DVD, I can mostly find them online.
Look out for a big Apartment Sale soon… not just books, CDs and DVDs, but also furniture and appliances I won’t be able to use in the new place. All in good condition of course. And what I can’t sell I’ll just give away to charities. Still not sure if this is going to be therapeutic or traumatic…
sledpress said:
Keep the good friends. You’ll know which ones they are when you start sorting. There’s nothing that substitutes for a book that made you love it, or a movie you want to always be sure you can see again. Online streaming is fickle.
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spacecadette said:
Wow, downsizing…very traumatic the last time I did it. I second what Sledpress says. Make new friends, but keep the old. Streaming us,all about fickle, and prices and choices are very fickle. Good luck!
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mudhooks said:
Decluttering is so freeing.
I recently had a kick in the pants to organize and de-horde. I got rid of a lot of stuff through donating it. I changed rooms, from my old “office” to the former “spare room” or Garf’s room. The office has a day bed that I slept on since we moved into this unit. I now sleep on the big double and it is SO much more comfortable. And Garf is happier with me spending the night in the same room.
I got the day bed taken apart so I could move two Billy bookcases brought up from the first floor. That freed up room in Mom’s room to put up shelving to put all the bedding on which is currently piled on the washer and dryer. She goes through tons of laundry, often three changes of clothes in a day, plus bedding. We now have it down to a fine art with a few hiccups, now and again. But being able to grab new bedding from beside her bed will make things easier.
And I may yet get to sort throught the books to cull a lot. And there are tons more in the basement!!
I may get my studio in the basement sorted out sometime this century!!
I can’t wait to see the new apartment!
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