Spending Memorial Day cleaning out a storage unit

[revmclaren]

with my son that I've had since 1997.

Only good thing that has come from my self quarantine is free time.

Town opening swap meet next weekend and have a crap load of stuff that belonged to myself, my sister, and my mother who passed in 2003 to take out and sell.

10 x 20 unit. Should be finished by Friday. Some stuff from 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Wish me luck...

[3catwoman3]

1. Good luck wishes coming your way.

My 98 yr old mom has (finally) moved near me. We were 700 miles apart. I am her only surviving child.

Her house just sold, and my husband and I spent a week sorting thru 57 years of accumulation. She is not a hoarder, but did have a hell of a lot of stuff. Up in the attic above the garage, there were newspapers talking about the Korean War.

It was exhausting.

[Sogo]

9. I'm impressed you got through it in only a week!

[3catwoman3]

10. We ended up throwing away 2 dump trucks full of assorted items.

Quite a bit of it probably could have been donated, except all the places that accept donations are not open right now due to the COVID-19 limitations.

Also, my husband questioned every item I set aside to think about and decide on. He would have thrown everything away, because nothing had any emotional history for him.

[marybourg]

2. Social distancing? At a swap meet?

Have you thought this out?

[revmclaren]

7. They are pushing masks and distancing there

And my son and I will be using n95 masks and sanitizer. Any money will also be sanitized.

Have a heavy can for them to throw money into. Most stuff will only be a buck or so. Thousands of items.

[Sogo]

3. You'll be so glad when it's all over and done with,

....and you'll save the monthly rent fee on the unit!

I've got more than one unit to dig out from under.....SOME day....

[revmclaren]

6. Moving what's left into a unit for $50 and change

in stead of $150 a month.

Even that unit will be gone in time.

[LakeArenal]

4. Your son you've had since 1997?

Just kidding.

Purging is so freeing. Like getting our haircut after this or getting a manicure.
Feels like you lost weight or something..

Plus you might make a buck. Can’t believe how much we made auctioning off our purge.

Good luck. Let us know how you do.

Since you are a DUer I trust you know what’s best.

[revmclaren]

5. Both my sister and I are passed 60 and don't want to leave a

bunch of crap for family to go through when we are gone.

What is important to us won't have the same meaning to anyone else.

[Lars39]

8. Mid century modern furniture and stuff is still pricy and sought after.