Our emptied apartment
Today, we turned in our keys, put our last few things in storage, and started our road trip up to San Francisco to see some old friends. We were reminded how unpleasant it is to move out – it’s like playing whack-a-mole where you’ll pack some things and throw some things out, but MORE stuff seems to show up out of nowhere. And it seems endless, we packed and purged for 3-4 days straight and we thought we were pretty “modest people.”
It makes you think about how much garbage you probably have and how you really don’t need it. We brought at least 15 bags of “stuff” to the Salvation Army. And it wasn’t stuff we really needed, typically things we hadn’t worn, touched, or looked at in the past year. Take a look at your own closets this Spring and purge, my friends.
Here’s a snapshot of our storage unit where we put most of our stuff – it’s a 10×10 unit, about 75% full – our lives are stored in less than 100 cubic feet, and could probably stand to be less.
Our Life in Less Than 100 Cubic Feet
Now, we’re off to Cambria – a sleepy town on the Central California coast. Read on!