08-19-2013, 02:53 AM
Very close to your situation here. I think the real reason that my mom did not want to move into a smaller place was that she heard stories about how much work it was to move out of some place that a borderline hoarder lived for 52 years. I found a consignment furniture shop to take about a third of it. Gave away 12 banker boxes of books to the library, recycled 14, took 2 for myself, 7 to go to a consignment ebay book seller. I burned out a fairly new shredder, then took five banker boxes to a professional shredding company, have about 7 more to go. 20 loads of laundry (about a third of the total) to the thrift store that she use to work at, and they said 'please, no more clothes, but we will take the kitchen gadgets though.'
The kitchen cabinets were amazing. I found two boxes of 'new freeze dried process' drink mixes labeled Xmas 1969 and some cans and jars of food that were almost that old. I saved some photos if you are interested. :barf:
The kitchen cabinets were amazing. I found two boxes of 'new freeze dried process' drink mixes labeled Xmas 1969 and some cans and jars of food that were almost that old. I saved some photos if you are interested. :barf: