Home Owners
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Always consult with your doctor before beginning any physical activity! Moving requires both physical and mental stamina and can quickly become overwhelming. The physical act of moving may require any or all of the following:
Sorting through household goods is a time-consuming and mentally stressful activity as well, and it can be difficult to stay on track. Every item in a household triggers a memory, no matter how mundane. Since household sorting typically takes place only when facing a pending move date, that means that you must stay on track to be able to meet move deadlines. That means you must consider whether you can remain objective when making sorting decisions, and whether or not you can stay on task. How likely are you to become easily distracted by that walk down memory lane? It is very common to become so overwhelmed by the move process - the deadlines, the pressure to "just get rid of it", the physical exhaustion - that you hit what we call "move fatigue". This is when you feel you just cannot do it anymore - it's just too much, and you can't possibly make another decision about another item. This is the point when most folks throw up their hands and say, "Just throw it all away! I don't care anymore!" And this is the point when things get overlooked. Did you hide money at some point in the binding of that book that you just donated to the library? Was that item that looked like a rusty [whatever] that just went into the dumpster have value as an antique? Even though it may not be feasible to keep every single item, consider making a digital diary of special items. Take pictures, jot down a narrative about the item and the sentiment attached to it. Usually it is not the ownership of the item itself that brings joy, but the memory of the special circumstances that surrounded it. As they say: A picture is worth a thousand words! Document the item and let it go; quite possibly you will be responsible for the creation of exquisite memories in another family. |
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