We took a whole trailer-load of stuff to Goodwill today and got rid of it. Hopefully they can sell it, recycle it, donate it, or something else that will benefit them or somebody else. We certainly didn't need all that stuff here. The problem with having room for all the stuff is that we tend to keep all the stuff.
Until we start thinking about moving and realize how many trailer trips it would take to move it all and how much all that stuff weighs - and how much it would cost to have a moving company pack it all up and move it for us. That's when we start thinking about getting rid of everything we don't really need, because why pay to move something that's just going to go and sit on another shelf?
We've also had our house completely inspected and know that everything is in good shape - not that we were worried about that, but it's still good to know. I mean, we did have practically everything redone 2 years ago after the tornado, pretty much everything except closed cell spray foam ottawa. The only thing we had to get fixed was the water heater because it supposedly wasn't installed properly. However, when we were going through things last night, Jeffrey found the packaging from the gas connector from the original installation, and it specifically says that it's for a water heater. So I don't understand what was wrong about it.
Oh well, at least it was a fairly quick fix and wasn't something like insufficient insulation which would have required installation of spray foam insulation ottawa or something like that. I know proper insulation helps decrease power bills, but still, that's more than we would have wanted to deal with. And, thankfully, our house is nice and cozy - except sometimes our bathroom floor. What I wish we'd done is put some heat in the floor when we had the tile done, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the inspection.
Knowing the house is in good shape is good, but I'd say the biggest advantage of getting ready to move is the purging, sorting and organizing. Less stuff is better, right? And if we're not using it, somebody should be able to.
