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[ocelot]

I'm sorting through my clothing, looking for things to give away for a clothing drive and so I don't have to bother with moving it.

Some stuff is a no-brainer - a dress I never particularly liked that is way too small now, a cheap sweater I didn't try on before buying that ended up being really ugly, another dress that I like ok, but really can't imagine ever wearing again...

Then there are the sweaters. I have a ton of wool sweaters that I'll probably never wear, especially seeing as we're moving to Southern California. They were bought primarily for camping/emergency preparedness purposes. I suppose I should get rid of them, but my mind keeps telling me I might NEED them sometime. I will defer to koyote's judgement on them, I think.

Then there are the things I have some sort of attachment to. My karate uniforms, for instance. I suspect they will go - they take up a lot of room, and if I ever actually start up martial arts again, new ones aren't exactly expensive. I don't know what to do about the sweaters my mom gives me for Christmas. They're good quality, but I generally don't like how they look on me. This Christmas's is the one I'm most torn about - it's merino wool, but not a color I normally wear (lavender). It doesn't look particularly good now, but might look reasonable if I lost some weight. Or it might not be. I don't know. Or the nightshirt that my grandma gave me for Christmas. It's really cute, but I don't generally wear nightshirts.

Then there's the stuff that would be useful if I lost my pregnancy weight plus a bit (which is really quite likely, considering our moving plans). Some of it I really like, and will probably keep. Some is just ok - nothing I particularly love, but I'd wear them if they fit right. I'll probably get rid of them. It wouldn't be expensive to get replacements from a thrift store.

And then there are about 5 million t-shirts. Most of them are XL. I've become more comfortable with my body over the past few years, and I've come to the realization that I have never been big enough to actually need XL shirts. Under ordinary circumstances, I'd use this as an excuse to go ahead and get rid of them, but, in the next several months, I'm going to be needing too-big shirts. And after the baby is born, cheap shirts that I don't mind getting stained and dirty will be a good thing. So I guess I'll go ahead and keep them.

Besides, they extend the length of time I can go without doing laundry.

I'm such a packrat. There is so much stuff I know I'll never use, but that I don't want to get rid of "just in case". Moving is never fun. This time I suppose I'll actually have to go through and get rid of stuff, rather than just packing everything up to move with me.

Comments

[sherbertballz.livejournal.com]

Ick, moving sucks! How far are you moving???

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

About 500 miles, from Northern California to Southern California, about a month after the baby is born. Yuck.

I've moved 5 or 6 times since 1998. Hopefully this will be the last for a while.

[sherbertballz.livejournal.com]

I've only moved once -last year- and it was only a few miles :\

Oh and with the new baby and everything?

Why are you moving??

[therealocelot.livejournal.com]

A number of reasons.

The cost of living is too high here for us to easily live here, especially if koyote can't find a better paying job than he has now, which is quite possible, considering the current job market. If I stayed in my currrent job, we'd be ok, but we want me to be able to stay home.

Down there, we'll be able to buy land and hopefully be able to do something slightly more interesting with our lives than work 8-5 every day to scrape by.

The air quality is really bad here, which isn't good for koyote's asthma.

We'll be a lot closer to my family, as well.

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

Then there are the sweaters. I have a ton of wool sweaters that I'll probably never wear, especially seeing as we're moving to Southern California. They were bought primarily for camping/emergency preparedness purposes. I suppose I should get rid of them, but my mind keeps telling me I might NEED them sometime.

As you are getting ready to have a babe and don't know if you are going to do the infant potty training thing but will probably do the cloth diapers... felt the sweaters and make them into wool soakers.