Packing Progress!

Up until now, I've been the sole packer/organizer for this move.  Josh has been occupied with the fundraiser, so I went ahead and did what I could.  That involved a LOT of sorting and throwing out of things.   Between my closet and Josh's, we had eight garbage bags of clothes to get rid of!  And since I don't think there will be a reason to continue to keep my college communication papers, I finally tossed those.  I went through a ton of stuff deciding whether it was worth the move or not.  A lot got tossed and a lot went into the donate or yard sale pile.  Even Tyler joined in on the process and tossed out a lot of his toys.  In fact, he tossed out more than I would have expected!  It was a little bittersweet to see us saying goodbye to his Mickey Mouse figurines, Toy Story characters, and other items he was once so obsessed with. 

I made it my mission to pack a few boxes a week, but this past weekend I got down to business.  Between packing 70% of the kitchen, boxing what toys I could of the boys', and going through Tyler's closet to put "too small" clothes in a bin in the attic, I was quite busy!  But that's not all.   I also starting preparing for a yard sale.  I got through newborn to 12 month clothes, carefully organizing by season before I stopped that project due to the emotional factor!

But the main project today was our garage.  Aside from the attic, it was the biggest to tackle--in fact probably a lot worse.  But we worked over 4 hours on it this afternoon and got everything done.

Here are some progress pictures!