Give, store, keep, take with you...

The man from the transport company just came and went after assessing the scope of the transfer. D-day is nigh!

What's weird is how, at first, you feel there is very little you can go without. Yet, once you begin the exercise of looking at all you have accumulated in your flat while asking yourself, "Do I really want to keep this?" "Will I be glad to get reacquainted with this after some time in storage?" "Is it worth storing at all?" You begin to recognize how much of what you have you don't actually use or need.

Because there is no junk sale tradition in Spain, I am finding alternative ways of finding new homes for the things I am "relinquishing". Today I had wonderful news confirming a friend of a friend was willing to take care of all my plants and any books left over after two other friends have taken their pick of them. Choosing which books to give away was rather easier than I thought. But, as you may expect, I've decided to keep a large majority, even if they are temporary destined to hide in storage.

With the help of my adorable doorman ( I will miss him so very much!) I have also found a new home for unwanted Ikea side tables and decades old electrical appliances. Plus a certain number of odd glasses, plates, etc in perfect user condition but that it makes no sense to store and will be of better use to others.

Despite all of this I still feel like I have way, way too much stuff!!! True, its mainly books and clothes (such a small apartment has never allowed for too many pieces of furniture) but still... WOW! How can I have accumulated so much?!