Stuff

When we moved from our home of six years in Georgia, we paired down our belongings significantly. I essentially allowed Ben to go through our belongings and get rid of anything he wanted. We won't mention the fact that these items included many baby items that then ten-month-old Carsyn had outgrown, and since we weren't going to be having any more babies, were unnecessary.

Wait. I think I did just mention it.

Anyway, the point of all of that is to say that we got rid of a bunch of stuff. Still, a year and a half later we have more items to sell/donate/trash. Lots of these items are baby related. We will definitely not be having any more children, so I'm looking to Craigslist and a local consignment boutique to help me sell those items. We also have furniture and appliances that aren't worth storing for two years. We're not quite sure what to do about those, but they aren't staying.

Even with all the items we're getting rid of, we still have quite a few things that are worth storing, so on Tuesday Ben and I went in search of an affordable, safe, climate-controled storage unit. There were three on our list to start. The first was okay, a typical storage unit located just off the interstate. The second absolutely blew us away. Please don't judge me for making such a statement about a storage unit (of all things). This place was brand spankin' new, had a security system that would make Batman whistle, and the owner was amazingly nice. It was a few bucks more per month than place #1, but we were sold. I did ask about a discount for such a long-term rental, and the guy gave us a month for free. He even threw in a free lock!

I'm gushing, aren't I? I'm sorry, it's just that we haven't encountered many truly kind people here in the midwest. I know some of you will be offended in reading that, but it's absolutely true. Midwesterners are sort of aloof, even when they're trying to sell you something. This guy had it right. So, that's my plug for Country Fair Self Storage. By the way, we never made it to the third place. It was significantly more per month than options one and two, plus the second place was all we could have hoped for.

Today Ben began the daunting task of cleaning out the garage. He made quite a dent and transferred about 1/4 of its contents to our unit. Hey, it's progress.

I'm off now to take pictures of baby items for Craigslist, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite internet graphics ever. Ben is the brawn, but I am the Tetris expert.