Hobby Room is packed (ish)

Yesterday went fairly well.  I managed to have my hobby room packed before 11:00 am.  I weeded through the rubber stamps and managed to get all that I wanted to take with me into one medium sized snap lid box.  And there is a bit of room in there to breathe.  I also threw out all my old stamp pads that no longer are functioning.  I put aside the notion that I would just buy refills for them.  I packed up the paper seeing as it was already neatly organized and in easily portable bins and all my sewing supplies that I needed were also packed.  In all I am taking six totes (three of yarn and three of fabric), 2 medium sized boxes, the spinning wheel and sewing machine.  I also packed most of my desk items save my computer, desk lamp, important papers file and Niji Saru.  (Tibby got excited and leaped into a box on his own accord.  He is ready for adventures.)

Yesterday we also delved into my fourteen year old son's room.  Wow was that a challenge!  We had to weed through eight years of toys, books, and clothes.  Wow!  I mean just wow!  We found forks, plates, bowls, and various food containers including no less than a dozen microwave popcorn bags!  We ended up with probably five loads of laundry, all of which needs to be gone through for fit and whether it is actually in wearable condition.  The good news is that he took very well to the idea of a system of boxes.  We made one box and labelled it "Books I Want to Take."  Another box was labelled "Things I Want to Take" (this includes some toys, piggy bank, memorabilia, and rocks).  A third box was labelled "Things I Want to Give Away" and then we had a garbage can.  We did end up with three other containers.  One was a plastic tote for his Lego collection, another a plastic bin for his knitting tools and yarn and a third, which will remain here, that is a footlocker filled with his old Thomas the Tank engine train stuff.  I was very proud of how well he helped me go through everything and sort stuff.  He still has a little work to do today while I am at work, but I was truly surprised at how quickly his room actually came together. 

Today I have to work, but I am going to try to go through some boxes of books in the hallway tonight to see what I can donate to the public library and what I want to keep.  It is going to be a more difficult task to handle as many of those books are my children's books and books from my childhood.  Friday's task will be going through the dining room and seeing what from there needs to be boxed up or given away.  Speaking of giving things away, we were able to release through Freecycle a too small desk, an old headboard, and a rattan Papasan chair.  It was very freeing.