tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post714584796815508300..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: Shoveling Yourself Out Of Empty Nest RemnantsEmpty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-20741608657383546832014-03-30T22:40:50.391-04:002014-03-30T22:40:50.391-04:00That would drive me insane! My kids' stuff is ...That would drive me insane! My kids' stuff is in our basement, so it's out-of-sight, out-of-mind!Good luck!Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-14201954627750514552014-03-20T11:29:22.485-04:002014-03-20T11:29:22.485-04:00"he's a collector" - could be some i..."he's a collector" - could be some inherited genes there.<br />I believe this is very common. We have the problem but we did manage to remove some things. We threaten them with throwing out the stuff. Funny how when it comes to storing it at they place vs. throwing it out they can throw it out. But they do tend to think of our place as a storage area. We still get stuff added Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-25583221165790546502014-03-18T07:09:11.195-04:002014-03-18T07:09:11.195-04:00This post did make me smile Pam. I think we can a...This post did make me smile Pam. I think we can all relate to it in some way. Our attic here is full of their stuff. I fully expect one day to be lying in bed, and the ceiling will give way and all rubbish (oops! Sorry, treasured belongings!) will come tumbling down on me.:)Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-77304355930017820382014-03-18T01:29:47.069-04:002014-03-18T01:29:47.069-04:00I totally can relate to this post!! I feel your pa...I totally can relate to this post!! I feel your pain! I have one daughter who moved to Austria and left our spare room full of stuff for when they come back after their missionary work...but, I cannot hardly get in the room over the stuff! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451856462658763040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-18645822942405877132014-03-17T23:46:23.920-04:002014-03-17T23:46:23.920-04:00Storage bin, send the bill to them. if they dont p...Storage bin, send the bill to them. if they dont pay the bill, they lose it! This fall I will have an empty nest. I cant wait for ME time!! (sounds selfish, but oh my!!)Debsdailylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520412949675963572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-62632172755806411582014-03-17T20:49:22.582-04:002014-03-17T20:49:22.582-04:00You know I didn't want Mike to go, you know ho...You know I didn't want Mike to go, you know how hard I struggled and still at times do but ..... yep it's a but ... I now love my own sewing crafting room. As for Mike's stuff, other than his guns, reloading equipment and gun safe, what he didn't take when he moved I took to his house. He only lives 8 miles away and sorta on the way to my work so I would use my key, let myself in Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956818436541141380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-33862506268457250582014-03-17T18:21:42.401-04:002014-03-17T18:21:42.401-04:00Joyce- I've gotten all the written and art wor...Joyce- I've gotten all the written and art work dealt with. That, I felt, was the most important. The rest are things like formal dresses (Keep them, Mom, for the grandkids to dress up in) and the toys and stuffed animals. It's crazy!<br /><br />Kim- I wish I had a storage shed to put it all in. The attic is full and when I try to have a yard sale, the man won't turn anything loose Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-68693736434851822652014-03-17T14:15:21.495-04:002014-03-17T14:15:21.495-04:00I'll have to do the same thing soon! My young...I'll have to do the same thing soon! My youngest moved out about a year and a half ago. Most of her stuff is gone now. The oldest is graduating college this year and coming home for a few months. Hopefully, most of hers will go with her.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-11815166919576460512014-03-17T13:20:42.902-04:002014-03-17T13:20:42.902-04:00The toys could go to a local women's shelter, ...The toys could go to a local women's shelter, and you can feel very good about that!!<br /><br />The rest... toss, sell, donate. Three piles and tell them the date of the garage sale. If they don't come to help, it's gone. Tough love. Been there...<br /><br />Good luck!!Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-21633729869692503902014-03-17T12:42:41.316-04:002014-03-17T12:42:41.316-04:00It's funny but my daughter and my husbands son...It's funny but my daughter and my husbands son couldn't WAIT to get out on their own. <br /><br />My daughter moved out at 20 (she's 22 now) and my step-son moved to Austin with his now wife when he was 20 (he's 25 now).<br /><br />My daughter left some stuff in our basement. I'd remind her every once in a while that it was still here - and after the first year she said &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-55957865918750660012014-03-17T12:27:31.897-04:002014-03-17T12:27:31.897-04:00I haven't one tiny bit. I have this whole shed...I haven't one tiny bit. I have this whole shed that was supposed to be my craft area, that now houses lots and lots of other peoples crap. <br />It is coming though, when I order a dumpster and begin the massive decluttering. I think I could open a computer warehouse with all of the old computers I have in there and don't get me started on toy boxes. :) <br />My daughter promises that sheFarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-9398820278985671182014-03-17T11:54:27.072-04:002014-03-17T11:54:27.072-04:00I've whittled down some of the 'art' t...I've whittled down some of the 'art' type momentos into one box each. I photographed some too, and that's a suggestion. Take a picture of the artwork and put it in a photo book , then get rid of the work. Not all of it, but you could make a dent in it. I wouldn't struggle too much over the stuffed animals. I had mine decide on a few and they're in a bin in the basementJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.com