Originally Posted by
KarenR
...........Today- he's having me pack up my cookbooks- two or three totes full- Guess I better down size those.........
Time is on your side.
For the cookbooks ... pack up the ones that are for sure not wanted and send them away.
Any that you are having a hard time parting with, though aren't ready to let go ... pack them into a box, with their spine up, so you can read it easy enough. Mark the date on the box .. and if you have not had to re-call any of those books by the time you move (or sooner), they are ready for you to give to others, send off to charity or include in a garage sale.
I've done this before when I had an excess of kitchen tools. I pulled out all of the tools in the kitchen, and stored them in the closet. As I needed them, I got them out and put back in the drawer. It was amazing how many I never retrieved!!! (and I could probably do it again!
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