We sold in early July. We were very, very lucky to be able to sell privately without putting it on the market. The buyer's relative was a r.e. broker and helped arrange the closing etc. My sewing room was chock a block full when we showed it to them but their minds were made up that they wanted our house. They also understood that it was my last year teaching and that I had to get my classroom squared away before I tackled the sewing room. Both parties were happy (them and us)! So this problem I was worried about...didn't even end up to be an issue. Now, the biggest issue is dealing with all of our boxes and sorting, repacking, and passing things along.
Thank you for all of your advice! My bit of advice is to get started earlier than you think you need to. Wish we had done that but now it's water under the bridge.