Well, this is what I face every morning when I go downstairs, there is so much STUFF, so many boxes, I don't know where to start and this is after coming up here every week for over 8 months!!!!!!
What with MIL's STUF, Ray's STUFF and my STUFF, we have so much STUFF I need to have a garage sale.

And I haven't even photographed the STUFF on Ray's side of the ground floor.

Isn't there someone who would like to come and stay for a month and help me????? LOLOLOL!!!!!

Actually, the problem is lack of storage space, Ray only has Sundays to come up and build shelves in MIL's old wardrobes (temporary walls) so it is taking forever to get everything put away.

Maybe by next year it will all have found a place to reside, else I will, the funny farm.
AAAARGGH!!!LOLOL!!!

Wow, you are up to your armpits in alligators, as they say. I do feel for you. We moved into our house nearly 24 years ago and then it took a forklift to get it here. I tell my husband we move by the ton not by the box. I still have boxes that have been packed for 26 years when I moved from the west coast to the east coast. I guess if I have not opened or needed them in that time they can be thrown away or given away. Don't let it get you down. Just remember this: How do you eat an elephant? ..... one bite at a time. Good Luck!

WOW, you have your hands full. Just think how nice it will be when everything is in it's place. Make sure you take a few minutes now and than to poke your nose out and say hi...lol

Mary Ann

all i can say is take one day at a time and losts of good luckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk,,,,soozie(i neverd want to move again after 25 years in a 4 bedroom 2 story house to a lifestyle villave so much stuff to dispose of.......never again.........soozie

Are we there yet!!

This was said to me a very long time ago by a very elderly lady but in your case I think it covers the situation. "Ain't nothing ever so bad that it couldn't be worse." After all at least this is all down stairs and you're living upstairs and you don't have try climbing over it all day. I'll come help you .....of course I need to win the Lottery first....fat chance! Have you considered not going down stairs? lol
Hugs Sis

You need a plan that I use when I become overwhelmed with clutter. Everyday pick up a certain amount of items for a set amount of time (maybe 15 minutes) and put them away or throw them away. I usually end up tossing more things then keeping because there is no places for them. Get everyone involved in taking care of their stuff this way and you will have a cleared out space in no time. Good luck with getting organized.

Send me a ticket (and oh, yes, a passport) and I'll come make your space nice and spiffy.I could even take care of MIL. I need the "vacation" from my own personal existence, and it would be fun to help someone else clear their clutter. :) Good luck. I'm busy going through my house. If it hasn't been touched, used, needed or thought of for the past two years, then it doesn't need to be in my house. My in-laws moved some time ago, and when they did, they loaded up pretty much everything they owned, backed the moving truck up to our front door and had the movers put everything inside. I already had a full household of furniture. My husband didn't want to get rid of it, so I've had to sneak out one piece at a time to where I could find the house again. It has been a long battle, but I'm finally getting the upper hand. Hang in there. You'll get it done!

EISH!! My heart bleeds for you. The problem with moving is that only YOU can sort and pack your stuff away, otherwise u'll NEVER find anything and that's worse. You remember where it was in the old house, but cannot find it in the new one. Wish I could help, but that's only going to slow u down, maybe I must come over and keep MIL company. Hugs.

I would hate to move... the older we are the more stuff we have.. ugh... I can remember the first move was in the back seat in the car.. not much then.. but now after 11 grandkids .. nightmare..

I hope your move goes as smoothly as possible - a great time to get rid of heaps of unwanted stuff. MIL's can be very difficult. Mine is coming up to 103 years but lives over the ocean...... Hope you are back with us soon. Sarah.

The problem is, it all takes time - darn - just don't have enough of that or enough hands. You'll get there. It's quite a job!

Well that looks rather like my house -only I've not just moved! LOL. Best of luck with sorting it all out. It'll happen slowly but surely. I hope you're getting plenty of sleep to deal with MIL as well as the house.

Oh WOW!!! this makes me feel normal!!!!!
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AlmaG.

We moved in our house 7 years ago with one kid and without crafty stuff. Now we try to sell the house and my husband always says I should try to sort out now before we have to rent a truck tractor train to move all our stuff with two kids and all my fabric, machines and so on :o)
What a luck I have no MIL (my husband's family are all dead) so I just have to get on with my own. I'm sure you get it with the old lady. Maybe put the radio to full blast while sorting out... ;-)
Greetings, Bettina

You have moved and to quote my late grandmother/grandfather 'Rome was not built in a day'. I have spent the summer putting off collecting my half/threequarters of my late mothers stuff...
You will get there in your time. Good Luck with your mil my friend the clostest Cutie had her mum aged 100 for a short stay while her home is getting a new bathroom. I collected my emb machine from her yesterday and will get hers back from being repaired in a few days. My friend was finding it hard with her mum in 'temp' residence. Good Luck on the sorting you will get there but it doesnot look like it will be tomorrow

Whauuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One step at a time, Meg. DH is wanting to downsize - and get a place with less land to care for. I dread the thought - we have been her for almost 32 years - can you imagine the things that have accumulated? Bless you heart. I would try for one room at a time - if you can find the things for that room in all of your boxes..LOL

I wish I could come and stay till WE get it all done. Hope you can get to it soon. Hugs DeVon

LOL-Your description of all your "STUFF" made me laugh meganne-made me think of one of George Carlin's old comedy routines he did about people and their "STUFF" ~linda~

You are not alone. I have lived in the same house for 36 years and never got rid of anything... Anything I buy I love. Now on Saturdays I go and buy other peoples junk and love every minute. My poor husband says just don't buy anything big. I used to buy doll beds to use for the base of my baby shower gifts. But now they are just hanging out in the rafters and every now and then one fall and put a dent n the car. OH no...not good. Good luck Meganne clean a little bit each day and then just play and have fun.

good luck! it took us over a year to clean out our "old" house when we moved to the "new" house. 2 yard sales and tons of trash bags later we finally got the old house cleaned out & sold and the new place is almost as cluttered as the old one!! ya have to love it..it yours!

Well, you did a public service........................
I'M N E V E R moving!

Yes good luck. I will run away