If there is an advantage to waiting at least four years to unpack boxes, it’s the thrill of finding things you had either forgotten you had, or coming across things and saying “Oh, I’m glad I found that!” The disadvantage is filling up bags and bags of trash and wondering (1) why you ever bought it to start with and (2) why you’ve moved it around with you several times.
Finally something halfway rustic that actually looks like it belongs in our current house . . Chad’s drawing that he did in probably first or second grade.
Chad’s Drawing
That will hang in my foyer.
Gingher Seam Ripper
A never opened Gingher retractable seam ripper. I don’t even remember buying that. Of course, you have to make seams in order to need to rip seams and you know that status of my “making seams”.
Ginger Seam Ripper
It looks pretty cool. I’m anxious to try it. I found lots of sewing related items — some I’m glad I found; some I wonder why I ever bought.
Card
I found the card the vet sent me in 1989 when my first dachshund died. It’s one of those things that I continue to keep and I know Chad and Nicole are going to look at it when I’m gone and say “I can’t believe she kept this”.
Blocking Wires
It’s a darned good thing I gave up searching for these and ordered new ones. Four years, four months later . . the old ones are found.
We’ve barely made a dent in the boxes but it’s been fun finding stuff. Digging through boxes in the shop is definitely something we have to do during cooler weather so I’m hoping before summer rolls around again, the shop will be completely empty of boxes . . but I doubt it.
Rose says
Finding Chad’s drawing is sooo precious! All these years later the drawing is even more precious than when originally received. I have some my children did and they are very special too.
Dottie N. says
A year after moving, we are SLOWLY (very slowly!!!!) going through boxes and trying to find places to put things that are treasures….Every time a box is unpacked, some stuff ends up in a Goodwill bag, trash and/or put (usually stuffed) into another place. I have to say I have re-arranged things more in this MUCH smaller house than I ever have in my life through 17 moves or so.
Congratulations on discovering some wonderful finds!
Teresa says
We spent an afternoon going through boxes too this last week. Definitely went through the “why did we move/save that?” phenomenon too. Made too many piles… a pile for trash, one for donations, one for ebay selling, etc. Not much went in the “have to have it in the house today to use” pile. My husband is the pack rat. I try to keep him organized at least, with various bins and boxes labeled and set in some kind of an organized manner. Our son will shake his head when we are gone and not take much, then probably hire an auctioneer to come through to get rid of it all. I want to label stuff that I know will go for way less than what it is worth simply because no one either will know its value or even know what it is. I guess at a certain point, it won’t matter to me! I won’t know anything!!
diana in RR, TX says
I just now getting some things put away from the last remodel go round. And trying to find room in the downstairs so I don’t have to cart the stuff downstairs when we work on that early next year. All this and find room for the pieced we are keeping from Dad’s apartment. Have been working on our house this weekend while Galen is in Brady. Next week it is back to Dad’s to pack up more stuff and make more decisions!
Susan says
What an eclectic box!