Remote Storage

Over the past few years I've been trying to lighten the load. Part of this comes from having to cope with cleaning out the lives of my parents when they died (NOT a fun task) and part from getting tired of taking care of some things (who wants to polish silver?) and part from changing occupations (professors need books, directors of nonprofits don't, so I've given away literally yards of books) and part from changing times, changing tastes . What I've found is that CD's house in Charleston is an excellent remote storage facility. When here,as you know, she shops for books. This visit she took two bags full. My fondest hope is to never see them again. But she also takes more substantial items. This began with my mother's demitasse collection. You know, those little tiny cups and saucers. My mom had a collection of these which were very ornate, that I never particularly liked and that were just taking up room. I wrapped them and boxed them and put them in the closet. Then, one CD visit I got the idea of sending them to Charleston where there are more tourists and more opportunities to sell them. Well, that still has to happen (the selling part) but it was the start of the use of CD's house as remote storage.

This visit she took the chiffarobe (the piece we moved behind Mr.P.'s back) from the guest bedroom which she had admired--oh please, please take it. This was something I had bought a few years back but it didn't work the way I wanted and had traveled around the house ending up in the there as a position of last resort. She also took three stacks of cast iron cookware that I used for years (so its well seasoned) but haven't used for quite some time (thank God more shelf space). And finally, as an impromptu move, the extra floating shelves that did not get put up and are most likely not going to because they are the wrong style, left I don't know how much more her house can hold but I'm not finished lightening the load yet. Anyone need something? Let me know. If I've got it,you probably can have it. But only if you will come and get it. I think this remote storage idea is very clever and quite, quite affordable. Try it.