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If radical downsizing is the goal, I can highly recommend being taken to the cleaners in a divorce proceeding.

Unhappily married for thirty-five years, hoarders Bill and Ellen Grabowski are terrified of divorce.

Calli, I used to think as you do, but was very unhappy when I looked around and realized things were out of hand.... As I said in my original post here, it was a long process getting to where i am now. I would put 3 things in a bag and then take 2 out.... Whats the point ???? In the end, its just things, and the people they are attached to are gone, but will NEVER be forgotten, whether I have a knick-knack of theirs or not.

Article is over a year and a half old but first i ever heard of this..... http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/20/172488104/the-vaportini-a-cocktail-inhaled-not-stirred

My niece discovered that the local St. Vincent DePaul resale outlet took basically everything and gave you a slip with a more-than-reasonable valuation for tax purposes. When Mom first went into assisted living and then from there died four months later, we had to get rid of almost everything, it took us only a few hours. The three surviving kids each took things that had special remembrances for them and the rest all went in a three van loads to St. Vincent's. Not many of the family in the following generation cares about the treasured things with a history from 2 or 3 generations previously. I treasure my Mom's hand-knitted afghans and the favorite artwork of "her lady." And I really wanted this incredible strange bottle opener. I've never seen another before or since. My brother took our grandmother's bread knife brought over from eastern Europe on the boat. My sister has the single silver-plated single used to feed us as kids and the hand-painted plate that our father's nanny gave my parents as a wedding present. That is what ended up being really important Once it is gone, it really is forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind.

But that was only five words and I thought it was said by Rosalind Russell tp Patrick Dennis?

Dammit, I said Grady's Wines, not Shady Pines!

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/13/millions-of-voiceprints-quietly-being-harvested-as-latest-identification-tool

Who knew hacking could be so easy? . . . . . . . . . Let's call and order some crackers.

Federal judge rules against Alaska's ban on gay marriage US court rules that Alaska cannot enforce state amendment saying marriage must be 'between one man and one woman' http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/13/alaska-gay-marriage-ban-struck-down

Second leaker in US intelligence, says Glenn Greenwald Citizenfour, new film on spying whistleblower Edward Snowden, shows journalist Greenwald discussing other source http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/11/second-leaker-in-us-intelligence-says-glenn-greenwald

She does seem to have disappeared from the airwaves lately. Fortunately, after I subscribed to Netflix streaming, I found they have all forty-five episodes of Keeping Up Appearances. Best eight bucks I've spent in a long time. I like everything I've ever seen with Patricia Routledge. Even her low-key Hetty Wainthropp character is a must-see when it's on. If you like the lady, and haven't seen her 'Kitty' character, here's a real treat: I think her physical comedy is among the best I've ever seen. Just watching her get off the stage gets me laughing. That woman can put her ass right in the chuckle zone every time.

I dont think so ihp..... the girl wears CROCS !

YUP, I now think of it as a second job... Each nite and on weekend I go to work on my job: Downsizing.... I havent gotten to the sex toys and leather paraphenalia yet, but if I keep tossing and NOT thinking, I should be OK.... The hardest part will be my Vintage cookie jars and lady head collections. Those are things I collected with my partner now deceased, so naturally I am holding them till Last.... I'll probably just pop a few Valium beforehand. If any of you know anyone that might be interested in those things, please have them contact me.... Now I just need to surpress the urge to BUY, to fill up all this empty space I am looking at.... OY VEY !

Well, my process will be quite different. I will go from my home of 63 years to here........(I like cutting out the middle-men) And how kind of Drakerass, Lucky and Daddy (after his tummy-tuck) to show up ! The only no-show was lurkerspeaks......

I love derailed threads...... They are just so unpredicktable..

I just spent the summer trying to rid myself of stuff in order to downsize. 26 years of accumulated stuff by one of the world's biggest pack rats and no easy way to deal with it. I sold about $6,000 worth of furniture for $100, just to make sure they really wanted it. I gave away stuff. I threw away stuff. I agree it is liberating but I also think it is a process. First you downsize, getting rid of lots of stuff. Then you move into a retirement community and downsize some more. Finally, you move into a room and it really doesn't matter any longer. You have completed the process and the next step is the after life. In the meantime who is NCAA football's #1? Two SEC teams are in contention, Ole Miss and Mississippi State with Florida State also in contention. Fun. Best regards. RA1

Except that here in Brasil dearie, the only people not afraid to show that kind of cash are the crooked politicians. Banco do Brasil has a 1000Reais limit per day, which might even be enough for a nightlong extravaganza. It used to be called a "suruba" but the boys now call it a "TomCal."

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/11/citizenfour-review-snowden-vindicated-poitras-nsa-journalism