How much does your life weigh?

For me/us, that answer is way too much.  These days, I spend most of my free time packing things for storage, packing things to be donated, and packing things to take across the sea. Packing fills my entire weekend, as many weeknights as I can muster, and weighs down almost every corner of my thoughts. 

Look how messy my living room is (and that GIANT dog crate), Mom!

Moving and packing are not new for me - in the last 4 years we've lived in/moved from West Hollywood, Hermosa Beach, Las Vegas, Belltown Seattle, and Gig Harbor. But the sheer volume of things we've accumulated is staggering. As I sort through it all, I realize most is completely unnecessary. Why do we have so much crap? Whyyy? WHY!?!?

So I'm taking this speech a little closer to heart when it comes to our belongings. I'm not getting rid of everything but I'm definitely purging at least half. Heck, burning it even sounds fun but I'll probably just recycle and donate most of it instead. (Unless some of you want to come over for a bonfire. In that case, let's burn everything.)

I am 100% down for this