In preparation for our upcoming move (details to come) I have been doing a little spring cleaning …

What is it about the weather this time of year that makes me want to throw out everything I own in the name of minimalism and simplicity?

I don’t know, but it certainly feels really good to fill up a box this size with clothes to get rid of …. (picture large enough to hold 12 rolls of paper towels)

note: about 1/3 of the box is skirts that are too big for me since I lost weight. The other 2/3rds are shirts that are too small for me (too short on my torso) and that I never wear. Goodwill here I come.

Exhibit A: A pile of pants/shorts to try on to see if they, too, are too big.

And a little bit of packing for the move :

BEFORE:

AFTER packing 5 boxes full of books:

What? What do you mean you can’t tell the difference ??  FIVE printer-paper sized boxes of books!

I think we need more boxes