Purging paper.
Well, I purged most of the paper in my house. My overall cleaning process is going well, but still a long way from completion. The quantity of junk I have managed to hoard over the years is just mind boggling.
Some hard decisions about what I am going to end up keeping. In past purges, I have always kept all of my electronics, tools, books, and memorabilia. This time around, everything is fair game.
In this day and age, almost everything is cheap and replaceable. I have so much stuff that I do not even use. Stuff that I bought for projects that I never completed. Tools that I will no longer need once I get rid of my stupid house.
In the coming weeks, I will probably be parting with some of the electronics which have served me well through the years:
- Kenwood Receiver and 5-disc Changer - purchased in 1994.
- 20″ Sony Trinitron TV - purchased in Fall 1998.
- Three 19″ CRT monitors (two are flat screen trinitrons) purchased between 1998 and 2001.
- AMD 1.4GHz system - has been running 24/7/365 for the past 7 years - currently a file server with around 1TB of storage.
- Pentium III 866 system - has been “retired” for years, but served me well as a gaming system back in college.
- AMD XP2500 or P4 2.53GHz - getting rid of one of these systems, just not sure which right now.
That will leave me with three computers (main, mythtv system, and auxiliary), one monitor, and my shelf audio system.
Also on my list of stuff to sell is Bowflex, kitchen table/chairs, shelving units, and a bunch of other random stuff. Still considering if I am going to keep or sell my furniture set. (Sofa, Loveseat, and Chair)
Parting with all of this junk is actually a really fun process. My house feels less crowded already. Going to put most of that stuff up on craigslist shortly. With the proceeds, I should be able to buy a DSLR camera. Also, considering buying an LCD TV, but not quite sure if I want to take that plunge yet.
My goal is to have my house on the market April 1st.