I asked my adult children to claim anything they wanted from my storage areas by August 31st or it goes to charity. This is what happen

It just made the boundary clear. In the end, both kids either took what they truly wanted or admitted they didn’t want it enough. That honesty probably saved me another 5 years of moving the same bins around.

What actually went to charity

By September 1st, I had set aside 17 donation boxes and 9 trash bags. The donations included 14 hardcover children’s books, 22 pieces of kitchenware, 3 table lamps, 2 folding chairs, 11 throw pillows in perfectly good shape, a nearly new coffee maker, 4 winter coats, 6

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