Last time one of the big 30 yard bins arrived on the farm was for the big change over and house update, out went the old oil tank and furnace, all the duck work and so much more, a change over for the deck the old one taken off and new one built in its place.
With the last of combining two households together from my mothers storage unit, including a number of totes that were shifted as keep/go thought/check every paper so we could close her storage unit in town and with Miss R moving in, who was sharing a apartment space with sisters. Along with a older shed that came down first roof wise and now more so in the storms needing to be finished torn down and cement floor and so on cleaned up so that we can build a new shed over the base its certainly time for a clean and gentle purge.
What is a gentle purge, well that’s when you go though each room, with two boxes, the donate box and the to the bin box vs the deep clean, sort and put back.. The doctor has spoken, my last lung test showed a drop of 22 percent and let me tell you i feel it, i feel it big time and on so many levels. While we deal with the medical issues and their side effects, sorting and giving the house a DEEP clean is a very good idea, so is doing the sheds, croft barn and so on
While i have sat with mask on, my job is to go though the boxes, sorting keep, donate, has checked by someone else and or bin it. We has a flood in the basement this spring during the crazy rain storms and we moved and lifted and ran fans and so on.. but knew that things would need to be checked and such enough there was more to be thrown out, it was dry yes but water damaged.
We have the bin for a month if we need it but i have hired full time help for a week plus what we can do ourselves. Even if it proves to not help my lungs and or overall health, i think just for my peace of mind to head into winter with a full sorted, deep cleaned huggle household is going to be a very good thing
There are going to be some happy ladies at the local second hand stores when they go book shopping, i used to read a lot of Vampire related books and my taste has changed and so i let them go to the donate boxes.
Farmgal Tip of the Day, If you can and know you are going to be donating, Do it four to six weeks before Christmas so that thrifting gifts can find them for this years gifting.
30 Day Challenge – Day 17 of Writing a blog post .
Just another Day on the Farm 
With our thoughts of moving, we have been doing a deep purge. We have both moved countries before, and moving big items is always a bit of a nightmare. I am totally resolved to only moving a couple of bins of personal items. I am not sure Leo will get to that point, but I am certain we wont be over a wrapped pallet. I am hoping this will give us some options in shipping.
I am finding it’s a lot easier to let the “just in case” things go, when you know there isn’t a long term future in a place. Almost everything is replaceable. I am working through my fibre stash and will then knit through the resulting yarn. I keep an eye on wanted posts and have been able to find good homes for things, which always feels good. Tons of donations sent away.
We are in Scotland for 3 months, looking at areas and houses. Finding that it’s not just the house, it’s the surrounding settlements that are really affecting the feel. Lovely to be among stone houses again, I have missed them. So many places with a rural feel but within minutes of shops and resources. I think we can make this work.
Happy house hunting and i can’t wait to hear more about what you decided on, but for sure i can totally understand where you are coming from in terms of the pallet.