To do before move onto boat in under three weeks. Eeeeeeeeek!

1. Clothes: Sort. Reduce by half, keep sparkly stuff, furry stuff, silky stuff, lacy stuff el-wire embellished stuff and net curtains to make many petticoats. Step up new offensive in war against Turtle’s sock collection.
2. Shoes: Keep only 2 pairs stiletto boots & 2 pairs stiletto shoes, 1 pair flat boots 1 pair ballet pumps, 1 pair flip flops, 1 pair wellies. Rest: Oxfam. Hmmm still too may pairs of shoes
3. Linen and towels: Reduce by half. Rest: Recycle.
4. CDs: Put into books and recycle cases. Ditto DVDs.
5. Furniture: Find homes for precious stuff (thanks Manda for taking ottomans). Rest: Freecycle.
6. Books: Eeeeeek! Find (dry) place to keep until buy/build big enough boat to house bookshelves.*
7. Toolbox: sort, re-stock and keep.
8. Correspondence: file in date order and keep. (Throw out notes from 2003 that say: “Jessie just gone to shop, love you. xxx”)
9. Art: Keep, hang on boat where possible, store rest in dry place.
10. Other shit: jumbo crayons, half finished crumpled wrapping paper, underwater photos of the Great Barrier Reef that didn’t come out, earrings I haven’t worn for six years, mouldy body scrub, fairy castle that lights up, rizlas that are stuck together, blown out speakers, brown eyeshadows, decorative candles, broken oil-burners, pin-badges of Pete & Carl when they were happy, (well, maybe not those) 6 million “trinket” boxes in different shapes and sizes, draft essays from degree course, ticket stubs, snapped sunglasses with the Man on, preview cards, show catalogues. Freecycle, recycle, get it away from me

Enough is enough.

*NB It is not at all possible for me to part with my books. This is not materialistic. Each and every one is attached to my soul. They have seen me through the good and bad times, have given me more comfort than people have and more escapism than a screen could ever provide.