Collecting as quickly as I thin the collection...

As the big move approaches, I'm trying to get the tons and tons of random stuff Mr and I have accumulated into some sort of order. I'm doing pretty well with getting rid of some stuff, but I find myself getting more stuff almost as quickly! I cannot stop buying books - both reading and crafty. I cannot stop buying yarn. I have stopped buying spices and little decorative knick-knacks after realizing I already have more than enough of both categories.

The hardest part right now is trying to find a place for things as I go through them. We will have movers provided, so I'm not supposed to put things in boxes, but right now I think that would actually make things much easier for me - I can sort them and stack them in the garage out of the way. We are planning on moving part of our stuff and storing another big part of it at my parents' house. We don't yet know where we will live or what size our apartment will be, so its hard for me to know how much stuff to take and how much to leave. I wish I had more discipline to lead a nice minimal life, but the Mr and I are both packrats and collectors. His cameras and musical instruments are all over the house, as are my craft things and cookbooks and all the rest of my books.

I suspect as the time gets closer, I'll be more frantically getting rid of things...

Wetting my digital toes...

I haven't blogged or crafted on a regular basis for the past several years for quite a few reasons. This summer my husband and I are relocating to Fribourg, Switzerland from Northern Virginia in the US. I have around two months to get our household together and ready to go and to stock up on crafting treats before we go. While he is quite the traveler, I haven't left the US since I was around two years old, so I'm both excited and nervous about the change. I'm hoping to meet a few crafty people and to learn to knit. I crochet all the time, but never got the hang of knitting. I've been lurking on craftster.org for ages and am eager to finally have my own projects to post! If you're crafty, a resident in Switzerland, both or neither drop me a line!

Tiny tidbits about me: I love to read, paint, cook, and make things - reading is the only one I claim to be proficient at. I collect paper, books, yarn, and all sorts of little odd toys.