I'm starting to think about how to get organized - what do I take, leave, sell, donate, pitch. Since we'll probably be back eventually, it's hard to go about just pitching things but how to decide what to keep. It costs a fair bit to store things, but how much more to replace them? With Ben's stuff there is the issue around toys, he can only take so much but how much will he outgrow while we're away.

I just got rid of a mattress, the one from the spare room but now I don't have space for people to stay over. It's easier to get rid of things knowing that I have something different I want in that space eventually but still, there's a cost.

The first rip is the hardest.