Would you do something you have always wanted to do if it meant leaving ALL your possessions behind?

[beansmum]

We (me and ds) are moving to NZ early next year and I can't afford to ship anything over apart from one box of toys and books for ds. I have been feeling really miserable about leaving all my stuff, tons of books, my new at xmas sofa, all my plates that I have collected one at a time over years and years...

I know it is just things that can be replaced but I'm starting to wonder (just a tiny bit, I'm definitely still going) if I'm doing the right thing. Will I regret leaving stuff behind?

You can't ditch your books. And it sounds as if the plates matter to you.

tbh I think I am going to regret it if I get rid of all my stuff. I will just have to find enough money to ship what is absolutely essential and store the rest with my parents and with friends for the next few years. Maybe selling all the stuff I don't want will raise enough, although I don't have anything worth much.

madamez - I agree, people like my ex who borrowed my double bed then left it in a flat when he moved. He was surprised I was annoyed, after all it's "just a bed".

I am powerfully moved to remember an ex of mine, to whom money meant Very Little. He spent his in the pub; I paid in Sainsbury's.

take the things you can't buy - photos etc

sell the things you can replace & store anything you feel attached to. Give it a year & if you can't remember what you've stored give it to charity