I suppose in a way the UNanticipated move (because we will have to at some point when they want to start the destruction) is a good way to divest ourselves of things that have become less important, redundant or un-necessary…….Even though we have been told the new owners want us to stay, we decided to take the opportunity to pare down anyways, rather than waiting until the last moment. No-one likes packing a life, whether the move is good or bad. And how many soldering irons does a girl need really?
I started in on my stoodio first. Less pain than i thought making piles of garbage, piles of donations and culling my library.
The ones piled on the floor in 2 2foot stacks are going.I still have to go through the top and third shelves, and one more smaller bookcase…..
I’ll be offering these for sale CHEAPCHEAPCHEAP first “locally” to friends who are textile afficionados and artists, then list the remainder on Amazon. Most of them are techniques i am way past or have already well built them into my repertoire or have no interest in anymore, some i haven’t looked at in years and some are just dust collectors 
All of them are in great condition, with only a few having my own “notations” on some pages. And honestly, i need less to pack and the money!
Behind the scenes, i am still stitching. Started the third panel/piece for Nightmare Interrupted and after 3 hours of stitching, decided it wasn’t working, so back to the drawing board. TDBAP’s last construction details are tedious but it moves on closer to completion. My next (semi) big project is to start work on a piece that is in response to another artist’s work for FAN, for a “collaborative” show.
Deb
February 10, 2013 at 3:07 pm
In a weird way, you will feel so good for purging. My husband and I have been purging our house and it is freeing.
kalieris
February 10, 2013 at 3:08 pm
I’m glad you’re still stitching! And that they want you to stay, but I think your planning and purging is a really good idea. You’ve handled this really well – something similar happened to me five years ago, and I was paralyzed for a little while with anger and fear. You got angry, but you kept moving.
ephemeral gecko
February 10, 2013 at 3:45 pm
there’s something very cathartic about shedding stuff. Like a snake shedding its skin (appropriate today for Chinese new year!)
wendy
February 10, 2013 at 3:52 pm
I’m happy to hear you’re still stitching. If it were me I’d probably be stitching a tent but not really noticing that this is what I was doing….being oblivious. I’m impressed by the speed with which you dive into the next possibility, really impressed. You just continue to rock.
cherylrazmus
February 10, 2013 at 4:01 pm
There may be something freeing and positive in this sad situation. I know personally that I want to retire and move away in two years from a home I positively love and molded to suit myself, but I am already beginning the paring down and the gradual goodbye, because having done so I will be able to start a new phase in life and a new adventure. After twenty years in one place I need to tear away some of the compacency and routine to discover new depth in myself while there is still time.
MA
February 10, 2013 at 4:30 pm
We took three years to cull our house before we moved into this apartment. I don’t regret it and have only run into a couple of things that I wish I had kept. HAving said that, I sure do wish I could come and ‘shop’ through your pile of discards!!
Savannah Schroll Guz (@ssguz)
February 10, 2013 at 6:46 pm
I agree with Wendy!!