Comments on: The Challenging Part of Trip Prep

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:16:00 +0000

In reply to Cody Kuchirka. It has been so liberating not having a bunch of "stuff."

By: Cody Kuchirka

Cody Kuchirka — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:34:00 +0000

I know how you feel. My wife and I are in the process of getting rid of everything for our indefinite trip around the world (We leave Feb. 13th) It is hard to get rid of a lot of my belongings (Since it took me so long to get them) but I have now come to realize that these items do not make me who I am. They do not define me. I also find it a lot easier when I do this…..

“Ok, so these record player is awesome….but if I sell this, that’s 2 weeks in Thailand…..What would I rather have?”

Hahaha i just convert everything into days in different countries. Then it’s not so hard to get rid of. 🙂

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:07:00 +0000

In reply to Erica Gott. Definitely too much crap! Lol Thanks for the congrats. So exciting to finally stop dreaming & start doing.

By: Erica Gott

Erica Gott — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:18:00 +0000

I understand about the massage table, I do. I was a therapist for 14 years, and then just gave it up. Let my license lapse in 2008. But I kept the table. I did a little massage for cash from ex-clients, family, and so on. When my daughter and I met and became friends with a tattoo artist in our complex, I gave the table to him (well, bartered: he’s supposed to give my daughter a tat for it). I cringed when I did it, and I still miss that table and sometimes think I should have it back. But for what? I’m not likely to go back to massaging for a living, and now that I’m on my own nomadic trek, why should I store it? That is probably the only thing I miss out of all the stuff I got rid of.

Good job on the decluttering! And the others are right. It’s all just stuff. What really matters is you and your son. Anything else is just gravy (or too much crap).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:08:00 +0000

In reply to Jason. So tempting to just toss everything in the trash.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:17:00 +0000

We are in the same boat. So much stuff to get rid of, so little time. Everywhere we look, more and more stuff.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:25:00 +0000

In reply to Peter Heck. Isn't it amazing how much we can feel defined by our possessions?

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:05:00 +0000

I know it’s scary stepping into the unknown, particularly with a 9 year old, but as a person who started traveling when I was 4 (when my family abruptly dropped our lives in Massachusetts to move to Ecuador for what would be 5 years), I can tell you that I loved every single second of those experiences (except, say, the shots…those I hated). Traveling like that at a young age has also had such a noticeable impact as me as a person.

I also think my 9 year old self and Tigger would have gotten along well…my room also qualified as a FEMA disaster area! Now it’s been downgraded to a mere slum as I, like so many others out there, tend to put off decluttering till I’m moving when it is, of course, a vast project!

Kudos to you!

By: Peter Heck

Peter Heck — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:59:00 +0000

When we finally finished all of our de-cluttering we both had this strange feeling that we no longer really existed because we had nothing to prove we were “there”. That lasted a couple of days and then it was just utter freedom. It will be worth it!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:03:00 +0000

In reply to Tracy Burns. Those are definitely some tough choices. I don't envy you that. All I had to be really concerned with was my massage table and bikes.