Planning to move, and I want to get comfortable with just the things I have actually used over the past 10 years or so.
Almost all records are online at some vendor or bank. I am going through manuals that I either need or will pack with something I sell or give away, even if they're online or on the computer.
I play mostly classical music, which is almost entirely off copyright, so I downloaded it, and scanned stuff I own that isn't online. The iPad Pro "turned" me to digital ( and I have been with computers since day one of home computing) so there goes stuff I had printed up, quite heavy.
I went through the handyman books yesterday and grouped them into "make small things" and other categories that I may never delve into, depending on where I land (like decks and fences!! )
Serving pieces were about 3x need. All the guests I expected to visit this spectacular location never showed up. Same for cookware.
It's quite an experience. I am doing it based on need, about 10 years past a divorce. I sure got a lot of heat about "minimizing" ( that hurt, because it was one-sided. Only applied to me) but I counted on anticipated future need, being both an engineer and former Coastie. Our motto was "Semper Paratus" or "Always Ready", so I anticipated. Now, I have the ground truth on needs. But no regrets for being a bit too ready. I own things. They don't own me. And I know better from experience.
More to go. In recent years, I never got far from my main interests: piano and photography. Computers yes, but I just use them now. Days of building from bags of parts or getting paid to run them are over. I like that kind of proof. It helps me focus.
And it makes decisions easier. Very little sentimental stuff. Just enough to remember parents and growing up.
When I read your title, I thought phonograph records, which are making a comeback. I still have a turntable for the handful of records I haven't digitized yet, and a thrift store VCR player for the tape that someone had converted from movie film of my parents' wedding. So many odds and ends, but I set aside time to deal with it, and attend to my main interests.
Back to work lunch.
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