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78. One advantage of moving.

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:59 PM

11 hrs ago

We really cut down when we moved to Germany nearly 11 years ago. We have moved twice since. That has cut down some of the new accumulation. But it is a constant battle. My kitchen right now is in the if I get something new then something else has to go. If I don't use it at least once a year, out is goes.
My biggest problem is clothes. I have to cover seasons here. Not so much in the SF bay area.

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