Oh, God. I haven't had time lately to check up on posts at LJ, so I didn't see this one until today. My extreme sympathies.
You should have full insurance coverage for this event, including the freezer spoilage. I hope so.
"...wishing we'd done a clear out long ago. Except I also keep looking at stuff and thinking "but I still like my CDs, DVDs, and million and a half t-shirts."
Just to be technical and academic about your pain: this is a natural human thing, not really hoarding, so don't feel guilty about it. If you live in a place for a long time, you're going to collect stuff.
I totally sympathize, though. We don't usually think about the stuff we're collecting until circumstances like these force us to. I'm moving at the end of the month, and I've been here 9 years, so of course I've collected stuff. A lot of this stuff I've had to throw out or donate, because it would take too long to move it all. No matter what anyone says about 'clearing the clutter', and 'you don't really need all that junk anyway', I still feel bad about getting rid of things I like, even if I'm not using them.
I hope some of your things are salvageable. Take care.
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You should have full insurance coverage for this event, including the freezer spoilage. I hope so.
"...wishing we'd done a clear out long ago. Except I also keep looking at stuff and thinking "but I still like my CDs, DVDs, and million and a half t-shirts."
Just to be technical and academic about your pain: this is a natural human thing, not really hoarding, so don't feel guilty about it. If you live in a place for a long time, you're going to collect stuff.
I totally sympathize, though. We don't usually think about the stuff we're collecting until circumstances like these force us to. I'm moving at the end of the month, and I've been here 9 years, so of course I've collected stuff. A lot of this stuff I've had to throw out or donate, because it would take too long to move it all. No matter what anyone says about 'clearing the clutter', and 'you don't really need all that junk anyway', I still feel bad about getting rid of things I like, even if I'm not using them.
I hope some of your things are salvageable. Take care.