Posted by Tamar on October 30, 2005, at 17:29:47
In reply to Re: facing eviction, help, posted by iforgotmypassword on October 29, 2005, at 9:29:53
> they know. it's just what i say all the time. this has come up before. i really don't think this is going to blow over. the real problem is i can't touch my stuff. i don't know how to look at things, and asess them. and i have some very important sentimental things here and i have no idea where they are. probably damaged. :( god, i need to be able to do things. :( i dont want to lose them.
Is there anyone (family member or friend) who can go through your stuff either with you or on their own, and decide for you whether you will need things?
Almost nothing is as important as you might think it is. I've known people who lost everything in a fire (and if your place is a fire hazard, then that's a risk you're already taking). I would suggest the really important things are:
* documents (bank documents, birth certificate, tax and insurance documents)
* photographs (keep all of them in boxes if you like, but don't leave them lying around)
* items that belonged to your parents or grandparents (but if you have dozens of such things, pick 12 that are particularly special to you)
* your 20 favourite books, if you like books
* your 20 favourite CDs, if you like music, and a CD player
* furniture
* fridge
* plates, cups, knives, forks, spoons, glasses; pots and pans
* sheets, blankets, pillowcases
* shampoo, soap, cleaning materials
* basic clothes (enough for a fortnight: pants, socks, shirts, trousers, shoes)I may have missed something… those were the things that occurred to me.
It sounds to me as if you have too much stuff to deal with by yourself, and perhaps you just can't imagine sorting it all out.
A temporary measure might be to box it all up and put it in storage (apart from the items I mentioned above). A friend could help with that. But you’d have to look through it all at a later date, because storage is usually too expensive to use for long periods. However, it might help with the immediate situation.
The more I think about it, the more I think this is something that’s very difficult to do alone. So ideally you need help from someone you know. Is there anyone you can trust to help?
Tamar
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