There are a number of items I'm holding on to that will have that sort of value, but not all that many, really - the Navajo rug my parents gave me as a graduation gift falls into that category, but it also packs down to a small size marvelously well.
Most of my belongings either came from thrift stores, or are things that I made myself, so while I suppose many of them may have some value, I don't know how much of that value will really transfer over. The ceramics are an interesting category, too - I've kept and cherished a number of pieces made by sytharin, and I've kept and use many of the things I've made, but I'm also amazed by how many ceramic things I still have, even after trying to pare down the collection. I think other people might see some value in things like the ceramic boot and prickly pear vase, but they'd probably shrug their shoulders at the chipped porcelain mug that I drink coffee out of almost every day.
The boxes of academic papers - seriously, those can be burned, right? (well, recycled). I'm just waiting for a point where I have an office, so I can stack them up and look important. ;-)
I should also go through the miscellaneous boxes of mementos sometime soon. I'm thinking that, some year, my Halloween costume is going to be, "WINNER!!" and I'm going to wear ALL of the stupid medals from various rowing things all at once, and then I'll get rid of most of them (just a handful of them are from meaningful races or events). And then I'll recycle most of the generic greeting cards, and will just save the letters and such.
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Most of my belongings either came from thrift stores, or are things that I made myself, so while I suppose many of them may have some value, I don't know how much of that value will really transfer over. The ceramics are an interesting category, too - I've kept and cherished a number of pieces made by
The boxes of academic papers - seriously, those can be burned, right? (well, recycled). I'm just waiting for a point where I have an office, so I can stack them up and look important. ;-)
I should also go through the miscellaneous boxes of mementos sometime soon. I'm thinking that, some year, my Halloween costume is going to be, "WINNER!!" and I'm going to wear ALL of the stupid medals from various rowing things all at once, and then I'll get rid of most of them (just a handful of them are from meaningful races or events). And then I'll recycle most of the generic greeting cards, and will just save the letters and such.