The Pack Rat!

We have a rule in our house. Everything goes in a box/bin it is marked. We have christmas, easter, jackets, boots, cords...you get the idea. All in a box along with a few boxes of keepsakes clearly marked. We tape up the box (date it) so you have to rip tape to open it (make sure the box is marked well; if it hasn't been opened in 6 months then the box still taped and unopened goes to good will or something of the sort. (We DO NOT open it) because then we start thinking maybe we should..., or but I think I will... Just a thought. I do not however feel that it is o.k. to just throw something with out the knowledge I know I would not really like it if my hubby did it to me. At least this way it is a mutual agreement. Besides really if we haven't used it in 6 months, and its not decoration, or keepsake do we really REALLY need it?!?!?!

Best of luck with the move having moved 8 times in 5 years we know first hand it is not an easy task!

Honestly, I do think it's wrong to do it behind his back. Plus, how terrible would you feel if you later learned that you threw out something really important?

(My husband tried this with me, because he wan't happy over how slowly I was going through things. I found a teddy bear that meant a LOT to me in the back of his truck on its way to the dump. It had been inside something else and he hadn't realized it was there, but if he'd managed to throw it away I would have been devastated.)

My hubby and I worked on a compromise that worked for us. (After a few years of him complaining that I needed to get rid of stuff and my telling him I'd get around to it.) Anyway, he agreed to take the kids for several afternoons while I sorted through items. I was able to get rid of quite a bit of stuff (either trash or donating to charity).

I think it's wrong for you to throw away his things, not matter if it seems like garbage to you or not. It's his and that's not right. Let him pack all his stuff. Tell him you wont do it and don't have time to do it and if he wants to keep all the stuff then he has to pack it. He will end up resenting you if you throw away his items. He could be keeping certain things for a reason and you don't know or whatever. It's just not right for you to do it. If my husband did that to me, I'd have a fit! Good luck.