tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post2840971236367228124..comments2022-10-27T01:57:30.804-07:00Comments on Samantha Adkins: West Coast ShockSamantha Adkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-41184720341415147072015-09-02T21:18:39.495-07:002015-09-02T21:18:39.495-07:00Thanks Katie. So helpful! Somehow I forget the w...Thanks Katie. So helpful! Somehow I forget the weirdness of moving the prairies, but I was only 22 after all:) Miss you and thanks for your encouraging comments!!Samantha Adkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077866302546259220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338882868339050599.post-2604603811546501012015-09-02T10:13:14.992-07:002015-09-02T10:13:14.992-07:00That is so much to adjust to in addition to new pe...That is so much to adjust to in addition to new people, new places... It's good you are looking at the positive!<br /><br />For 1 I have no suggestions, but for 2 - I know you said there'd be no food, but if you end up with organic waste you could consider starting a compost pile. There are self rotating bins now to make it less work. You might also want to check out this blog: http://www.trashisfortossers.com/ The woman who writes it has gone 2 years producing almost no trash at all. I'm trying to emulate her somewhat, but some of it is a little extreme. But it might help you get your trash down a bit!<br /><br />3 is kind of what I'm doing right now, trying to get rid of all the extra "stuff". If we don't love it so much we can't get rid of it or use it at least once a week, it goes. I use the hangar system for clothes; put all your hangars in the closet backwards. After your decided number of weeks (I usually go a month or so) anything still backwards that isn't special-occasion or seasonal goes! And if something is sentimental, take a pic of you wearing, holding, or using it before getting rid of it. Like a pic of a beautifully set dinner table with the serving pieces and candlesticks you are getting rid of. It makes it easier somehow, lets you hold onto a piece of it (that with digital photos takes up NO space lol). <br /><br />For the rest I think your determination will carry you through and you'll think it's old hand soon! The prairies had to seem weird after Banff! I've lived in a lot of different places and if those you love are with you, it becomes home really fast. <3K Kenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476624316303550708noreply@blogger.com