Moving to a Much Smaller Place, What Essential Items Would You Bring Along?

If I was moving to a single room that is fully furnished I would take my laptop, a mobile Internet stick, my camera, my memory cards and a few photo albums. I would take ten of my favorite books, a notebook and a pencil case with pens inside it. In addition I would take along my duvet and pillow plus an undersheet. I would take some clothing and my essentials toiletries. In that would be my contact lenses for sure. I would take some postcards and something to fix them to my wall. I would take a bag with my favorite costume dolls and crystals in it. I am answering this if this happened to me before I had my children and pets. I would easily part with my bike, my furniture, my other books, my ornaments, my extra bedding, my kitchen equipment and my garden furniture.

If I am considering moving to a much smaller apartment ( Place ) I would take my personal laptop,shoes,shirt,trouser,boxers,singlets,television,radio,and rug. I will do away with old newspapers and magazines,bad cd or dvd cassestes, I will only take the essential things I need for my daily needs.

I was in that situation when I moved to Italy. My new apartment was fully furnished and I only had one small room. I had to bring my toiletries, my clothes and my personal things, but everything else was available in the apartment. If I were in the same situation today I would bring my laptop, my diaries, my photoalbums, my drawings, my collection of poems, my cell phone, some of my favourite books, some notebooks and some pens, a cd-player and some of my favourite cds. The most important things would be the irreplaceable things like my diaries and my photoalbums. I like my furniture and my other things, but if I had to I could give up those things.

Hello albert911.... :) hmmm.... if i move out to a single room house, i will bring my clothes and my personal computer for my job... and that’s it... i dont have much stuff to bring... d(^_^)b good day... :D

Hello Albert911, When it comes to discarding home items, we have to be truely harsh in deciding what to keep and what to throw as with every item sentimental values are attached. But in yr case, u hv no other option but to discard all furniture and clothes etc which are no more needed by you. In my case my cupboard is totally full because I tend to keep all my formal dresses intact, hoping one day I will get thin and then will be able to wear them.

This is tough, but I have to say my kids photo albums, baby books and a few special outfits I have saved. My daughters baby Tad, because when she was younger she loved that toy and even though she has outgrown it I cant part. My camera and video camera. My kids sillouettes from Disneyland. If I can put some of my collectables in I wld take those too. Mainly my kids stuff that can not be replaced. Other things can be bought, might not be the same, but can be replaced, my kids, pics, handprints, videos, outfits, special toys, baby books, can not be replaced.

I would bring whatever i needed to soothe my comfort. No items could be too big or too small. a favorite item to cling to brings more security than most people will ever know.