Res Ipsa Loquitur 2.0

The past few days I have really been making a lot of progress in my move, which is both good and bad - for me at least.  Like my parents, I am a pack rat, and my condo contained the accumulation of 14 years of possessions since I graduated from high school.  While most of the stuff is from the past 6 years of residency, there was still a great deal that I brought to Indy with me from med school.  For instance, the furniture that I’ve had since starting med school has to go, since there’s no room for it in my Cincinnati apartment.  I feel guilty getting rid of some of it, because mom and I bought the furniture from a naked furniture store and stained it ourselves, which means that we spent a good deal of time on it.  My futon, which was an expensive piece made from oak and served as my bed for 5 of the last 10 years, also had to go.  Thanks to Craigslist, they have found good homes with people who need them more than me - my dresser went to a newlywed couple while the futon went to a home with 4 kids.  Still, it feels weird to sell off part of my life like this.  My old computers and electronic equipment have gone to the Tox Drop for recycling or disposal, including both my college and med school computers which were in good working order, despite their extreme obsolescence.  Lots of detritus is going into the trash.  Sure, it’s a good way to make a new beginning, but it’s tedious and a little sad.  Guess I’ll use this opportunity to start transitioning to a more minimal (but still comfortable) existence.