Insurance says we're covered

 The insurance company says we have a valid claim.  This is good.

Now the fun part.

We have started emptying all the rooms.

They all must be emptied and the floor boards removed.  

How did we get so much stuff?  I thought I had been good about not keeping things.  I was deluded. We have way too many possessions. 

We have started the process of getting rid of things.  Some larger things went today.  The sofa bed in George's room is gone.  

The games trolley that held all the family games has gone.  The games themselves are going tomorrow. 

The piano is gone. Nobody plays anymore.

The 300 litre aquarium left this evening.  It's been empty for almost two years.  It took up a lot of space.  I loved having it, but I'm glad it is gone now.  I hope the new owner is happy with it.

Henry moved his record and CD collection.  He put all the guitars in cases and moved them to the loft.

Art has come off the walls and been stacked in the attic next to the guitars. 

We have a place to move the furniture.  That will be moved in the next couple of days.

I expect a few trips to the dump will happen and then the rug will be rolled up and the work can begin.

I don't know what stresses me out more.  The fact that our lovely extension has to be redone or the fact that there is way too much stuff in my life.