Sal, good point about 1-month capsules, especially for the time period coming up. Fall/thanksgiving are distinct from December/holidays is different from January/real winter. As you say, wear the heck out of each!

Thanks Sal and FashIntern. I will be thinking capsules as I pack things away.

What I can keep upstairs consists of a four drawer tall bureau (has a small upper drawer I use for bras and hosiery); my usual half a fairly long closet; and some underbed storage.Our shoe rack by the front door needs to go away, as does the coat rack. The currently used coats can go into the closet, but the shoes are going to be a problem. I will figure it out, though.

Phew! Long story, but I ended up deciding to send most of my already packed up clothes and shoes to offsite storage rather than paying the movers to box up a bunch of miscellaneous items instead. We can then box the misc stuff ourselves for our onsite unit. This gives bit more time to get boxes and pack misc items away, and we will save hundreds of dollars (!) on the packing.

I am keeping some cold weather items on site. I’m glad I had already looked through my Finds to review my winter stuff - this made it easier for me to quickly decide on what goes and what stays.

In case anyone was dying to know how I’m getting on, there you go!