Should it stay or should it go?

May 14, 2015

I am about 5 years away from being highlighted on the show Hoarders and I have to get rid of all of my possessions in the next 17 days. There are certain things that I know are not going on the trip. The TV, the Ikea bookshelf, the pull up bar and all of my high school math papers.

There are other things where it is less clear. Will I use my Origami-a-day calendar? Can you play squash/tennis in the National Parks? Harry Potter on blu-ray? My magenta prom tux? I can wear that in the parks right?

How do you pack for a 14-month trip? Do you take 2 pairs of underwear? Or 11-pairs? Do I fill two crates with books? Or will 1 create with 22 be enough?

If it weren't overwhelming enough to simply quit your job and plan a trip around the country I now how to go through the possessions I have collected over the last 29 years of live and determine what is meaningful enough to save.

I have newspaper clippings from high school and college, I save those right? My life is changing so drastically, and so quickly. My head is going to explode. I had to make the BALCONY BLOWOUT video to balance the stress. Getting rid of everything is absolutely overwhelming, making myself laugh about it makes everything mostly all right.

Seriously though, let me know if you need anything, and come to my apartment this Sunday from 4-8pm! Please let me know if you need directions.

59in59 BLOG ARCHIVE:

01/59: Cuyahoga Valley
- Jul 24, 2015 Cuyahoga Valley: The Park that says 'Yes!'
- Jul 24, 2015 Cuyahoga Valley: What is a Superfund site?
- Jun 27, 2016 1 of 59 : Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Aug 9, 2016 16 days until the National Park Service centennial
02/59: Isle Royale
- Aug 28, 2015 Isle Royale: The Wolves
- Aug 30, 2015 Isle Royale: The families of the island
- Aug 30, 2015 Isle Royale: In Search of a Moose on Isle Royale
- Jun 7, 2016 85-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 28, 2016 2 of 59 : Isle Royale National Park
03/59: Voyaguers
- Sep 11, 2015 Voyageurs: National Park Yelp Reviews and Our Trip to Voyageurs
- Sep 11, 2015 Voyageurs: Beaver Hats Are the iPhones of the 1800's
- Jun 29, 2016 3 of 59 : Voyageurs National Park
- Jul 16, 2016 41-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Dec 12, 2018 Sample Chapter (Voyageurs) - Beaver Hats are the iPhones of the 18th and 19th century
04/59: Theodore Roosevelt
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Bad(Ass) Lands Volume 1: Teddy Roosevelt National Park
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Backcountry Mysteries
- Sep 25, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: How to Make Friends with a Park Ranger
- Oct 16, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: On Becoming Teddy
- Oct 17, 2015 Theodore Roosevelt: Did Donald Trump Say That?
- Jun 30, 2016 4 of 59 : Theodore Roosevelt National Park
05/59: Glacier
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: An Alan Adventure
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: Avalanche Lake
- Oct 17, 2015 Glacier: Fires, Side Hikes and Huckleberry Desserts
- Oct 18, 2015 Glacier: Sometimes You Run From the Road
- Jun 8, 2016 84-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 1, 2016 5 of 59 : Glacier National Park
06/59: Wrangell St. Elias
- Oct 28, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Alaska! And the Awesome Rangers at Wrangell St. Elias
- Oct 30, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Hiking in Alaska is...Different
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Sportsman's Paradise
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Car Problems
- Nov 2, 2015 Wrangell St. Elias: Slana Alaskans Unite
- May 17, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Road
- May 19, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Roadside Potatohead
- Jun 13, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: McCarthy and Kennicott
- Jul 2, 2016 6 of 59 : Wrangell - St. Elias National Park
- Jul 2, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: Hiking in Kennicott
- Jul 2, 2016 Wrangell St. Elias: The Alaskan syndicate
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
07/59: Lake Clark
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Traveling in Alaska
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Kontrashibuna, a lake with a name that we still can’t pronounce
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Hiking Holy mountain
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Fishing for Food
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: Mount Tanalian
- Nov 2, 2015 Lake Clark: FREE BEDS and The General
- Jul 3, 2016 7 of 59 : Lake Clark National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
08.Katmai
- Jul 4, 2016 8 of 59 : Katmai National Park
08/59: Katmai
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: Frills, spills and airline thrills
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: Lions, tigers, bears, oh my!
- Nov 4, 2015 Katmai: The Valley of 10,000 Smokes
- Nov 5, 2015 Katmai: Brooks Lodge
- Nov 5, 2015 Katmai: The New Jurassic Park
- Nov 9, 2015 Katmai: Be Dareful Out There!
- May 19, 2016 98-days until the National Park Service centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
09/59: Kenai Fjords
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: The Lamest Camping Ever
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: Mount Marathon
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: On Becoming a Junior Ranger
- Mar 27, 2016 Kenai Fjords: Hiking Exit Glacier
- Jul 5, 2016 9 of 59 : Kenai Fjords National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
10/59:Gates of the Arctic
- Apr 17, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: The Dalton Highway
- Apr 17, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Setting Foot Inside the Park
- Apr 18, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: A Wild Road and the Wildlife On It
- Apr 18, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Fishing Above the Arctic Circle
- Apr 19, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: What was supposed to be a short run
- Apr 19, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Arctic Villages
- Apr 20, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: The Pipeline
- Apr 20, 2016 Gates of the Arctic: Swimming in the Arctic Ocean
- Jul 6, 2016 10 of 59 : Gates of the Arctic National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
11/59: Denali
- Aug 31, 2015 Denali: You say Mount McKinley, I say Denali
- Apr 25, 2016 Denali: The hardest working park employees in the country
- Apr 26, 2016 Denali: Trail Magic
- Apr 27, 2016 Denali: Murie Science and Learning Center brown bag lunch talks
- Apr 28, 2016 Denali: The Mysterious Golden Spike
- Apr 29, 2016 Denali: Wonder Lake and Ansel Adams
- Apr 30, 2016 Denali: A Backcountry Playground
- May 1, 2016 Denali: New Friends and Pizza
- May 2, 2016 Denali: The Bus Drivers and a pair of Warby Parker sunglasses
- May 4, 2016 Denali: First snow and flight
- May 5, 2016 Denali: The 'Big Five' and then some
- May 19, 2016 99-days until the National Park Service centennial
- Jun 9, 2016 77-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 7, 2016 11 of 59 : Denali National Park
12/59: Kobuk Valley
- May 7, 2016 Kobuk Valley: A Presidential visit
- May 9, 2016 Kobuk Valley: The package store
- May 10, 2016 Kobuk Valley: How to increase your chances to see the Northern Lights
- May 11, 2016 Kobuk Valley: Eight-Mile road
- May 12, 2016 Kobuk Valley National Park
- May 13, 2016 Kobuk Valley: A Monty Python of seasons
- May 15, 2016 Kobuk Valley: The visitor's center
- Jul 8, 2016 12 of 59 : Kobuk Valley National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
13/59: Glacier Bay
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Planes, boats and automobiles
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: A drama filled drive
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Types of commercial fishing
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Bartlett Cove
- Jul 4, 2016 Glacier Bay: Whale bones
- Jul 9, 2016 13 of 59 : Glacier Bay National Park
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
14/59: North Cascades
- Jul 8, 2016 48-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 11, 2016 14 of 59 : North Cascades National Park
15/59: Mount Rainier
- Jul 11, 2016 15 of 59 : Mount Rainier National Park
16/59: Olympic
- Jun 9, 2016 78-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 12, 2016 16 of 59 : Olympic National Park
17/59: Crater Lake
- Jul 13, 2016 17 of 59 : Crater Lake National Park
18/59: Lassen Volcanic
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 14, 2016 18 of 59 : Lassen Volcanic National Park
19/59: Yellowstone
- Oct 29, 2015 I Spy With My Little Eye: Volume 1
- May 27, 2016 90-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 18, 2016 68-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 12, 2016 44-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 19 of 59 : Yellowstone National Park
- Aug 8, 2016 21 days until the National Park Service centennial
20/59: Grand Teton
- Jun 6, 2016 87-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 16, 2016 73-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 20 of 59 : Grand Teton National Park
21/59: Yosemite
- Jun 3, 2016 89-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jun 15, 2016 74-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 8, 2016 48-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 18, 2016 21 of 59 : Yosemite National Park
- Aug 4, 2016 26 days until the National Park Service Centennial
22/59: Grand Canyon
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 9, 2016 47-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 22 of 59 : Grand Canyon National Park
- Aug 4, 2016 23 days until the National Park Service centennial
- Nov 11, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon - Day 2 (11/11/15)
- Nov 12, 2016 Rafting the Grand – Day 3 (11/12/2015)
- Nov 13, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 4 (11/13/15)
- Nov 15, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 6 (11/15/2015)
- Nov 16, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 7 (11/16/2015)
- Nov 18, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 8 (11/17/2015)
- Nov 18, 2016 Rafting the Grand: Day 9 (11/18/2015)
- Nov 19, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 10 (11/19/2015)
- Nov 20, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 11 (11/20/2015)
- Dec 12, 2016 Rafting the Grand Canyon: Day 12 (11/21/2015)
23/59: Saguaro
- Jul 20, 2016 23 of 59 : Saguaro National Park
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
24/59: Petrified Forest
- Jul 2, 2016 54-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 20, 2016 24 of 59 : Petrified Forest National Park
25/59: Hawai'i Volcanoes
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Red Clouds in the Night
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: A feral cat and a new kind of hiking
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Idiot water
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Mauna Loa
- Feb 16, 2016 Hawai'i Volcanoes: Puna Coast
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 21, 2016 25 of 59 : Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
26/59: Haleakala
- Mar 12, 2016 Haleakala: The Road to Hana
- Mar 13, 2016 Haleakala: Kipahulu Campground
- Mar 14, 2016 Haleakala: New Friends and Funny Foods
- Mar 15, 2016 Haleakala: The world's best sunrise?
- Mar 20, 2016 Haleakala: Hiking in a volcanic crater
- Mar 22, 2016 Haleakala: A Day in the Hammock
- Mar 22, 2016 Haleakala: The Endangered Ne Ne
- May 19, 2016 100-Days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Jul 22, 2016 26 of 59 : Haleakala National Park
27/59: American Samoa
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: A Homestay
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Pola Island and Tuafauna Trail
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Aunu'u Island and Relative Pricing
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Mount Alava
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Standing By
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Fagatele Bay
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Mount Matafao
- Mar 27, 2016 American Samoa: Sunday on American Samoa
- Mar 27, 2016 National Park Nerds
- Jul 23, 2016 27 of 59 : American Samoa National Park
- Jul 29, 2016 28 days until the National Park Service centennial
28/59: Channel Islands
- Jul 20, 2016 36-days until the National Park Service Centennial
29/59: Joshua Tree
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
33/59: Kings Canyon
- Jun 10, 2016 76-days until the National Park Service Centennial
34/59: Death Valley
- Jun 8, 2016 83-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Aug 8, 2016 22 days until the National Park Service centennial
35/59: Great Basin
- Jul 26, 2016 30 days until the National Park Service Centennial
36/59: Carlsbad Caverns
- Jun 7, 2016 86-days until the National Park Service Centennial
37/59: Guadalupe Mountain
- Jul 12, 2016 44-days until the National Park Service Centennial
39/59: Zion
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
40/59: Bryce Canyon
- Jun 6, 2016 88-days until the National Park Service Centennial
41/59: Capitol Reef
- Jun 9, 2016 79-days until the National Park Service Centennial
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42/59: Canyonlands
- Jul 4, 2016 52-days until the National Park Service Centennial
43/59: Arches
- Jul 11, 2016 45-days until the National Park Service Centennial
- Oct 12, 2016 Dear Arches National Park
49/59: Badlands
- Jul 20, 2016 38-days until the National Park Service Centennial
50/59: Hot Springs
- Oct 16, 2015 A Brewery? In a National Park?!
- May 22, 2016 95-days until the National Park Service Centennial
51/59: Mammoth Cave
- Jun 15, 2016 75-days until the National Park Service Centennial
53/59: Everglades
- Jun 9, 2016 82-days until the National Park Service Centennial
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54/59: US Virgin Islands
- Jun 26, 2016 60-days until the National Park Service Centennial
55/59: Dry Tortugas
- Aug 4, 2016 24 days until the National Park Service centennial
57/59: Great Smokies
- Jun 9, 2016 82-days until the National Park Service Centennial
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58/59: Shenandoah
- Jun 9, 2016 81-days until the National Park Service Centennial
59/59: Acadia
- May 20, 2016 97-days until the National Park Service Centennial
Centennial Countdown
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