<p>Now I am going through S's room to find things that he probably should have taken with him. I will get a flat-rate priority box from the post office and fill it up!</p>
<p>I have been slowly cleaning son's room. Today I am finally doing the laundry that was left behind. In the pile-a pair of the jeans we bought 3 days before he left. I bet he hasn't even noticed that he forgot them at home.
One great find- oil paintings that he had done in his freshman painting class. He had them under the bed with a portable easel. I knew he had taken painting but didn't know he had bought an easel or that his paintings would be so good.
I won't mention some of the other stuff I have found under the bed.</p>
<p>Any one else disappointed that tons of space doesn't appear as offspring unit departs with their stuff?</p>
<p>cottonwood513, don't you know basic physics? Stuff expands to fill the space available to hold it. Duh....</p>
<p>It does, only as floors you can walk on in a room previously off limits.</p>
<p>S and DH are driving out to school. I am flying in two days later. I expect my baggage allowance will be reserved for whatever S thinks of while they are in the car for two days!</p>
<p>Finding the floor makes such a huge difference. Now his room seems so empty that I have the urge to sprinkle a few things here and there: wadded up paper, crumpled jeans, dirty socks.</p>
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I know what you mean. It felt like she was taking so much stuff, but it looks like nothing is gone at all...</p>
<p>Dd vacuumed the floor for the first time in years (literally.) We have a floor! Stored stuff is stored and any visitors could actually sleep in her room while she is overseas. I'd actually trade the clean floor back for a visit from my DD, but it looks like I'll have to wait ten months for that :(</p>
<p>That's what I mean! If you remove a pickup truck full of stuff...why no extra space?</p>
<p>If you look in my D's closet, her windowseat, her night stand and the top of her desk, you would think--no, you would SWEAR-- that someone is currently occupying her room.</p>
<p>I do intend to make some order out of things, but I'm not up to the task yet, since I'm still adjusting to my official empty nester status.</p>
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<p>:confused:</p>
<p>The exception is dirt. </p>
<p>There is never enough dirt to fill the void left by digging.</p>
<p>It must evaporate. ;)</p>
<p>Oh no, not always true... If you dig by the light of the full moon after midnight there is extra dirt when you are done re-filling the hole. If I recall correctly it has something to do with the bodies you drop into the hole.</p>