I've mainly got most of my stuff out of the house now and in storage. My sister's H can borrow a van which saves me a lot of money, so we can use that this weekend to take the furniture etc. This is the last week I own the house.
There are a few bits still in the house where I'm not sure who's taking what.
It really feels like W is stalling dealing with this.
I've drafted this email:
"Hi W
I've left [xyz] for you in kitchen. I have just taken [abc]. In the kitchen there are 2 boxes - this has [W's stuff] in it. My parents have said you can keep those boxes if you still need them [my parents had bought these plastic boxes for W which were quite pricey as they're sturdy and somewhat heavy duty]. There are also 2 boxes in the shed of [abc - more W's stuff].
I will assume that anything else left after Friday is mine. [W is only coming to house Weds to Fri this week].
I can see why it would be sad to divide up the soft toys. Please let me know who else you would like to keep so I know who will not be there on Sunday.
D"
As previously mentioned above she said it "seems horrid" to divide up the little collection of soft toys. My thought was to validate that sentiment of hers as per above, but then bring her back to reality immediately by saying, 'tell me which ones you're taking' so it hits home to her that it's an unavoidable consequence.
I read on an old thread somewhere yesterday that Ms are "for better" and "for worse". W and I are certainly going through a 'for worse' now. It seems such a shame to write off a M when it's a difficult situation that can be fixed with effort. It is definitely not easier running away from a problem; I have put in the effort to address certain aspects, I can say that.
I'm going up tomorrow (Tuesday) to collect a few final things before using the van on Sunday. It's sad.
Plan to go to the gym tonight to clear my head and make more progress there!
Me - 36, W - 32 No kids T - 8 yr, M - 3 yr Discovery - 14 May 2019 S - 25 May 2019 & D bomb - 29 July 2019 D & House sale final - Feb 2020