I moved back to College Station in April 2013. I was lucky enough to get my job back at Texas A&M (thanks in large part to Balin).
I signed a lease with my then-girlfrend, the lovely Teresa, and she moved her stuff into the house.
After I unpacked, a sort of stagnation settled over my belongings. I have framed pictures and memorabilia which, as of April 2014, are still not hung on walls, they're just in a pile on one table. We haven't been able to settle on a definitive arrangement in the living room, so we rearrange things every few months. I haven't added much to my collection of stuff, but I hard use or access what I have right now, which is very strange.
In January, Teresa and I got married. Fortunately, most of our wedding presents were cool things for the kitchen. So we now have a packed kitchen and living room, but hardly anything but furniture anywhere else in the house.
So, I think I've hit bedrock on the minimum amount of material stuff I can comfortably get rid of. Then next year should be interesting, as we have just signed a new lease that runs until the end of August, 2015. --JB
