splitimage, I am in awe that you had so much to divest yourself of and that you did it in such an orderly fashion. Thank you for breaking down for me just how you went about it. I am looking into Freecycle.com. First time I'm hearing about it.

In my city in the USA, The Salvation Army will pick up donated furniture, which I was pleased to hear.

I can become awfully anxious trying to think about decisions I have to make. I am very grateful for the posts here, which show me that it can be done.