M.S. Bellows, Jr.'s Post

@kellyromanych @ai6yr @gmillikan I'll add: Start a list where you can write down everything that was in your house that has any value, as you remember it. In the middle of the night you'll wake up and go, "oh, fuck, my grandfather's watch! Oh, wait, my old climbing ropes in the garage! The antique picture frame my aunt gave me! Oh, my old 35mm Nikon was in the closet!" Those are things you may not have used regularly but they have value and until you hit your homeowners insurance maximum, it's good to remember and report them. (And, maybe more importantly, just remembering and acknowledging and claiming them will give you something constructive to do with that periodic sense of loss, instead of just letting it kick you in the ass.)