Living In Three Places, Make That Four

Have you ever reached a point where you don't know if you can't find something because you threw it out or it is just at some other house? I am there. With my move back "home" to finish writing my thesis, I have been relegated to storing things that aren't of immediate use (ie: kitchen dishes). My dad was kind enough to allow me to use his spare bedroom for some of the stuff. Since my storing habits have begun, my sisters have jumped on the spare bedroom bandwagon. Now the room is full of boxes and other assorted containers. This has required me to begin leaving packed up boxes in my Dad's living room. Good thing he doesn't use the space. Now I am living at my mom's (separate house - just to be clear on this point). The room that I am using for office/bedroom is also her "green house" room. There is a big potting table with plants that would pass for trees in some areas of the country. It doesn't leave a lot of room for random stuff. So my clothes and "last minute" items from my last apartment are in the garage. The last time she visited me in Chicago, I sent her back to MI with a bunch of boxes which are in the basement. Now, to these five areas at two houses, add my lab at NU. Oh, and my waterpolo coach had been temporarily storing stuff for me. I did collect that this last month and added it to the collection at my Dad's. On top of all these places filled with my stuff, add the bf's condo. Yup. That's right. Slowly moving my way in there too. I left some clothes for painting (on purpose) and also accidentally left my robe. I'm thinking of renting a storage unit just so I can consolidate all of my random stuff. It really has gotten out of hand! I've always wanted to own a house. I just didn't realize that it was going to become a "must have" item! I have entirely way too much stuff. *sigh*