I measure progress based on where I started. I call it "the Disneyworld method". When you get in one of those torturously long lines at Disney, every once in a while, look at the line BEHIND YOU, to see how far you have come. At some point, the line behind you will be as long as the line ahead of you. Feels a lot better than staring at the line in front of you.

Of course, my pile is mainly flip stock. The keeper fleet is relatively "normal". Its the left over parts, frames, wheels, handlebars, components; that are bursting at the seams. The keeper fleet needs a little pruning, three or four need to go.

So last week I took the first wack at wheels. I focused on getting the worst wheels out first. 10% went to the co-op. Thats progress. No, I am not halfway through the line yet, but its a good start. I'll take another wack this week, knock out at least another 10%. And grab a couple of sets to sell and get them up on ebay.

Did the same thing on frame sets. Put one up, sold it, grabbed the next two. Rather than look at how many I have left, I look back and see how many I used to have and the progress forward to this point (down 40% in the last year).

I did the same thing on ebay listings. I used to have a certain minimum number of listings up at any time, now it has doubled. Not going to move anything without putting it up for sale.

On weeding out my personal bikes, one rule I use is the "how hard will it be to find another one if I regret it". So my chrome Katakura Silk, its staying. I deem it hard to find. Somewhat interesting, like Gomango, I really don't regret a single keeper that left. I even sold off my college bike that I had for over 40 years. Regrets? No. It was the wrong size, it was a basic bike, time for it to go. It fit the new buyer a lot better, and he loved it and was going to ride it. Mission accomplished.

In the end, we don't "own" anything. I like to say we are just renting stuff for the rest of our life. When we are gone, someone else will be riding our bikes, living in our houses, and so on. Nothing is permanent.