So, we moved. It kind of went like this; found right place, said “we’ll take it”, threw everything we owned in boxes, and a week later here we are. Actually we got here Wed., so five days later, but last night was the first night in the house.
And to make blog fodder of this, ten great things about moving.
1. It makes you look at everything you own and ask, “Why do I still have this?”
2. If you have no good answer, you can donate it and therefore save yourself packing and unpacking
3. You use spatial organization and problem solving skills that are rarely called upon
4. You build muscles that are rarely called upon
5. You start off with all cupboards and drawers neatly organized. It won’t last, but it’s a nice feeling.
6. You start off knowing exactly where everything is.
7. This is because you just found all the stuff you haven’t seen since the last move.
8. You find all sorts of forgotten items. In my case, I found artwork I’d forgotten I’d done; paintings of the Point Wilson lighthouse and the Port Townsend marina outside the Otter Crossing Cafe, where I used to love to eat breakfast.
9. The sheer physicality of moving is a nice break from the mental effort of writing.
10. You really WANT to use your neat, new office when all the boxes are gone.
Okay, you’re right.
And I love #1 & #2.
But I’m giving myself a few months to pack, because I normally hire movers. Not doing that this time. 🙁
For me, the hardest part is unpacking. I had boxes in my garage for like 2 years LOL
Unpacking is going pretty fast, actually, but yeah, there’s always That Box. Or a few of ’em.
Heather, it took two days to pack everything and load the truck and start driving! Much better than dragging it out.
We still have Those Boxes. After, um, 25+ years. Records and old colleges textbooks, mostly. Anybody want 40 y.o. original cast vinyl of MAN OF LA MANCHA? 😉
Big Congrats on the move! May it be your last for a while. 😉
Karen, I still have a boxful of albums and no way to play them. It’s kind of ridiculous.
Thanks, Jordan! And no plans to. : ) If this house only lost a few shingles in the Dec. 07 storm, nothing else is going to shake it.
Congrats on the move. Pictures? 🙂
Ann, I found the camera cable, so we’re moving in the right direction. *g*
Congrats on the move. When you decide to move, you move fast. LOL
NJ, we’d planned to move after the end of the school year. Not the next day, but it worked out like that. *g* We kind of had to go quick in a window between deadlines.