Well, friends, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re about 95% done with the move. Another day will clear out the old house (though we have to go back in a couple of days to empty the garage), and then we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have the fun of unpacking everything! Although the new digs are cozy (and much cheaper) than our old place, we are definitely learning the meaning of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153twenty pounds of stuff in a ten pound bag.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We have both sworn oaths on a stack of Eddas that we will go through a box or a bag a week of papers and clothes and old electronic equipment (anyone want old Mac stuff?) every week, until we have reduced our possessions to those we really want or need.<\/p>\n
The move will save us money in the long run, but it has been horribly expensive in terms of U-Haul rental and mileage fees, meals eaten out because the kitchen is in chaos, buying boxes (stores don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have them like they used to), etc. But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still less than the professional movers wanted ($1,000+) to move all our stuff. As it is, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be late with the rent in our new place\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe one we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re moving to so we won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always be late with the rent!<\/p>\n
Not to mention all the cuts and bruises I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve incurred trying to lift things I shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t because there was no one else available\u00e2\u20ac\u201dmy body looks like one of those folks who ask people to beat them up\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Phae and Arthur have helped all they can, but neither is particularly strong. Fortunately, our friend Bill came over and spent an afternoon packing books, and Vann came over and helped me to load the sofa in the U-Haul cargo van.<\/p>\n
Phae will be posting details of our \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Adventures in Moving\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (as U-Haul likes to call them) in a day or two. Right now she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too exhausted to do anything but crash, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the same. So that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it for tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, friends, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re about 95% done with the move. Another day will clear out the old house (though we have to go back in a couple of days to empty the garage), and then we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have the fun of unpacking … Continue reading