Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere Boxes!
Our front room is almost completely covered in boxes. I scored big time at work the other day when a 20 box shipment of paper came in. So we went from zero to more-boxes-than-we-can-cope-with very quickly. I almost couldn't get to the cookbooks the other day to pack them up. Also, there's no way that Zhenia could ride her bike to work right now for the simple fact that she couldn't get it past all the boxes. It's too cold ride right now anyway. *sigh* I gave in and bought a parking pass for the next few months because I'm a big wimp and I can't handle the cold. Although I miss my Blue Bike of Joy terribly.
We move into our house on the 20th and I can barely contain myself I'm so excited. Now, if I could just contain all our things over the course of the next 13 days. Thus far, I have packed 3 boxes. Zhenia has sorted through a stack of Vegetarian Times magazines and then put the keepers in a box. She's also gone through one of her academic bookshelves. I took 4 boxes of books to Half Price the other day. I hardly thought it was possible, but they gave us $65!
I was taunted mercilessly last night while freaking out about how soon the move is. I will feel better when I can see more progress and less mountain of empty boxes. I'm in that totally overwhelmed place where it just seems like there is so much to do and not enough time to do it in.
Perfectionism is a real bitch. I want to sort through things and get rid of stuff I've been holding onto for no good reason. I want to pack perfectly and I need to face the fact that I can't. Although, to my credit, I have made some real progress slogging through the stuff in our 2nd bedroom. So much stuff! Some of it was stuff that I hadn't gone through since K and I broke up...5 years ago. If I had no heart, I would tell you that I threw it away. But I didn't. I kept the letters and poems because they still mean something to me. I haven't yet touched the attic, but we can leave it in the apartment and sort through it after we've moved into the new place. Then, at least, we won't end up moving stuff we don't want.
For those who are local, we will be getting rid of some things that could use new homes. I will probably post a detailed list at some point, but I know for a fact that we are getting rid of an HP inkjet printer (that works!), a Specialized mountain bike (it's old and could use a tune-up, but also still works), and a metal and glass end table (it's modern looking). If you want any of them, let me know. Anything not taken by friends will be Freecycled.
Ah, the joys of moving!
We move into our house on the 20th and I can barely contain myself I'm so excited. Now, if I could just contain all our things over the course of the next 13 days. Thus far, I have packed 3 boxes. Zhenia has sorted through a stack of Vegetarian Times magazines and then put the keepers in a box. She's also gone through one of her academic bookshelves. I took 4 boxes of books to Half Price the other day. I hardly thought it was possible, but they gave us $65!
I was taunted mercilessly last night while freaking out about how soon the move is. I will feel better when I can see more progress and less mountain of empty boxes. I'm in that totally overwhelmed place where it just seems like there is so much to do and not enough time to do it in.
Perfectionism is a real bitch. I want to sort through things and get rid of stuff I've been holding onto for no good reason. I want to pack perfectly and I need to face the fact that I can't. Although, to my credit, I have made some real progress slogging through the stuff in our 2nd bedroom. So much stuff! Some of it was stuff that I hadn't gone through since K and I broke up...5 years ago. If I had no heart, I would tell you that I threw it away. But I didn't. I kept the letters and poems because they still mean something to me. I haven't yet touched the attic, but we can leave it in the apartment and sort through it after we've moved into the new place. Then, at least, we won't end up moving stuff we don't want.
For those who are local, we will be getting rid of some things that could use new homes. I will probably post a detailed list at some point, but I know for a fact that we are getting rid of an HP inkjet printer (that works!), a Specialized mountain bike (it's old and could use a tune-up, but also still works), and a metal and glass end table (it's modern looking). If you want any of them, let me know. Anything not taken by friends will be Freecycled.
Ah, the joys of moving!