Well, we’re nearly there. We own a house, Andie has spent most of this week redecorating it (and done a great job) while I’ve been working, and we have the movers booked for Wednesday.
All that remains to do is to pack everything u–
Shit.
I really, really hate packing to move house. I also hate unpacking at the other end, but that’s marginally better because you get to find new homes for things and figure out aesthetically pleasing arrangements for things like video games and board games and other stuff you might want to display.
But before you can do that, you have to put everything into boxes. And inevitably you don’t have quite enough boxes, or you can’t quite fit everything in one “category” neatly into one box, meaning you end up dumping things in semi-randomly as you get more and more tired and annoyed at the whole hideous process, until eventually you simply resort to grabbing handfuls of possibly related things, throwing them into a box in a disorganised heap, then taping the box up, writing “STUFF” or “MISC” on it and ensuring it’s the very, very last thing you unpack. (In the process, you’ll almost certainly realise that something you really, really need is in there, but you just won’t be able to face digging through the mountains of crap that are almost certainly piled on top of it.)
In other words, yes, I am really not looking forward to packing everything up. I’m thinking I might take the opportunity to ditch some stuff — primarily books that are likely never going to be read again and clothes that haven’t been worn for years in some cases — and minimise the packing of unnecessary crap. I know it’s still going to be a massive pain, but at least we don’t have to actually pick up and carry stuff ourselves this time. I hate that even more than putting things in boxes, particularly as the weather seems to have suddenly got hot and humid lately, so I’m more than happy to pay people money to carry heavy things for me.
Mostly I just want the tedious side of moving to be over and done with and this (our old) place to be clean so I can settle down, relax a bit and look forward to — hopefully — a significant number of years in the same place. Outside of living back with my parents, I’ve never stayed in the same place for longer than about two years, tops, and the prospect of getting to stay somewhere for a significant amount of time — a place where I don’t have to feel guilty about hammering nails or picture-hooks into the walls — is, frankly, extremely appealing. The fact it’s big enough to have guests over — we have a spare bedroom for the first time in my life — is something I’m particularly happy about, and I’m looking forward to actually inviting people over to stay at some point.
So it’s nice to look forward to what the eventual goal is. But I’m conscious that we’re moving in a few days and there are a lot of things to put into boxes. So I supposed we’d better start soon, huh?
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All the things you said are all the things I LOVE about moving. Turn it around Pete – it’s really exciting. And you ‘find’ things you haven’t seen for ages which you can exclaim over then either keep or chuck out. The whole process lifts a weight off your shoulders, and though you get physically tired, the anticipation increases the closer you are to the last box. So your spirit lifts. Make it work for you – relax and enjoy it – chuck out stuff and work your way through room by room. All the things that won’t fit in the right box shove in a plastic bag and put it in your car to take with you. Lay all your clothes on their hangers on the back seat, drive round to the new place, take them inside in armfuls and hang up at once. You can then say “We’re in!!” Is the new house far from your existing place? Have a great time, put the music on, and dive in. So happy for you. 😀
No, it’s about ten minutes drive away, so it won’t be too much hassle to move straggly bits over if necessary. We just want to get as much stuff as possible done for when the removal people get here. If we’re hiring people to do the heavy lifting for us we’d better make sure there’s plenty of things for them to lift!
😀 a good plan. Hope it goes smoothly for you and that you do enjoy it. After all it’s your first owned home. Yippee! The excitement of it will perk you up no end. then you can carry that excitement into your work search push.Sending energy your way – not that I’ve got much to spare at the mo.:D