I had an idea.
Well, actually, Natasha and I had an idea: Let’s share an apartment/flat/duplex/something!
What were we thinking?
Hmmmmm…..
Oh yeah – we thought we would save on rent and utilities; go for walks without having to drive to each other’s place; engage in mini Iron Chef nights; have Star Trek and NCIS marathons; engage in discussions about cat hair; and sit on the patio on a hot summer’s night, watching the flowers grow.
It’s tiring, though. I finally had what I considered a “good night’s sleep,” but it doesn’t preclude the body and mind from aching in spite of the rest. I have had no need to use the stairmaster at the gym this past week.
A major trip to the laundromat being completed, I now face the task of cleaning the oven, sorting through the fridge and freezer and taking another load to the new place. I continue to wonder how I crammed so much crap many lovely items into such a little space. Am I a pack rat? A hoarder? Do I have a disturbing fetish for clothes and shoes and bright shiny things? I worry just a little if the “kids” will be okay with their new place, even though it offers a better view to numerous birds, sensory experiences of a human kind, and new troubles to find. They continue to look at me with those “what the heck are you doing?” eyes. I keep telling them it’s okay, I’m not sending them back to the shelter.
But I digress. There is work to be done, chores and the remaining crap lovely items in my apartment to conquer.
So, off I go…
…to slay the moving dragon. I will leave the red dot for Gibbs and Ziva.
Mary J Melange 
don’t you love the smell of cardboard boxes? yeah, me neither – happy packing!
Maybe that’s what’s giving me a headache. :-p
It seems like it will never be done, but it will be…………Enjoy your long weekend, Mary.
Thanks Andra, I will. Taking a break on Sunday for a cookout and beer. 🙂
Glad you are taking a break. You know Monday is a holiday, too……
Oh yes, Lois. I know about Monday! I am getting quite a bit under control today, so it may be an easy day for once.
Love those kitty pic.s, Mary-Jean. Hang in there, me old china – it will be over ere long, I promise. 🙂
Just keep telling us about it – I’m sure it helps ! 🙂
Well, M-R, this is going to be it for awhile. Probably no more posts (maybe) until I’m completely moved and the computer is set up. Then I will whine/whinge about the UNPACKING of the boxes. :-p
Of course ! – I look forward to it, I can tell you now ! 😀
Ah … I simply get all hyper when packing……. when I finish i fall down and refuse to move for two days…
Refuse to move for two days? Oh, I wish I would have picked that option, but unfortunately it’s back to work for me!
pick Friday or a bunch of holidays for the move……… you get a respite coz its tough and tiring
As I look around my house full of
craplovely items, the thought of moving gives me heart palpitations. So I’ve decided I’m going to die in this house and leave my kids to deal with mycraplovely items. Here’s your inheritance, kids!You have my eternal admiration for your undertaking. May you be ever granted a crap-free life.
LOL! Your poor kids! I don’t think my life will ever be crap free, just because I like those bright shiny things. We’ll see how it goes when the moving honeymoon wears off and I’m back to my normal self. 😉
Meh. The way things are going in my country with the deregulation of higher education fees and the lack of affordable housing, by the time I die they’ll probably still be living in my house anyway.
Moving sucks. Hope we never have to do it. At least for a long time. I still don’t know how we crammed all this stuff in our NYC apartment.