Moved in.. stage 1.
So we moved MOST of the heavy stuff yesterday and today. Madz and I moved the bed, desk (one word - bitch, the desk that is), table, chest of drawers, and most of my clothes. Lukey and I moved the couches and the futon yesterday after footy. All that is left to come is a couple of bookshelves, washing machine and fridge.
So the computer is all setup in my new office (I'll take pics of it when everything is in here) which is what I'm typing this on, been a while since I blogged from home! The bedroom is mostly setup as well, with only little things needing to be moved in.
The old place is sooooo dirty, you have no idea how much dusk and muck you can accumulate with 4 people and 2 cats living in one 3 bedroom unit. It's going to cost me about AU$150 to clean it all up and get everything in order for the final inspection. I have until the 5th of July to do all that too, so I don't have to stress too much. The main thing I have to do straight away is make sure all my stuff is out of the old place, and to throw out anything I don't need. That's probably the hardest thing; who knows when you're going to need that broken power cord, or those 13 decks of playing cards.
I'm a terrible horder. I still have things in boxes from the last time I moved that I haven't unpacked. When asked why they were still in the boxes, I cited lack of time as an excuse; mind you, I had lived in my previous place for 1 year and 11 months before moving out, so it wasn't a very water-tight reason. Then the comment came: well you obviously don't need anything in there if you haven't unpacked it yet. *sigh* how do you answer a question like that?
Having experienced this question numerous times, I would say the best way NOT to answer this question would be to say: I might need something in there someday. Bad move. This response will almost certainly result in your beloved junk being dumped into the trash.
The best way to answer this is with the obvious truth: you simply had no where to put these items. Where DO you put your embarrassing high school yearbooks and classphotos? You simply cannot put them on your walls, nor place them in a spot where just anybody can stumble on them. What about precious baby photos: as above. These items are coveted by everyone (except yourself, of course) that knows you as fuel for relentless taunting, painful cheek pinching and god-awful comparing ("gee, you've stack on the weight haven't you?")
I would say that the best thing to do is to pretend that they are boxes of crap that you have already packed, and when they do finally get move, are the first things that get placed in your new abode. During the hustle and bustle of moving, make sure these boxes are spirited away into their new hiding spots to avoid the "accidental" box opening, which will always occur with your most embarrassing items (such as that Swedish made penis enlarger pump "it's not my bag baby", your stash of vintage 70's Playboys and photos that you managed to keep off your 21st photo board that have you aged three dressed in drag).
Good luck to all the people moving house at the moment, and may you heed my words, else be cursed to weather years of relentless taunting.
So we moved MOST of the heavy stuff yesterday and today. Madz and I moved the bed, desk (one word - bitch, the desk that is), table, chest of drawers, and most of my clothes. Lukey and I moved the couches and the futon yesterday after footy. All that is left to come is a couple of bookshelves, washing machine and fridge.
So the computer is all setup in my new office (I'll take pics of it when everything is in here) which is what I'm typing this on, been a while since I blogged from home! The bedroom is mostly setup as well, with only little things needing to be moved in.
The old place is sooooo dirty, you have no idea how much dusk and muck you can accumulate with 4 people and 2 cats living in one 3 bedroom unit. It's going to cost me about AU$150 to clean it all up and get everything in order for the final inspection. I have until the 5th of July to do all that too, so I don't have to stress too much. The main thing I have to do straight away is make sure all my stuff is out of the old place, and to throw out anything I don't need. That's probably the hardest thing; who knows when you're going to need that broken power cord, or those 13 decks of playing cards.
I'm a terrible horder. I still have things in boxes from the last time I moved that I haven't unpacked. When asked why they were still in the boxes, I cited lack of time as an excuse; mind you, I had lived in my previous place for 1 year and 11 months before moving out, so it wasn't a very water-tight reason. Then the comment came: well you obviously don't need anything in there if you haven't unpacked it yet. *sigh* how do you answer a question like that?
Having experienced this question numerous times, I would say the best way NOT to answer this question would be to say: I might need something in there someday. Bad move. This response will almost certainly result in your beloved junk being dumped into the trash.
The best way to answer this is with the obvious truth: you simply had no where to put these items. Where DO you put your embarrassing high school yearbooks and classphotos? You simply cannot put them on your walls, nor place them in a spot where just anybody can stumble on them. What about precious baby photos: as above. These items are coveted by everyone (except yourself, of course) that knows you as fuel for relentless taunting, painful cheek pinching and god-awful comparing ("gee, you've stack on the weight haven't you?")
I would say that the best thing to do is to pretend that they are boxes of crap that you have already packed, and when they do finally get move, are the first things that get placed in your new abode. During the hustle and bustle of moving, make sure these boxes are spirited away into their new hiding spots to avoid the "accidental" box opening, which will always occur with your most embarrassing items (such as that Swedish made penis enlarger pump "it's not my bag baby", your stash of vintage 70's Playboys and photos that you managed to keep off your 21st photo board that have you aged three dressed in drag).
Good luck to all the people moving house at the moment, and may you heed my words, else be cursed to weather years of relentless taunting.