fitting in
First things first. THANK YOU to Bill, Chris, Paul, my mom and Ronnie. We could not have done this move without your help. Seriously. You guys are saints.
Secondly, we are NEVER moving ourselves again. This move did us in. I know there may be a point in time where I eat my words, but this move has convinced us that hiring movers (even at some exorbitant price) is worth the hassle. So, the next time we move, and we mention moving ourselves, please shake us and remind us of this move.
While I’ve loaded my mom’s car full of stuff to give away/sell/take to the dump a total of two times now, we still have things that won’t fit or we don’t need. Big items and big ticket items include two old cameras, a treadmill, a washer and dryer (that came with the house), a chest freezer, two computer desks and over forty moving blankets. Someone bought the blankets last night and we’ve got someone coming to look at the freezer tonight, so we are at least making progress. We are downsizing from 2900 sq. ft. (plus garage and attic), to less than 2000 (without garage and attic, just a storage shed). I am inspired by friends who live in Europe, who manage to live quite pleasantly in small quarters, and our friends Dru and Jeannie in Columbus, Ohio, where they have maximized their itty bitty house to its full potential.
July 10th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
If we had an actual house instead of a condo, I’d buy your treadmill, but we just don’t have the room for it here (try living in 1100 sq ft and no storage shed!).
As for hiring movers next time - DO IT. We hired some when we moved here because it was so complicated to combine two households into one brand new household, and it was worth every single penny. We will NEVER move without movers ever, ever again.