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90% completion!
Nov. 28th, 2010 03:53 pmI think that we're about 90$% moved now. Nearly all of our stuff is here, barring kitchenware stuff and a few last things that need to be stuffed into bags and boxes, and then the last-minute cleaning, and those things can be done fairly easily tomorrow and Tuesday. We managed to get 7 SUV-loads of stuff brought over today, with both Van and Luke (Daniel's brother) helping. Van couldn't do too much (can't blame him, with all his health problems, and I think he overestimated his strength today, too...), but what he could and did do helped immensely, and allowed us to get two of the biggest pieces of furniture over here without too much difficulty.
And he's willing to help us tomorrow, too, so we can get the last things brought over, which is awesome. All the heavy stuff's already taken care of, and he says he can handle light stuff far more easily than heavy stuff. (So can I, but I feel like a dick comparing my energy levels to those of a guy waiting for a double organ transplant...)
Luke also hooked up our washing machine, so we can stop cleaning clothes in the bathtub and can also start washing our old clothes before donating anything that we can't use or don't want.
So now that Daniel's visiting family and eating a yummy dinner, I'm at home unpacking and organizing. Or rather, I should be, but I'm sitting down for 10 minutes to have some tea to revitalize myself. I've already set up my bookcase and two of the dressers, and I'd debating whether to start stacking books that have already been unpacked into the shelves or to concentrate on unpacking boxes. Both ways have their merits. The first means that my books can be divided from Daniel's and we can fit more of our stuff on our respective bookcases, but it means fewer boxes get unpacked. The second means more boxes get unpacked but I might have to jumble everything up on the shelves, which will make us need to take them all off and redo the whole thing again at some later date.
I'll probably take the former choice, really. Do it right the first time and it saves energy in the long run, even if it looks a little slower to begin with.
I much prefer unpacking to packing! Packing may be relatively easy; all you're doing is putting stuff into boxes and bags. And unpacking is just the same thing in reverse, really, but there's the fun and excitement of putting things in new places, experimenting with how things look, turning where you live into your home with all your belongings.
Speaking of, my break is over, and I should be cramming too many books onto too few shelves!
And he's willing to help us tomorrow, too, so we can get the last things brought over, which is awesome. All the heavy stuff's already taken care of, and he says he can handle light stuff far more easily than heavy stuff. (So can I, but I feel like a dick comparing my energy levels to those of a guy waiting for a double organ transplant...)
Luke also hooked up our washing machine, so we can stop cleaning clothes in the bathtub and can also start washing our old clothes before donating anything that we can't use or don't want.
So now that Daniel's visiting family and eating a yummy dinner, I'm at home unpacking and organizing. Or rather, I should be, but I'm sitting down for 10 minutes to have some tea to revitalize myself. I've already set up my bookcase and two of the dressers, and I'd debating whether to start stacking books that have already been unpacked into the shelves or to concentrate on unpacking boxes. Both ways have their merits. The first means that my books can be divided from Daniel's and we can fit more of our stuff on our respective bookcases, but it means fewer boxes get unpacked. The second means more boxes get unpacked but I might have to jumble everything up on the shelves, which will make us need to take them all off and redo the whole thing again at some later date.
I'll probably take the former choice, really. Do it right the first time and it saves energy in the long run, even if it looks a little slower to begin with.
I much prefer unpacking to packing! Packing may be relatively easy; all you're doing is putting stuff into boxes and bags. And unpacking is just the same thing in reverse, really, but there's the fun and excitement of putting things in new places, experimenting with how things look, turning where you live into your home with all your belongings.
Speaking of, my break is over, and I should be cramming too many books onto too few shelves!