its also been a while since I saw all my stuff...
... but the stuff has now arrived.
Three burly blokes took just under 4 hours to empty two container loads of stuff. They lifted boxes two by two - I swear those boxes each weighed over 30 kilos ... mostly books, music and stuff.
sResult: having lived in a house devoid of anything, where the sound of our footsteps echoed through the passage, where we danced on the (new) floor, we now squeeze past 100 boxes as we struggle to find our beds. (Actually - our much love bed seems to be missing the central support beam so Chris and I are still sleeping on a mattress on the floor. We remain hopeful that the missing bit will reveal itself as we clear the stuff but we are loosing hope ...)
Isabelle is thrilled to have uncovered all her music stuff bits and pieces - her keyboard is set up with a view over the garden, her guitar is well within reach. Don't tell her, but I can hear her as I lie reading on my mattress on the floor.
Matthew is hoping that if he sits at his computer long enough then the chaos will slowly resolve itself without him having to ever confront it.
... and I open boxes and find treasures and trash ...
its a good thing that I am surrounded by holiday houses - I can 'borrow' their rubbish bins, put all the unwanted stuff in it, and wave it goodbye on Tuesdays as the garbage guys take it away. (Don't worry - there is also a pile being saved for a car boot sale!)
The picture of Matthew is hilarious. I've never seen a sea-transport container before, thank you.
ReplyDeleteWhy do we encumber ourselves with so much stuff, why do we need it? I did manage to throw and give away stuff before a move once (Frankfurt to Paris), but I STILL regret several items, including the maternity trousers from H&M which would fit me very well now. What oh what is the solution?
I leave you to live this one out!
Love Catherine
Just under 4 hours for unpacking the containers is awesome! Funny the central beam is missing - but you can have it custommade (more expenses)...
ReplyDeletethey were totally on the case for the whole time. I mean, things were put into (more or less) the correct rooms but not in the correct places and certainly there was no 'unpacking' as such. Quite a lot went into the garage because we knew that we had no idea (and no room) for it
DeleteI also find the photo of Matt very telling... and not surpring. How many days did he manage to sit in the garden ignoring what is going on? ;-))
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