Feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve been online – I’ve been totally in “move mode” for the last two+ weeks. Unlike our other moves, this one wasn’t bankrolled by the hubby’s company… so,\u00a0while we hired a moving company to do the actual moving, we did our own packing.\u00a0It\u00a0turned out to be a pretty grueling process: at the end of the day, I just didn’t feel like doing anything more than putting my feet up and quaffing a brew.<\/p>\n
I’ve seen professional packing crews in action, so I knew exactly what to do. And my guesstimate on the number of boxes and other supplies to get was pretty good. Nonetheless, the process is harder than the pros make it look! Part of the difficulty was due to the (added) sorting process: professional packers basically box up anything that isn’t nailed down; whereas we made multiple runs to the landfill,\u00a0public library\u00a0and\/or Value Village (I didn’t want to pack anything that we didn’t want).<\/p>\n
The other contributor to the enhanced difficulty was the cleaning… Pro packers don’t care if the books are dusty, or if there are pens and loose change hiding under the sofa cushions. I do. I’m no neat-freak, but I wasn’t inclined to pack any\u00a0detritus along for the ride. And it’s simply amazing how much crud can hide undisturbed in a seemingly tidy household. In addition, I wanted to minimize the amount of post-move cleaning we had to do, so\u00a0I gritted my teeth and did a\u00a0lot of the “hands-and-knees” stuff beforehand.<\/p>\n
Ugh.<\/p>\n
Needless to state, I’m delighted that the worst is over. The old\u00a0house been cleaned and vacated; while the new one is\u00a0fairly functional. There’s still some unpacking to do – but the remaining boxes are pretty low priority (and mostly lodged downstairs in the family room and garage, where I don’t have to look at them, lol).<\/p>\n
We’ve also got our gym memberships in hand – we have “all club” memberships at Oz Fitness, which means we can work out at any club in the chain. I’m looking forward to working out in a new facility, and Oz seems to be pretty well equipped. We’ll probably go for our first workout tomorrow. It’ll be a fairly light one, though: my training partner (my 22-yr. old son, Ryan) and I have been out of the gym since the 15th – so minimizing DOMS is a top priority (I already hab da sniffoos – my first cold since Fall, 2010 – so I’m not interested in significantly adding to my physical discomfort).<\/p>\n
At any rate, back to work (that is, the writing, etc.) tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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