hi everyone! it’s been a while since the last post so i wanted to give you all an update on what were doing. if you’re reading this you probably know that we’re in the middle of moving to the other side of the world. the last month has been pretty crazy. and the next two should be about the same.
adriana and the kids took off for brasil this week and left me here all by myself to deal with a, nay many, piles of junk three years in the making. so with the movers coming in a week and a half i need to ‘organize’ things a bit to ensure things are packed in the right shipment. (if you’ve ever been through a military move you’re probably familiar with the dynamic of moving your stuff in three to four separate types of shipments. ...not including the car shipping fiasco!) in addition to ‘organizing’ stuff, you really need to disassemble anything that can be taken apart (i.e. beds, tables, shelves). otherwise the screws and bolts will almost certainly get lost, transforming your beautiful furniture into a pile of useless wood.
so my mission for the weekend: #1 clear out the attic (did i say the movers won’t go up there so you have to clear it yourself? ...good thing we stored all our heavy stuff up there!). #2 disassemble furniture. #3 “organize” shipments into three areas.
good times!
well, the weekend is almost over and i’ve succeeded at #1. the cover picture on this post is our living room. a lot of that stuff came from the attic (two floor up). see those boxes? ...full of books!
this (above) was gabby’s room. just 24 hours earlier it was full of toys, clothes, and a her bedroom set. now it’s the transition room that i use to hold stuff i don’t want the movers to touch.
this (above) was lucas’ room. used to be full of toys, clothes and a bedroom set. that stuff is still there, but the bed is broken down and half of the attic and most of gabby’s stuff is in there too. the mover’s are really gonna love this room! ooops.
victory! the attic is clear. what about tasks 2 and 3 you ask? along the way i managed to disassemble most of stuff that needed it. still one 500 lb gorilla left: adriana’s closet. as far as separating the piles... well the problem with moving all the stuff from your attic into the main part of your house is that all that stuff takes up space. ...not sure there’s enough room left to organize anything in this house.
but for now, i’ll just enjoy my clean attic.
