Wow, Moving sucks!

[shootingstar]

I must be a homebody at heart vs. a vagabond. I don't have alot of stuff in the latest move that we just did almost 2 wks. ago.

I moved 6 months ago from 1 province to another.

But right now, I'm highly demotivated to finish unpacking more odds'n ends, including more of my clothing. After working full-time during the biz week, it's just harder to get energized. I'm dealing with a brand new dryer that doesn't work, etc. It's these malfunctioning things plus other stuff...

I'm probably not being kind to myself because I've had to sustain a tremendous amount psychologically during these 2 home moves over last 6 months....death of sister, my partner now living in another province with our visits to one another, developing another blog for yet another organization, new job, new city, new faces..

I never thought at 52 I would be experiencing such significant upheaval.
Here's a throwaway story: when I moved from Toronto to vancouver, I truly had to discard some major stuff. I ended up discarding a large table size piece of stained glass art that I made.

Right now, I've hauled over a wad of art supplies but...I realize I don't have a proper cabinet/place to store all this stuff. I brought it over since I have too much of these supplies in Vancouver. Does that make sense?

Realize that I don't even have a couch yet nor coffee table. That is how bare I am ..in my new place which I like alot.

Yea, my life is in disarray for awhile.

[kermit]

I totally feel your pain. My husband and I both retired and made the final move to Georgia. When I tell you EVERYTHING went wrong, I mean it. Finally get here sleep,feel halfway human start unpacking and the apple laptop is nowhere. We have flipped this house upside down, it's just gone. Yup, moving sucks!

[Pedal Wench]

I should be packing instead of typing this message. Feel everyone's pain.

[WindingRoad]

I'm starting to get things together today. Gotta put stuff into storage then do it all again in January, yuk!

As for finding riding buddies I assume you can google local cycling and maybe find something or stop by a local bike shop and ask them.

[Jolt]

I'm in the middle of packing myself...moving in less than two weeks! I will be glad when the whole process is done and I am settled in the new place--kind of stressed out right now.

[Crankin]

Wow, I've moved 7 times since I've been married (31 years), including one across the country move. The last 4 were done by professionals, but we always do our own packing. We make a checklist and then get to work. First comes selling stuff, if necessary, or taking it to the dump or Goodwill. That is done months, or at least a month in advance, which sometimes means doing without things you need for awhile. Then, everything that doesn't get used frequently gets packed, such as china, things in the dining room and kitchen, and tools, outdoor stuff. DH can wrap and pack dishes and glasses super fast. We've gone to U Haul to get boxes in our last 2 moves. We make a map of the new house on the computer and use it to help the movers put everything in the right place. Boxes are labelled with the location they are to go in the new house... not where they came from. This was really important for my last move, as the configuration of the house I am in is quite different. The last 2 moves were local, from one town to another, about 15 and 9 miles. I took all of the clothes in our closet and other valuables, including our bikes in the car. That took a few trips. The clothes get hung and put in the appropriate closets before the move.
When the movers arrive, they have been instructed to unload the kitchen boxes first. I start unwrapping and unpacking while they are still unloading the truck. The kitchen is done and put away by the time I go to bed. It really helps in waking up the next morning, to know your stuff is where you need it when you get up for breakfast. The other stuff can wait, but generally, we are done unpacking in a week or less.
I never had lived in a house with a basement until my last move. We had to dump a lot of stuff, even though I was going to a bigger house. The next one will be worse, because we will be downsizing, but even though it's not going to be for 5-8 years, we've already started discussing what's going to go, what's going to be donated, and what's going to a kid. The key for us has been to never accumulate any junk and throw out stuff that doesn't get used on a regular basis.

[Pedal Wench]

Chiseling away at it, but even though I just moved a year ago, and tried hard not to unpack much, I still feel overwhelmed with the whole process.