Arrrgh moving

[Catrin]

I hate moving. Did I mention that before? I don't have THAT much stuff, and I live alone so there is no one I can make...errrrrr.... ask to help me So my living room now resembles a combination of a warehouse and obstacle course. I have to be out of the apt within 20 hours of moving out so I am cleaning/spot painting/whatever in an attempt to ease the process and get as much of my deposit back as I can as I pack.

I am not sleeping much - the inability to sleep is from the lack of cardio exercise - my physical therapist said I could swim (but I don't know how to). I WANT to ride my bike or go to spinning class...but I can't just yet. Wouldn't have time if I could.... Walking doesn't get my heart rate above 103...

I will love the new apt after I am settled but I HATE the process....

Ok, I am done venting. Time to go sign my new lease and get my keys

[OakLeaf]

Swimming lessons! You know you need to learn ANOTHER complicated set of movements in dimensions that your body isn't used to thinking about.


I hate moving, too. Hope it's as painless as possible for you.

[Catrin]

No swimming lessons...water is just for drinking, bathing, laundry and.....hot tubs That is all...I can, in a pinch, do a back stroke and float but that is about it and I am fine with leaving it that way

Ok, my break is over. Time to open a beer I think and head back to packing/cleaning the kitchen. If'en I can find that bottle opener first

[KnottedYet]

Time to open a beer I think and head back to packing/cleaning the kitchen. If'en I can find that bottle opener first

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I have 2 of the above.... access to beer at all times is CRUCIAL!

[Catrin]

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I have 2 of the above.... access to beer at all times is CRUCIAL!

Ooooh, I will take one of each!

I DID find my bottle opener It certainly makes cleaning the oven a slightly better chore.

[marni]

you have my sympathy- having moved 17 times in 37 years of marriage, both within the country and internationally and having had to handle it alone since my husband was always sent off immediatly ( no not military, oil and chemical construction and petro chemical) and for 10 out of the 17 with kids and pets, I feel your pain. You'd think about the third time it would get easier but it never does.

Take a little extra time to muck hew and sort, and another little time to explore the new area as a reward and before you know it, you'll be moved. Then just unpack basic necessities and take a break before you start unpacking anything but bare essentials.

good luck

[lph]

I have 2 of the above.... access to beer at all times is CRUCIAL!

Oh yes. And pizza. I refuse to move without access to beer and pizza. The upside to moving is that you have a standing excuse to not go to any social events you don't want to go to, you can walk around inside with shoes on and not tidy for days and weeks, and you can eat pizza at odd hours of the day. Otherwise moving stinks.

[Catrin]

Oh yes. And pizza. I refuse to move without access to beer and pizza. The upside to moving is that you have a standing excuse to not go to any social events you don't want to go to, you can walk around inside with shoes on and not tidy for days and weeks, and you can eat pizza at odd hours of the day. Otherwise moving stinks.

Wish that my body liked pizza...but it doesn't. Not commercial pizza that is There is something I make that passes for pizza that uses whole-wheat pizza dough as a base that works for me - no meat though. I think it is the fat content of more traditional pizza that does it to me. I love the taste, but I cannot eat it.

This may, or may not, be a surprise, but there is a little OCD to my personality. I really cannot relax until everything is unpacked and all boxes are gone. Sad, I know, but that is just the way it is for me. I think that I am getting a little better in this department, so we will see - regardless beer and good sandwiches will get me through

Since my leg is pretty much pain free now, I am going to ask my PT if I can take a short inaugural ride from my new apt if I don't clip in. The tendonitis feels much better (and did improve before I went to see him), the only thing I really feel now is the strained hamstring when I bend down. I know, he will probably laugh, but am going to ask anyway I KNOW what caused the strained hamstring - it wasn't the bike...