There's little else so far that has made this move seem much more real and imminent as sorting through 10+ years of life, working out what to take / what to leave / what to throw out and boxing it all up. Whilst we setout with a "ruthless" mindset to weedle out taking anything with us that wasn't absolutely essential, somehow we still ended up with 23 packages to ship!
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| Carnage in the bedroom |
Strangest item shipped:
It's a close call between an Indiana Jones style leather whip and zebra spandex leggings
(All part of the fancy-dress collection, I assure you!)
Heaviest item shipped:
Brierlie's new KitchenAid food mixer (compact but so heavy!)
Most extravagant item shipped:
Simon: 4 x tennis rackets
Brierlie: boxes (upon boxes) full of handbags and shoes!
Most pointless item shipped:
3 x inflatable seagulls (where was the ruthless mindset here??)
Item most sorry to leave behind:
The Beamer ;-(
(Excluding Teedle (our flat cat), family and friends of course.)
Current consignment status:
Boxes packed, collected & enroute (we hope!)
Expected date of arrival:
8 - 12 weeks (with a hope and a prayer!)
...So now we're living out of a couple of suitcases essentially and that's far from ideal. Here's hoping that Brierlie's impressive shoe collection doesn't weigh the ship down too heavily...
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| 23 packages ready to go |
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| Blind descent |
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| Bye bye stuff, hope to see you soon! |
Always a scarey moment when you give all your stuff to some random bloke that you have never met before!
ReplyDeleteI hope it all goes well for you Simon.
David Sweetman
Damn. I was looking for 4 inflatable seagulls. Such a shame you only had 3.
ReplyDeleteIn Brierlies defence Simon - handbags and shoes should NEVER come under "extravagent items" category. They are absolutely essential :-)
ReplyDeleteVicki B