We are in the townhouse. While it is clean, new, and relatively comfortable on its own, it is less comfortable when it is filled with cardboard boxes.
We have decided to pare back even further in order to avoid some of the visual (and physical) clutter that all the boxes provide. We all agree that this is sub-optimal. The kids are stressed. We are stressed. We are coping but sometimes losing a bit of the grip. I quite surprised at what isn't fitting in a space purported to be 1,400 square feet.
As for the future, who knows. Our current goal is to make it past the July 4th holiday without adding to our stress level. No open houses, no hunting, no offers, just unpacking as little as possible to make ourselves as comfortable as possible in this space.
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Hello Townhouse!
We completed our move on June 3, Friday. I would love to say it sucked, but I think that would be an unhealthy way to feed into my negativity.
To be honest, I don't mind moving, under the right circumstances. I like the purging that it creates. You have to take an honest look at whether you want to move something, or whether you would pay someone else to move it. That's a powerful decision. Our movers were great and fast. Started by 9:00, done by 2:30. Two trips.
The part I don't like is unpacking, even more than packing. For us, the last two moves have been downward moves, and maybe that's all there is to it. We are living in a space that was 60% of our Alder St house (where I recovered from surgery). Just think of getting rid of 40% of your stuff. It is probably a higher number than that because the kids' stuff is increasing, meaning our stuff must decrease propotionately.
To envision this place, think hotel. Embassy suites for example. It's livable, new, everything fits. Doors latch. Plugs aren't loose. But it also charm-free. Well, it is supposed to be temporary so maybe that will be motivating. I just hope it doesn't motivate us to do something stupid.
To be honest, I don't mind moving, under the right circumstances. I like the purging that it creates. You have to take an honest look at whether you want to move something, or whether you would pay someone else to move it. That's a powerful decision. Our movers were great and fast. Started by 9:00, done by 2:30. Two trips.
The part I don't like is unpacking, even more than packing. For us, the last two moves have been downward moves, and maybe that's all there is to it. We are living in a space that was 60% of our Alder St house (where I recovered from surgery). Just think of getting rid of 40% of your stuff. It is probably a higher number than that because the kids' stuff is increasing, meaning our stuff must decrease propotionately.
To envision this place, think hotel. Embassy suites for example. It's livable, new, everything fits. Doors latch. Plugs aren't loose. But it also charm-free. Well, it is supposed to be temporary so maybe that will be motivating. I just hope it doesn't motivate us to do something stupid.
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