Moving ..... yay!

We've moved.

We're living out of boxes, using a camp fridge and have mattresses on the floor, but we've moved  :D

The weather in Brisbane was dreadful this past weekend; how I wished for today's sunny skies!  We enlisted the help of my Dear Brother-in-Law and Sister-in-Law and between us, we got most of it either packed and moved into the house; or packed and moved to offsite storage, and suprisingly, no water damage!    (Note to self: arrange something special for our helpers who gave up their weekend and worked tirelessly to move us!)

And I have to say, I hate moving. 

I am overwhelmed by the number of boxes we have.  Overwhelmed by the idea of where I'm going to stick it all (where did it all come from?).  I am a hoarder and I am a sentimental sucker!  Boxes of bunnykins, swarovski crystal and ornamentals from when the girls were babies.  Boxes of clothes, because I WILL lose weight.  Sadly, most of it will be either out of fashion by the time I get back to that size, or deteriorate due to age!  One pair of aerobic exercise pants I found was from ..... (working out how many years since I've been that size) .... 12 YEARS AGO. 

I have a problem, don't I?!  Hoarders Anonymous Outed, anyone? 

So my post-moving checklist, just in case I ever move again ...

1.  Order a skip
2.  Reduce, reuse, recycle - if you haven't used it/worn it/admired it for 12 months, get rid of it!  Anything that can't be given away or sold, THROW OUT into the skip!
3.  Be organised (part i) & arrange truck/removalists/help, BEFORE THE WEEKEND YOU DECIDE TO MOVE!  Note to Dear Husband:  Check the weather forecast next time, too!
4.  Be organised (part ii) & have sufficient supplies of newspapers/butchers paper, masking tape and boxes.  There's nothing worse than doing a mad-dash to Bunnings because you've run out of the smaller sized box for heavy items!
5.  Pack room by room assuming you don't have bits strewn throughout the house due to storage shortage. Otherwise, pack for where it's going to go.
6.  Label the boxes - Room to go in and Contents.  If external help/removalists/friends etc are being used, don't label the box LOUIS VUITTON HANDBAGS & JEWELLERY!  Just-in-case.
7.  If you have children, movies and babysitters can be wonderful at this point in time.  My Dear Daughter ran into the side of the truck on her push bike, which was better than almost being crushed by a filing cabinet that tipped over.
8.  Dust/vacuum all furniture before it is loaded onto the truck and don't intefere in where it's being put.  Dear Husband tells me that boys' spacial awareness is better than girls; so in my experience, my best intentions in telling Dear Husband to stick-it-over-there! is not needed, or wanted!
9.  Put down non slip mats so that dirt doesn't get traipsed through the new house!
10.  Ensure the coffee machine is at one house, with the kettle at the other, along with the milk!  Plenty of refreshments should be served regularly along with pats on the back, to keep up morale.
11.  Make sure there is toilet paper and soap at the new house! In fact, I'd recommend doing a full shop!
12.  Unload directly into the room listed on the box.  No questions.  Noooo ... don't put it there Dear, stick it in the room that the box was labelled with, thank you :)
13.  Take a moment, because the Oh-My-Holy-Snappin'-Duck-Shit! moment is about to hit when you realise it has only just started, and you've got to unpack it all....

Once the house doesn't look like a bomb has hit it, I'll even post some photos.

Have a lovely week, all!


Suz  x

I've been absent, sorry

Yes, I know.  I am a terrible blogger!

And I can't even blame that absence on moving, as unfortunately we have not yet moved in.  Although I still have the master construction key, my real keys have been held to ransome because until today, my bank hadn't finalised the last of the progress payments.  I had no idea it would take this long :( but hopefully, it should be the last of the hold-ups.

So, Dear Husband and I are planning on moving most of the packed goods this weekend, weather permitting of course.  I will arrange real removalists for the big stuff (heaven forbid family assist and accidentally run something into a wall). 

We've had dreadful weather of late and apparently we have a little 'dam' happening on the land and 2 resident ducks.  At least the girls will be ecstatic!

And I do promise that I will post some more photos! 

Until then, I need to concentrate on finishing some work tasks this week, catch up on my studies (first test on Monday - eek!) and attend the girls' school Easter chapel service this weekend.  Not to mention, pack up all the bits we're still using!

Which means I need to stop dreaming about furnishings, looking for antique ladies' bureaus, talking to landscapers, getting giddy over gorgeous fabrics & trolling pinterest!  Procrastination - I suffer it badly!!

Hopefully by the end of this weekend, I have a positive moving story to share :)  Here's hoping your weekend is positive, re-energising & filled with joy!


Suz x