THE BIG MOVE

[Glorious Amok]

so this is a totally non-lit related thread, here simply for me to ask all you clever folks for advice about my big move to the country. because my best friend is out of town, and because, well, ya'll seem pretty clever. and while this may be of virtually no interest to you whatsoever, it may help me to retain some semblance of sanity.

scenario: it's just one long room in the basement, used to be the garage. but they insulated it and laid down a nice floor, painted it up pretty and put in 2 sets of glass doors. one set leads into the room from the rec room, and the other set leads out to the garden. these are, however, the only windows in my room. the rest of the house is shared, open concept, and fully furnished.

and i have a house full of furniture to get rid of, altho there are a few things i think i'll stash away somewhere for future survival purposes.

accomplished so far today...

- got 9 uncrushed boxes from liquor store. small, but sturdy.

- got 6 EXCLAIM newspapers, free rock rags, for wrapping fragiles.

- 1 large roll of 1-1/2" masking tape, 65 yds.

- dug up 4 large black permanent markers out of the rubble of my desk.

- packed 4 plates & 3 bowls for easy future survival.

- friend from school Jenn has agreed to take my kitchen table + 2 chairs for her new bachelor suite.

pictures of my new home...

[Glorious Amok]

spices... these are probably mostly stale anyway. but i've always kept them as pride in being a kitchen witch. every kitchen witch knows you need some camomile and mustard seed on hand. but, i haven't actually opened them in about 4 years. okay, i could compost the contents and recycle the bottles. i think i solved my own problem there.

books.... i have an extensive collection. okay, so i'm sort of a compulsive book buyer. but, you know, they're BOOKS, so it's a healthy compulsion. now... do i take the entire collection, or do i skim out only the books i might actually read or need to refer to in the next 2 years of university study?

[Glorious Amok]

bongs... again, i have an extensive collection, but let's not judge, alright? and it's a tasteful collection, my blown glass water bong cost me $60 and my electric vaporizer cost me $75. now, it's univeristy time, last two years to go, see, and i'm thinking these seem superfluous, esp. when you can always just twist up a pinner, and nothing more than a wee pipe is in order when supply is thin.

so... what do you do with old, ahem ...slightly ... err, somewhat used, but very lovely bongs?

[diesel dyke]

gut reaction
I woud call my sister
she is a profession clutter councilor
saint maybe the novel, there was one

I am so happy for you I am getting close to tears. But I been on the verge of them all day, so it is just economy of effort I suppose

clueless, I moved from virginia left a couple hundred books behind, now I got more books, that for me is the hardest thing, I am a book magnet. And music becare full with the books book shelves I don't know how much cubes you got to work with, are you using van to move with.

dam I ain't much help
just happy for you sister

[Arcadia]

beautiful house with beautiful roof!
I was minimalist when me mudé to the apartment, but I have two rooms plenty of things in my father´s house yet.

[Glorious Amok]

aw, truck... you don't have to cry for me, it's just a garage room in somebody else's house. in fact, the notion of the commute is already starting to concern me....

arcadia, you're right, you know ... minimalist is the new black! that's the way i'm gonna go, well, the best i can. you should see the boxes of yard sale stuff i've pushed aside already.

i got HEAPS of junk! that's what cha get with a family full of yard-salers.

[Anonymous-one]

Donate the books you know you won't read to the public library .

Junk is junk , recycle what you can
and remember;A person's junk can be an another person's treasur , so
sale what you can.The rest ,well ,
JUNK IT.

Just helped my arts teacher move.
Theyr was 50 years worth of junk
in there.Some stuff was still
unpacked from the previous move.

Carried the fragile stuff ,
the rest was hauled away by professional movers.
It took them 10 hours.




Beautifull pad by the way.
Love the view , could enjoy it
for at least fifteen minutes.
See , I'm a city dweller , more
than that and I'd go totally nuts.
Need my dayli dose of city noises
and activities.

A-O...

P.S.:Mover create thyself.

[judih]

you're already freaking a bit about the commute? How bout in winter? will it be possible?

If it's okay, i think you'll enjoy this new environment. You'll be in school for highly populated people stim. You can be in the countryside for withdrawal and refreshment.

What advice do you need? you sound like you're doing fi---oh the books.

i always keep books, so don't expect logic from me.

enjoy. It is simply gorgeous.

judih

[stilltrucking]

Yes I was thinking about winter too, when I saw the pitch on that roof.
House built for snow, heavy snow.

It took me hours to sort thru my books, some were easy, Maybe a hundred books were ones I read. A hundred more of good intentions and walked away from the rest.
Lamps I had to leave some
BUt there were a couple I had to bring
Art, everything I had
Photographs everyone

professional help is sweet if you can afford it.
U-hauls are interesting
packing every cube you can is a challenge

[jimboloco]

professional help is sweet if you can afford it.

there are places with sliding scales.

personally i'd like to take a hike across that terrain.

do you cross-country ski? or snowshoe?

sunday morning whilst visiting my mombo, I walked into the woods about 50 steps down a trail and sat on a log for a few breaths, glorious indeed.

[stilltrucking]

Sail, closest thing to glidding I have ever found. Tried to join a glidder club in michigan. BUt I had to get my pilots licesnse first, every thing was going well but before I could solo I had to pass a physical exam, draft status shot me down.

Yeah love to walk, spent a hundred bucks on a good pair of walking shoes. Very high tech, has a roll bar built in the soul.
Because us geezers have a tendency to roll over.

I visualizing walk through Langtry Texas next summer.

Wind surfing, I would love to try that, I been looking for power cord to scanner so I can post some boats I used to own.

"talk about what used to be, waste another day"jitterbug

[Dave The Dov]

Step one - Take everything with you!!!!

Step two - Move in and set everything as best you can.

Step three - What ever is left over decide if you really need to keep it!!!!

There that should help you out. Love the A frame house you are moving into.
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Honda CB350

[Doreen Peri]

I believe in simplifying. You don't need too many personal posessions.

I need to get rid of a lot of stuff, myself.

That's a great looking place you're moving into! I love it!

I say, get rid of enough so that there will be room for me.

When can I move in?