Congrats on the apartment, sj!

And yay, sleep, Cashmere!

Interview~ma to you, Katerina Bee!

Interview ~ma, KB!

sj, figure out how the movers price things -- by the hour or by the room, for example, and maximize the use of them. I've sometimes found that the headache of moving my own things was bigger than the price-tag of just letting them haul the boxes in one trip.

Yay, Olivia! Sleep is good!

Interview ~ma and Bestest Job Ever ~ma to you, Katie! 'Cause even if they adore you, they can't have you if they're just going to make you miserable later on. Period.

Cash, yay for sleep!! May it soon become a habit.

I don't have a digital camera.

I didn't get the bonus I thought I was getting but pretty sure I'm still getting a new digital camera. Will try to remedy your lack of digital.

As soon as I can take some and get a picture CD made.

A-hahahahahahahahahahaha! This from the girl that take MONTHS to get film developed. Uh-huh...

sj, figure out how the movers price things -- by the hour or by the room, for example, and maximize the use of them. I've sometimes found that the headache of moving my own things was bigger than the price-tag of just letting them haul the boxes in one trip.

Most of the places I contacted 14 months ago when I moved in here charged by the hour. I know how long it took to get everything done last time, and I have to add to the fact that this time I am moving an hour away and not a mile down the road, so I really want to cut down the amount of stuff as much as possible. If I can keep the costs down, then we might be able to still swing going to the F2F, if not, then we might not being going.

I didn't get the bonus I thought I was getting but pretty sure I'm still getting a new digital camera. Will try to remedy your lack of digital.

Have I mentioned lately what a fabulous friend you are? No rush though.

If I can keep the costs down, then we might be able to still swing going to the F2F, if not, then we might not be going.

You have a big family, no? Can you ask for some of them to help and then feed them a big pasta dinner?

eta: because I really, really, REALLY would love to see you and Dave again. You, mostly.

You have a big family, no?

Not really. The main problems for moving are the bookcases, the bed, a couple of large cabinets, and a million boxes of books.

because I really, really, REALLY would love to see you and Dave again. You, mostly.

I know. I am sorry. I'm already feeling guilty about this, but we had to jump on this apartment.

Last time we moved, we had a "box day" a week before the actual move. We packed books and dishes and so forth in boxes and invited a bunch of folks to come help us. Each person moved maybe five or six boxes total, so it wasn't too tiring, and we provided breakfast. It was actually lots of fun and saved us a LOT on the hourly move rates.

7 hours, wow! That's great!

And another wow for Sparky's NZ interview. For some reason, I was assuming that would move at a much more glacial pace - it seems like tehy are contacting you shockingly fast. In a good way. Or maybe my sense of how time is passing is way off, thath happens. Eitehr way, very cool!

The new place sounds wonderful, sj. And you have a lot of time to get yourself moved, it sounds like an excellent situation all the way around.

Eta except for the not making it to F2F part. I'm not crazy about that part.

I have a mover that is pretty fast and cheap. He's a friend of mine and I've referred him out to EllenS too. He moved all the stuff from a 3rd floor apartment to the 3 story house with the tiny staircases, and did a great job... he may be more than your other guy though. But let me know if you want his #. And definitely tell him I referred you, if you call for a quote.