When I move, I already know where everything is supposed to go. It just involves actual work and time to get it there. The "OMG,how am I going to get all this stuff packed by Moving Day?!?" beforehand is much more traumatic.
I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.
Simon ,'Safe'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 23, 2008 12:19:11 pm PDT #6819 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
sarameg - Mar 23, 2008 12:21:39 pm PDT #6820 of 10001
Unpacking is more satisfying for me (granted, the only time I've done that in the past 10 years was my kitchen.) I get to organize instead of the haphazard chaos that was! I get rid of stuff (for some reason, this doesn't work as well when I pack.) Everything gets its proper home, rather than what was available when it arrived.
Next time I move, you are free to throw this in my face.
I suspect I like unpacking more because I hate being packed.
JenP - Mar 23, 2008 12:26:31 pm PDT #6821 of 10001
I hate both. I love when I have a place for everything; I hate organizing my space such that there is a space for everything. So there isn't, so it's often a mess.
SuziQ - Mar 23, 2008 12:33:51 pm PDT #6822 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
More than the packing and the unpacking, I am hating the weeding out of the junk. HOW IN THE HECK do we have so much STUFF?
We just went through our collection of VHS tapes. VHS, people and we have a TON.
Lee - Mar 23, 2008 12:38:30 pm PDT #6823 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am so sorry about your niece, scrappy.
brenda m - Mar 23, 2008 12:46:08 pm PDT #6824 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ugh, scrappy. What a tough situation for your family.
Scrappy - Mar 23, 2008 12:52:31 pm PDT #6825 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Hard on me, but so much harder on her parents. My poor brother sounds just so TIRED on the phone. They are constantly seesawing between resignation and hope and anxiety and trying to be strong for their other two kids. I know they are just torturing themselves with "what if's" and there is no way not to.
I wish I could do more, but they don't want us out there until they know what is going to happen.
sarameg - Mar 23, 2008 12:55:56 pm PDT #6826 of 10001
It's so miserable all around. I'll just hope for everyone.
Allyson - Mar 23, 2008 12:57:56 pm PDT #6827 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Oy, Kat, I don't think I'm going to make it over to get the ladder. I've only got half the books packed, and books are my goal for the day.
Susan W. - Mar 23, 2008 1:05:21 pm PDT #6828 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Scrappy, I'm so sorry.