When I moved, Lori helped me haul my bed and mattress in first. It's always the first thing I do, get my bed moved and made so there's ONE THING done. The most important thing. The thing I will pass out in.
Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Allyson - Apr 16, 2009 9:46:35 am PDT #15494 of 30000
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
Connie Neil - Apr 16, 2009 9:49:16 am PDT #15495 of 30000
brillig
Did you google Finite Math?
Burrell - Apr 16, 2009 9:56:43 am PDT #15496 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm with Allyson on moving in the beds first.
Also? Happy birthday ND
Scrappy - Apr 16, 2009 10:17:00 am PDT #15497 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
See, I always hook up stereo or a radio first, so I have music to work to.
Kathy A - Apr 16, 2009 10:19:39 am PDT #15498 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The movers assemble my bed for me before they leave, but I'll leave it unmade in favor of unpacking my books first. That way, I get rid of almost half of my boxes and I feel very productive! Then I'll make the bed.
Ginger - Apr 16, 2009 10:26:11 am PDT #15499 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
have a box with all the things you'll need for the first day or two: sheets, towels, soap, toilet paper, a light bulb or two, possibly paper plates/plastic flatware.
Kleenex, paper towels, snacks, extension cord, flashlight, knife, scissors, coffee pot, coffee.
If I unpacked my books first, it would be a couple of days before I got to bed. I get sheets on the bed and get the coffee pot set up.
javachik - Apr 16, 2009 10:28:27 am PDT #15500 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Happy Birthday Drew!!!
I've managed to store almost all the boxes I want to keep in my closet. You know, for the next time I do this.
You can store those in my garage if you'd like. We can put them in the Subaru tonight after dinner.
Sue - Apr 16, 2009 10:29:45 am PDT #15501 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Happy Birthday Noise Design!
megan walker - Apr 16, 2009 10:31:23 am PDT #15502 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The movers did the bed because it had to be put in to the closet just so. But, yeah, stereo right away for sure.
The books had to wait until the bookshelves were bracketed to the wall, so I did clothes first. But then I did bookshelves just to be able to get rid of boxes and have enough room to spread out the kitchen stuff, see what I had, and figure out where it goes.
Now I just have to figure out where to hang stuff. But it turns out I have picture rails (or whatever you call them) so I need to visit the hardware store.
DavidS - Apr 16, 2009 10:32:32 am PDT #15503 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I haven't moved in 23 years. But I did help move JZ into our apartment and Juliana into North Beach. The latter being a mere car-load of boxes instead of a truckload.
I once moved my sister's entire household (two adults, a teenager and a newborn) in a packed 17 foot rental truck by myself. Drove it five hours up from South to Central Florida after a full day of construction work, and unloaded the whole damn thing (included washing machine, dryer and refrigerator) by myself. Yeesh. That's so far beyond my capacity now, it's hard to believe I ever did it.