A hundred items and three days later…
I must love moving.
Twice in ten months. The first time across land and sea. The second over hill and valley.
If you thought 89 boxes were a lot, try around 80, NOT including two beds (one queen and one king), two bookcases, two tvs, two dining tables, two drawers, two itty bitty tables (pairing was all the rage back home), one display case, one computer desk, around a dozen laundry baskets of miscellany.
Bitching aside, I much prefer the view from my desk now:
The unpacking this time around is sheer madness because we’d left half our boxes packed when we arrived in the US, having decided that hard work was best reserved for a home of our own. Procrastination was clearly the way to go, particularly when exercised in the name of ‘priorities’ and lack of space.
Well, that day has apparently come. It was a matter of time.
The good: I have my books out! I missed them, even some new ones I hadn’t even read.
The bad: Clutter, which for the last ten months had been safely confined to the garage. Freed from their cardboard prisons, they now invade and squat at every available nook and cranny in our once pristine new home.
Crap. Indeed.
I also discovered, with much shock and betrayal, that this house has no pantry. The ex-owner must not’ve been much of a cook. Evidently, so aren’t I. Distracted by the fancy walls and roomy rooms, I now have oodles of noodles and canned goods invading every available nook and cranny in our once pristine new home.
But ah, come. Let’s not forget those important priorities, and once again, admire the view:
Watch out, heartstopping Duvall. The Tans have arrived!
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October 28th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Fabulous view! Great privacy too. Welcome home.
re pantry: you could get one of those stand-alone thingy at IKEA to be your pantry
October 28th, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Yahoo!!! REALLY nice view! Congrates & happy unpacking! Hope the girls can help you! ;P
October 29th, 2006 at 7:29 am
I’ve been thinking about you, hoping the move went well! The unpacking part is so tough - I was literally paralyzed for three days when we got into here (it was our second move in 2.5 MONTHS), I was so overwhelmed.
No pantry…UGH. When we moved into our first home in Redmond, We used half of a nearby closet for the pantry. Worked fine because it was so close.
I still get my massages in Duvall, and have my scrapbooking club there, so I drive out there every four or 5 weeks, and marvel at the beauty driving out there. For me, Duvall is a wonderful place to visit but not live - but that’s because I have to take Noah all over the place for his therapy. I NEVER would have signed us up for 2 days a week driving to UW if we were still there. But the friends I have that don’t have to leave Duvall often are soo happy there.
October 30th, 2006 at 8:43 am
Hey, hey lovely view!
Yup, our apartment also doesn’t have a pantry. So we’re waiting to buy one of the pantry-closets to help with the storage problem.
Good luck unpacking.
October 30th, 2006 at 9:21 am
I “love” moving too. Four times in 4 months. First time across land and sea, the next 3 times across states. Took me 4 days to recover from all the crap. I hope this place is my last stop for the year.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
lovely view!! pics pics pics!!!!
btw, my blog moved
November 1st, 2006 at 12:30 am
That was fast..when I got to know you guys have moved from your MIL ( I called her last Sat ).. feels like a breeze…in Malaysia, such moving, not to mention the technical bit of documents and signatures and more documents and waiting, will take up to 6 months.
Do keep the pics of the house rolling in…
p.s love the view