Lightweight Eats

Moving has begun! I picked up the keys to our new place on Tuesday afternoon. Yesterday morning, we took over the first load and things have progressed quickly from there.

Dan and I don't have tons of stuff, and we're using this move as an opportunity to sell and donate a lot of unused items. Mostly, we have a lot of old clothing and unused books. There is definitely some furniture we wouldn't mind parting with, but our new place is quite a bit larger than our current space so we need the furniture to fill out the space.

Some of our furniture will get repurposed into something more useful. I'm looking forward to spending some real time planning out our space instead of just trying to figure out how to fit it all in.

So far, we've managed to move about half of our stuff without purchasing a single box. Our giant Ikea shelves have bins in them, and by unloading the bins after we take a load over, we've managed to take a lot of the little stuff over.

We've also used suitcases and duffel bags to take a lot of stuff: sheets, clothes, etc. Our most recent trip, I packed plates and bowls amongst clothing in Dan's rolling suitcase. Our plates are super heavy, so it was a great way to move them without carrying too much.

A burst of rain this afternoon has given me a moment to pause and plan the rest of our move. I'm currently working on making a list of everything left to move over, and then sorting it into trips. We hope to get everything moved by Sunday evening, in time to catch a 7pm showing of Skyfall.

That will also give us three days to bring over any straggling items, and clean the old place. Because I'm racing next weekend, I knew I would want this buffer to help alleviate stress. Things are starting to come together nicely, though!

Pictures will follow as soon as I have some.