Packing Up

Ah, the pain of packing up.  Now remember, this is not a normal move.  This is several different types of moves all in one.  Are you following? 

Before going to Hawaii, I was packing for Hawaii, packing for the bike trip, packing to give things away and packing for long term storage.  After Hawaii, I was unpacking from the trip, think laundry, packing for the bike trip, packing to give things away and packing for long term storage.  Then I realized that I needed to pack for the in-between days, staying with Pastor Randy Beard and his wife, Rhonda and then staying with my family for about a week in Madison, WI.

Yesterday, I had five moving angels.  During the day, it was Besty and Patrick Keefe.  They helped load the trailer (my dad's) with all the currently packed boxes and miscellaneous items to move to the church.  Then in the evening, the heavy lifting occured.  These angels were Randy Beard, Steve Hopper and Steve's son.  They moved the solid oak furniture!!

This morning was me trying to pack up the miscellaneous items left over.  Which included packing clothes and another load of laundry; toletries and bathroom items; kitchen items and food stuffs (non-perishable); and a large blizzard of paper.

The paper I stuffed into a bag to go over and through while I was staying with the Beards.  I quickly sorted through the toletry stuff.  These items will need to be transfered to smaller containers, which means a trip to
Wal-Mart or REI at some time in the future.  I needed to wash dishes, the microwave, and the coffee maker.  I almost forgot to go through the kitchen drawers.  I still need to pack some of the cups I want to keep.

I threw stuff for the bike trip in a couple of bags to go through in WI.  These items also include things I will need for the in-between days.  All the items will need to be sorted and bagged for the trip or storage.  I also had to separate out all the computer items to deal with in WI. 

Now I get to sit down and blog about the packing days.  Aren't you so lucky?  :)  Looking at the boxes left in my apartment, I realize that I have more than I had envisioned in my head.  Hmmmm.  I wonder what took up more space than I realized? Or did I keep something I was going to give away?  I also have a boat load of empty boxes left over.  Is that a good thing??