"We don't need to buy another thing, ever."I could only nod numbly in agreement with my man Dan last nite as we finished organising five years of stuff for today's shipment (London to Portland).
The movers arrived at 8:30 am. After a couple of hours, one politely asked if we could switch from Radio 4 to Magic FM. So today's minor chaos has been accompanied by every Hit Of The '80s you can possibly imagine, plus a few more. Top singalong tunes: Fast Car and Who's That Girl (me), Don't You Want Me (mover dude), I Will Always Love You (other mover dude).
Six hours later, and I'm living out of a suitcase – for the next month or so. Then we get a bit of our stuff back via int'l air freight and MoveCube (or whatever it's called that's shifting our New Orleans stuff). Give it 2-3 months and the remainder of the stuff arrives.
So surely it's time for the old George Carlin rant on stuff? Enjoy and be glad you're not the one orchestrating a transatlantic move.
"That's the whole meaning of life, isn't it? Trying to find a place for your stuff!"
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Oh my goodness, I didn't realise you were moving! Such a huge process after five years. My thoughts are with you :)
Hey there,
Thanks for the well-wishin'. It's all good. As you can understand, I'm now thinking, 'oh why didn't I leave just a bit more of my stash to take in my luggage?' Answer: baggage restrictions. One project is going to have to last me a while1 ;o)
You'll be even lighter of stuff after I clean out your spices tomorrow ;-) Cxxx
Bring it back to where you belong- the land of the cheeseburger!
those are some amazing light shades!!!!!!!
i can't wait to see you!
soooooooooon.
xo
kittee
Noël, I know I'm late to this particular party, but OMG, George Carlin is fantastic!! (That, of course, is not a newsflash in any way, but I had not see that bit of his.) STUFF!!!
Sadly, that is one thing that really sucks about being a widow(er): 6 months out, I feel like I am literally drowning in her... STUFF!!! And not only her stuff, but her mom's stuff, too! (She passed away around a year ago, after a long battle w/Alzheimer's; she lived with us for 6 years before we couldn't care for her anymore.) The studio is set up in what used to be her living room, so as I type this I am literally looking at her books and other... STUFF!!
Thanks for sharing!
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