completely unprecedented (by which I mean, possibly in the history of human civilization)

I have to boast now, even though the amazing thing did not have much to do with me, but rather with my wife's mad organizing skills and the impressive lifting-of-boxes by the housemates and foleyartist1.

We have been actively engaged in moving since Wednesday. There has been a list of things which needed to be done each day: pack this room, pack that room, sort this, decide that. Today was 'put all the packed boxes and furniture in the mobile storage unit, which the people will come pick up and take away later'.

This is now done.

At no time was this move ever anything other than on or ahead of schedule. All of the boxes have sensible things in them, are sensible weights, and are labeled 'fragile' or 'valuable' or 'handle with care' if necessary. We never got to the traditional point where you find yourself having to label a box 'lampshades, miscellaneous hair objects, ham', or the later point where you find yourself labeling the box 'crap I found in the back'**.

There were no floods, fires, temper tantrums, bouts of inclement weather, attempted defraudings, mechanical failures, health catastrophes, family feuds, confusions, or raised voices*. The cats went quietly into the bathroom this morning and stayed there.

I got up today at about my usual time, looked around at the situation, realized that it was well under control, and baked a cake for the people who were better at hauling things. Because I HAD TIME TO DO THAT. Because it DID NOT AFFECT THE SCHEDULE.

I realize we are going to be hit by a meteorite tomorrow morning-- either that, or the mobile storage unit people are going to mail everything to Dubai-- but THIS MOVE HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY PLEASANT THING and also EVERYTHING HAS GONE EXACTLY AS PLANNED IN EVERY SINGLE LITTLE DETAIL.

I just had to mention this, because it is so obviously a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

* all exciting highlights of actual past moves!

** Ruth would like to point out that there is a box labeled 'various' and a box labeled 'sundry', but these were intentional and labeled as such because she finds it amusing, as opposed to having been labeled at a point when nobody could manage to care any longer: a significant distinction, I think

completely unprecedented (by which I mean, possibly in the history of human civilization)

I have to boast now, even though the amazing thing did not have much to do with me, but rather with my wife's mad organizing skills and the impressive lifting-of-boxes by the housemates and foleyartist1.

We have been actively engaged in moving since Wednesday. There has been a list of things which needed to be done each day: pack this room, pack that room, sort this, decide that. Today was 'put all the packed boxes and furniture in the mobile storage unit, which the people will come pick up and take away later'.

This is now done.

At no time was this move ever anything other than on or ahead of schedule. All of the boxes have sensible things in them, are sensible weights, and are labeled 'fragile' or 'valuable' or 'handle with care' if necessary. We never got to the traditional point where you find yourself having to label a box 'lampshades, miscellaneous hair objects, ham', or the later point where you find yourself labeling the box 'crap I found in the back'**.

There were no floods, fires, temper tantrums, bouts of inclement weather, attempted defraudings, mechanical failures, health catastrophes, family feuds, confusions, or raised voices*. The cats went quietly into the bathroom this morning and stayed there.

I got up today at about my usual time, looked around at the situation, realized that it was well under control, and baked a cake for the people who were better at hauling things. Because I HAD TIME TO DO THAT. Because it DID NOT AFFECT THE SCHEDULE.

I realize we are going to be hit by a meteorite tomorrow morning-- either that, or the mobile storage unit people are going to mail everything to Dubai-- but THIS MOVE HAS BEEN A RELATIVELY PLEASANT THING and also EVERYTHING HAS GONE EXACTLY AS PLANNED IN EVERY SINGLE LITTLE DETAIL.

I just had to mention this, because it is so obviously a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

* all exciting highlights of actual past moves!

** Ruth would like to point out that there is a box labeled 'various' and a box labeled 'sundry', but these were intentional and labeled as such because she finds it amusing, as opposed to having been labeled at a point when nobody could manage to care any longer: a significant distinction, I think

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