6.17.2009

Things I have learned from packing


Nobody is ever this happy while packing. Nobody.

  • You always have more stuff in the kitchen than you think. Always. The kitchen will eat you alive
  • I don't clean out my toaster enough, as evidenced by the mound of crumbs I dumped out before packing said appliance.
  • Save appliance boxes, especially if you know you're moving within the year. I could just kick August 2008 Rachel. I'm very mad at her.
  • I have no off switch once I start a project. I had the whole week to pack and here I am on Wednesday, staring at boxes without even a knife with which to cut a lemon.
  • Don't ever buy ketchup from Costco. I know it's tempting, but unless you have >4 children and you're planning on eating a lot of hamburgers and hot dogs you won't finish it. Or maybe we don't eat enough ketchup.
  • It does feel good to have the packing all done. . .until the unpacking starts


P.S. Today is my birthday. I am a quarter-century old. . .practically ancient. If I can't announce that on my blog, where can I?

4 comments:

Laney said...

Ancient? If you are ancient, what does that make me, your older sister?

Emily Louise said...

Happy Birthday... And ancient. Oh please. :) Love you guys!

Joanna said...

I missed your birthday. I hope it was a great one! Packing, blah. No fun. Another thing about packing the kitchen is that everything is so oddly shaped that it doesn't fit well in boxes. It's like a huge 3-D jigsaw puzzle.

deena said...

I think you need a new post!! Don't you have pictures from NYC