OMG my body hates me, and what is that smell?

I finished moving all my stuff when I unpacked Nikka's car on Monday. I spent all day Saturday moving and 8 hours cleaning and finishing packing on Sunday. I spent most of the day Monday unpacking. Tuesday I spent 3.5 hours at the laundromat washing about 8 large loads of laundry. Bedding, clothes, towels, duvet cover, comforter, etc. I wound up "abandoning" two laundry baskets of stuff that I wouldn't use or didn't want. As I unpack my closet, I am weeding through my clothes, yet again. I am committed to downsizing my life and feel the weight of too much shit lifting off of me every day.

The ONE thing I need to increase is the size of my bed. The whole bed thing is now the stuff of Monty Pythonesque humour. The twin bed sits on a wood platform that allows me to store stuff under the bed. The bed is now 3 feet off the ground. Picture this little, tiny twin that is so tall I have to place my portable safe next to the bed to climb up each night. Yes, it is a total hoot and one of my roommates may or may not have taken pics to post online. I went to the Ikea website and it appears that a full sized bed is the same length as a twin but is 15" wider. I will be able to keep the queen sized comforters and quilts I love while giving Miss Kitty a little more room on the bed. Anyone with a pet will tell you that they take their half out of the middle.

Plan Q!

My latest plan was to move today. I was supposed to have someone else signing a lease and moving in May 1 so I figured I would move in the middle of the week and be done before the madness of May 1 moving day began. May 1 marks the beginning of the summer move cycle so I figured I would beat them to the punch. My landlord has just informed me that he does NOT have a tenant for May 1, may have something to do with the fact he is not showing the place and tells everyone it is not available until June 1, so I am back to the drawing board.

Haven't spoken to Dean yet, did speak to Tony, and my latest plan is to move Sat. May 8. This way, if I am working, I won't have to take any more time off from work to pack and move AND it gives me more time to actually sort through the crap and discard/donate/re-gift!

For the first move in YEARS, I am completely into the downsizing thing. I have thrown out bags and bags of trash, donated box after box of stuff, and sent another 2 large boxes of documents to an industrial shred place. I am not finished yet, but boy have I made headway!

Now the work begins

The roomie is gone, as are all my crackers, cookies and once a year gingerbread pop-tarts. Now the real work begins as I start to sort, downsize, donate and discard what feels like a ton of crap. It is with great joy and trepidation that I begin my move to the farther North side. I am very much looking forward to new roommates and a steady contribution to the rent. Becky, with the exception of her cats (that was Miss Kitty chiming in), was the best roommate I had. She understood the concept of replacing the little things like toilet paper. I was more then willing to supply the paper towels, as some folks call that a luxury item, but come on, we are ALL using the toilet paper...I would hope.

If anyone can think of anything they might need, and have seen in my apartment, for heaven's sakes, just ask. I have craft stuff (Mariah?), I have a fax/copy/scanner, a wire shelving unit, a blender/food processor (Dean AND Tony have really good ones), you name it...so come on down and get it while you can!