As someone who never moved much as a kid, it came as a shock to me to marry a man who loved to move. I got quite good at packing and sorting and stuff and have become quite ruthless about tossing things I no longer need (the local charity shops do well when I'm in that mood.) I must say that renovating is a different kind of hell though - all my stuff is somewhere else besides where it should be and dusty to boot!
I found that the threat of a dollar a pound (the cost to move stuff across Canada the last time we did so) made editing the collection easier . . . let me see, at a dollar a pound do I really want to make my own yogurt?
Re: moving - ickfiery_rosesJune 29 2006, 11:48:04 UTC
The really difficult part is what if I want to come back? I might not like Canada as much as I think I will, or I might get too homesick, etc. I think I'll have to get rid of as much as I can, sell old books, cds, clothes etc, throw out old papers and things (I can't hang onto every birthday card or letter, or note I passed in school for the rest of my life, as much as I'd shamefully like to), and put the rest into storage.
There's the option to rent a storage locker, or borrow the corner of a friends' garage, and put your stuff there for a bit. You'll probably have to go back to Australia after Canada, so you can edit your collection if you plan to return. You can also ship over some stuff you plan to keep. Our country has lots of room for everyone's junk, once you decide how much you can bring.
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I found that the threat of a dollar a pound (the cost to move stuff across Canada the last time we did so) made editing the collection easier . . . let me see, at a dollar a pound do I really want to make my own yogurt?
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