Surfing Waves

*tears hair out*

I'd forgotten what a nightmare it is. I'm surrounded by boxes, bags, suitcases, tubs, pots, tape, bubble wrap and 2 nosy cats.... and I can barely move

I've run out of floor space to pile up all my boxes and I now I can't even get in my wardrobe to pack my clothes.

I still have no energy cuz I've got a bad chest infection and feel really rough and I just want to SCREAM.

On the positive side, 4 huge bags full of stuff are going to make their way to the local charity shop, but I still don't know where everything else came from. It doesn't seem like alot when it's all neat and tidy and away. Once everything's out of its place it's like death by suffocation

Only 2 days to go....... and so much still to do
I'm going back to bed...

Kinda weird how much crap you keep around once you have been in one place for a while.

I'm feeling your pain Thaya!

In the last year, for one reason or another, I've had to move a grand total of three times! And due to me just buying a new property, in about three weeks I'll get to do it all over again!! What fun!!

Keep your chin up gal, I know it seems daunting now but it sounds like your moving to a great new place so keep focused on all the good things to come!

3 times I don't know how you cope! Good luck with the next move!

Bewilderbeast wrote: keep focused on all the good things to come!

Hmmmmmmmmmm.... good things - 10secs to beach (if I run!), 2nice cats, groovy housemates, pool in garden, party this saturday and 7th July, not long till Hawaii, yep, things are looking up I just hate the waiting, the organisation and packing... I'll be glad when I'm all settled in.

I've not live in the same place for more than 8months since 2001... got into a bit of a routein now :p

you have cats?

Pool ?

yes I have cats, kinda...

well, it was part of my cheap rent agreement at my current house to look after my landlady's cats most of the time when my housemate isn't here.

I'm gonna miss them soooooooooooooooooooooooo much when I leave, but the house I'm moving into also has 2 lovely cats, which suits me fine. It's great to grab one when you come in from work... very relaxing.

...although a man would be nicer

PapaW wrote:Pool ?

I know! I can't believe my luck! My aim was to buy a flat in a year once I've got to know the area etc, but now I'm thinking I'll never want to move out!!!

well, if you get bored and want to work on your paddling you can always stick ya board in the pool! (Although your housemates might think you're a nutter)

hey i am moving to secret harbour australia from california in the states, in about a year.. i cannot imagine how hectic that is going to be.

good luck with the move!!

thaya (bubbles) wrote:3 times I don't know how you cope! Good luck with the next move!

Thanks Thaya! Like PW said, I'm pretty practised at it now! Luckily, except my boards and my guitars, I've really not got that much stuff. My girlfriend however.......

Good luck with it yourself, hope it goes as well as these things can.

Pah, moving a few miles down the road, you know nothing

I'm with you Thaya - I hate moving. I seriously think that when I moved into my current place which I am buying ( I have always rented) the thought at the front of my mind what ' thank f*** I dont have to move anywhere again if I don't want to'

surf patrol wrote:I'm with you Thaya - I hate moving. I seriously think that when I moved into my current place which I am buying ( I have always rented) the thought at the front of my mind what ' thank f*** I dont have to move anywhere again if I don't want to'

I'm hearing you there SP!

I'm just about to move to my first owned property too and instead of making me feel trapped, like I first thought it would, it's given me an enormous sense of freedom!!

2003 - moved from Northumberland into halls of residence in Norwich
2004 - moved from halls of residence back home to northumberland for 3 months
2004-moved into a house in Norwich
2005 - moved to halls of residence in New Zealand
2005 moved into a house in New Zealand
2006 moved from New Zealand back to Northumberland and then to a house in Norwich
2007 - moved from norwich to Wales
2007 - in 4 months will be back ion Northumberland
2008- will probs move from Northumberland to Aberdeen and then hopefully back to NZ.

Yep. I hate moving.

That sounds familiar! I've moved just about every 6 months since 1998, and 6 times in 2001 I can't believe thats 9 years of moving around!

The thing is I've lived at my present address for about 18 months, and it just seems so much harder to move now. I'm hoping it'll just be once more before I buy a place and stay, but then I kinda want to go travelling in 2 years time when I'm 30.... I guess I'll just have to see what happens!

Still haven't packed half my stuff and I've only got tonight and tomorrow night left I honestly can't see me being ready in time...

Ive moved about 30 times in my life (Im 33)!!!.....struggle to settle and ive always put off the 'mortgage' thing...

I can imagine the feeling of freedom of buying a place, shame it's so frikkin expensive........

paulS wrote:I can imagine the feeling of freedom of buying a place, shame it's so frikkin expensive........

Tell me about it man!

On top of astronomical house prices, there’s the endless solicitors fee which get really old really quickly!!

I'm with Lenin..."kill all the lawyers!"....fleshin' pirates!

I've finally packed just about everything... although I know there's something I'll forget (probably my boards in the garage )

My housemate's just gone away for the weekend with her boyfriend so it was the last time i'll see her for ages. She burst in to tears and then set me off too . It's certainly been interesting living with her

It feels really strange. I mean, I've known for ages that I would have to move and the last week has just been manic trying to sort everything out, but now it's finally come down to it, it just feels odd, like the end of an era or something. I didn't think I'd get all emotional about it though.

Ah well, I'm gonna get an early night as I've got a LONG day tomorrow (and an all night party ) and I'm planning on getting up at 6am to make sure I'm all organised and have triple checked everything before I leave!

Will be offline till I get sorted and unpacked (and who knows how long that could take!).

x

Hi dude,
2005/6 got divorced, moved into digs
2006 moved into rented flat with g/f
2006 moved again to another rented flat away from my old family coz they were causin me grief
2006 moved again to g/f'ds house so she didn't lose her savings and took on mortgage which cost me thousands of pounds
2006 moved to tenerife which cost me more money,
2007 started learning to surf on rocky reef break which cost me 2 broken ribs
2007 G/F just diagnosed with hepatitus, and may be fatal, so F&^%ing get real, doesn't look like you have a whole lot to stress about.