The move moves forward
Though things are progressing slowly, with regards to our move to California, they are progressing. Every day a little more gets packed, dumped or given away.
All along the way important decisions have to be made. For example, what should be packed first? I guess it's pretty obvious that no one would pack their toothbrush a week before moving, but do you pack pots and pans? Which ones? Which spices won't you be using this week? What DVD's might you watch before you leave?
I could sit down and diagram packing decisions in a spread sheet, but that would waste more time. However, if I were to think everything through logically I would add a new dimension to my decision about whether to pack or not pack an item. That dimension is the annoyance factor.
For example, today I packed away my mixer. You wouldn't think a mixer would be annoying, but the mixer is in a low cabinet in the kitchen where Amelia can reach it. Nearly every day Amelia pulls all of the beaters out of the mixer bowl and scatters them about on the kitchen floor. I don't want anything on the kitchen floor I might step on, but I particularly don't want to step on a bread-kneading attachment, for example.
If I thought I could get away with it, I would pack Amelia's crayons and blocks. But it's tough when you know she uses something every day and will ask after it if it disappears.
Another tough decision to be made each day is, "Nap or pack?" When you're nearly eight months pregnant, nap wins out over pack almost every day. This further slows the progress toward our eventual move. But, again, we are all slowly moving forward and regardless of what has or has not been sorted Amelia and I will be on a plane to California next week...
Unless the doctor finds that labor has started when I visit him next Tuesday.
Lisa
P.S. My Internet service provider still hasn't resolved it's web page issues. For those of you who would like to see an updated Lisa web page, it may not happen at all. Though I will keep trying until I leave Indiana.
All along the way important decisions have to be made. For example, what should be packed first? I guess it's pretty obvious that no one would pack their toothbrush a week before moving, but do you pack pots and pans? Which ones? Which spices won't you be using this week? What DVD's might you watch before you leave?
I could sit down and diagram packing decisions in a spread sheet, but that would waste more time. However, if I were to think everything through logically I would add a new dimension to my decision about whether to pack or not pack an item. That dimension is the annoyance factor.
For example, today I packed away my mixer. You wouldn't think a mixer would be annoying, but the mixer is in a low cabinet in the kitchen where Amelia can reach it. Nearly every day Amelia pulls all of the beaters out of the mixer bowl and scatters them about on the kitchen floor. I don't want anything on the kitchen floor I might step on, but I particularly don't want to step on a bread-kneading attachment, for example.
If I thought I could get away with it, I would pack Amelia's crayons and blocks. But it's tough when you know she uses something every day and will ask after it if it disappears.
Another tough decision to be made each day is, "Nap or pack?" When you're nearly eight months pregnant, nap wins out over pack almost every day. This further slows the progress toward our eventual move. But, again, we are all slowly moving forward and regardless of what has or has not been sorted Amelia and I will be on a plane to California next week...
Unless the doctor finds that labor has started when I visit him next Tuesday.
Lisa
P.S. My Internet service provider still hasn't resolved it's web page issues. For those of you who would like to see an updated Lisa web page, it may not happen at all. Though I will keep trying until I leave Indiana.
posted by Lisa, Mike, Amelia, and Diana at 7:07 PM
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