Packing never ends!

Uggghhh! That's how I feel and Katie is the one doing most of the work ;)

Packing is never easy. You move all the furniture out and it seems to go by very quickly. Then, you have all the crap that was in or on the furniture laying around. You must decide what to combine in the boxes and what to get rid of. We find ourselves getting rid of a lot of junk. It's amazing how much crap you accumulate over time. Even with moving frequently, we have still accumulated massive quantities of crap (no, not the same kind of crap from "the crappy day").

The good thing about this packing evolution is that we have plenty of time to go through EVERYTHING. And that's a lot of stuff to go through. We have taken a ton of stuff to give away or throw away...literally...a ton. Well, that's just an estimate based on the 250 lbs of clothing we just ditched this weekend. Where did that all come from? I don't even know. It was just old stuff that has accumulated over time. Anywhere from things that didn't fit to things that were too worn out even to be worn in the privacy of your own home.

What is even more amazing is that we haven't gotten rid of anything we wanted or use. I'm very curious for the next official move to see how much weight we have. I have built a few more pieces of furniture and we accumulated a few more heavy items. Right now, it seems that we've cut about 1/3 of our weight and that we'll actually be able to store everything in the cargo trailer. There are still a few things that I will keep close by. Things that we will use a little more regularly, so it's hard to tell exactly how much stuff we have until we get official weights next move.

It will definitely be a load off to get things packed. Hopefully, we'll get it done this week. Then we can take it home next weekend. And, we can get the front-end replacement and headache rack for the truck! The headache rack was given the go ahead after scratching and denting the top of the truck with some kayak's. But, look at the fish, it was worth it! (I also almost busted out the rear window with a wagon, but Katie doesn't know...shhhhhh!)

-Steve