Friday, October 20, 2006

Today, we've been in the new house for 1 week, and I think we've only gotten about 5% of the unpacking done.  Last night, I finally got the crib put together so Jenna doesn't have to sleep in the pack-n-play anymore.  The TV/cable is set up, but not the sound system.  We've got 1 PC hooked up.  Our bed is set up and we've unpacked some of our clothes.  The kitchen coming along, but we've yet to find the box with the silverware.

We're very happy with the house.  It's quieter outside, but noisier inside than our place in Austin.  It's an older house and the 2nd floor creaks quite a bit.  The hall has wooden floors, so it amplifies every little step.

The hardest part about unpacking is having enough room to do it.  If a room is full of boxes, how do you open up a box and put its contents away if the rest of the room is already full of stuff.  So, what we've had to do is sacrifice a room as a "stack" where we can just temporarily put stuff that is just in the way so we can have enough room to start the process of unpacking in a room.

The most unanticipated problem with the house is the driveway.  It's pretty steep, so we back down it to make getting out easier.  But it's very hard for me to get my car out because it's a manual transmission.  I have to use both arms and legs in perfect coordination to get myself out without peeling out and loosing traction, or rolling backwards into the house.  Things will get better once we get the garage cleared out so I can start on a flat surface.

posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 8:55:16 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Comments [3]
Friday, October 20, 2006 10:27:35 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
I know that was likely a rhetorical question-sentence, but here are my thoughts -- Well, what's always worked for us (been married almost 7 years and moved six times) is to get the BIGGEST things placed first - couch, kitchen table, beds, dressers, desks - stack all the unpacked boxes against a wall somewhere else in the meantime. Keep the boxes stacked and unpack only one box per room at a time. Don't start another box until that first box is completely emptied of contents, even if the contents end up all stacked on the countertop. Oh, and if you purge at the same time as you unpack, you'll also have less to put away. I love throwing old junk away. The more boxes you try to unpack at the same time, the less progress you'll make. So, empty them one at a time, and THEN start putting stuff away - oh, and flatten the boxes as you go so you're not tripping over empty boxes. Ok, there's my 2¢...
Friday, October 20, 2006 1:05:27 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Speaking as a fellow transplanted Texan, that driveway will be fun once the snow comes. Ahhh, I remember my first time in the car on a steep hill with ice like it was yesterday. Easy fix though, lots of salt and a good snow-shooter.
Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:47:52 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
You could always add a tow kit to the BACK of your car, run it out to a tree up the driveway, and then hoist yourself out...
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