nov 2

today im working hard to get more packing in. lars is down for afternoon nap and im taking a little break. id love to take a nap, i am very tired.

packing is going well. doug's dropped off a few things from ikea last night, and our current apartment is in full deconstruction state, which seems to be pretty much every november for us these days. we've borrowed my parents' carpet cleaner and now im ready for action. just wish i could do more in a day, but its a challenge when lars doesnt sit still - and keeps bringing me my shoes like a little puppy wanting to go for a walk.

i take him out every day, in the afternoons.

but from 7am til after his nap, its inside crazytown.

at least for another month. sorry lars.

i was just thinking about moving without a kid. i dont even remember how long it took us to pack when it was just us. doug and i have been together for 7 years, and weve moved 7 times. twice we've had people pack our stuff. from brooklyn to philadelphia, and from philadelphia to hoboken. both experiences were awkward. i cant remember why, but i was present for the brooklyn packing. i guess we just didnt have enough time to do it ourselves, but i took the day off from work to 'oversee' the packing. we opted to have 2 guys pack and i just sat there watching - directing. it was weird. to hoboken, doug and i went out for breakfast while the guys packed. they were FAST and pretty awesome, until we got to hoboken. then they were annoyed, because they got lost. we'd never driven there either!!!!! sheesh.

even wackier - moving...just me. i think ive always taken the slow route - a little every day - b/c ive had a full time job, just packing at night/weekends. i remember moving from SF to Philadelphia in 1999 - I had 28 boxes, all numbered and shipped via UPS. so silly to think. it was all just junk. i should have tossed it all.

well, off to pack up the rest of the bedroom today.