Packing (again)

Yep, we're packing again. We are moving in less than two weeks and I feel pretty good about the packing progress. Our living room is overrun with boxes but it feels good, you know?

I've been pretty ruthless about purging this time. If I don't like it or haven't used it in the last year, it doesn't get to come. And as I pack more I get more selective. I guess you should always pack your favorite things first.

Every time I move I stress about having too much stuff. I'm always worried that it won't all fit in the truck and I will be standing there opening boxes trying to get rid of stuff. I'm also worried the generous people who help us move will think ill of me for having so much stuff. So I purge and I purge a lot. I love it when people walk in and say "oh, that's all". I get great joy in knowing I don't have anything I don't use or doesn't serve a purpose.

Our boxes are pretty much shot. There are a few that are held up by tape alone. This will be the last move for these boxes. They've served us well. We've had some of them for the 6 years we've been married. We won't have space next year to store them and they really aren't worth storing anyway. Lets just hope they make it through one last move.

It's a little sad and a little fun you can watch Calder grow from year to year as he sits on mounds of boxes. He has definitely changed while we've been here in Columbus. I promise I do put pants on the kid every once in a while, just not on days when he sits on boxes apparently. It will be fun to see how he changes in DC.