Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The Moving Chronicles #1

I blame all those reality TV shows. Like those extreme apartment makeover type shows. It's all their fault. 

Ok, granted that the Mother doesn't watch them, but it helps me to cope with this if I have something to blame which is not myself.

We are going to renovate the house I have been staying in for the past 17 years of my life. And we're talking about major renovation. Like, if my house was a person, we're talking about an organ transplant, implants and cosmetic surgery. 

That means:

  • 17 years of junk accumulated has to be moved.
  • Moving said junk OUT from a large, double storey terrace house.
  • Moving said junk INTO to a much smaller house. 
  • Furniture being moved. Lots of furniture.
  • Lots of accumulated junk to be packed and moved.
  • Packing fragile knickknacks. Lots of them.
  • Lots of packing, manuvering of furniture and moving from the current house to another house. 
  • Current house taking month(s) to renovate.
  •  Packing, manuvering of furniture and moving from the another house back to the current house once the renovation work is done.


That and the fact that I will be getting married next year, I predict oncoming months of hormonal meltdowns, backaches, headaches and all the stress that comes with moving out of a house and planning a wedding.

 So I started this blog instead to:

  •  Help me cope with the oncoming stress. 
  • Save money on therapy/counselling by writing it out instead.
  • Exaggerate the situation wildly and emphasize the drama of moving out.
  • Challenge myself to look at the humorous side of what I deemed as a stressful time. 

So if anything, remember this: Nothing in this blog is to be taken seriously. 

Last night, I did a pilates workout in the living room, surrounded by sofas and boxes. This however, is true, serious and without exaggeration.

Mel out.

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