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[unicornduke]

 I have laid out a grand plan on a white board since the move is within two weeks now. Jade is coming in either this weekend or next, still don't know yet but either way, I'm aiming for moving on the 31st. My sibling Z is going to be in town that weekend and probably will be able to stick around that day and help me move stuff. That is super weather dependent and I can move anytime that week. 

Inconveniently, I have a dentist appointment on the 1st. That's why I decided to just aim for the 31st because I have help and I want to get everything moved over that day, should be one load with help and then one load bringing Mara and the rest of the stuff. Because taking over half of my stuff with help on the 31st and then doing the rest (Mara) on the 2nd seemed weird and unnecessary. It stinks that I'll be leaving her alone in the new place the day after moving but I think she'll be okay. The other thing is that the dentist appointment is pretty close to the apartment, so I can swing in and grab anything I've missed and either move it to storage or bring it back. 

I have laid out some food scheduling too, when I'm going to eat the lasagna in the freezer, when I'm going to buy a bunch of delivery food. Food is going to be a bit of a problem because I won't have a microwave and therefore need to keep a pan to heat food up. I have a dog food order coming to this place early next week so I won't need to find dog food. 

Talked to C about work related things too and I think I'm going to head out there Friday for work stuff and I will probably take some stuff with me because I can, things that need to be in the cab of the truck to stay warm like my plants and electronics. Not too much. It'll allow me to inventory the kitchen stuff too. 

My big concern with getting it all moved over in a day is that the barn is at the top of a hill. And it is such a steep hill, that it unsafe to go up in the winter in snow without tractor tires. So I'd be carrying stuff up a steep hill all day (in the snow) and I don't like that. Nothing I've got will require two people but I definitely packed some heavier boxes since I didn't think about that at all. So three small trips is a much better plan to spread out the pain lol

I'm taking a load to storage tomorrow, dresser, two big boxes, two small ones and a vacuum bag of stuff. As it turns out, if I pull all the drawers out of the dresser, I can move it myself. If I'm going to take my plants over on Friday, I need to empty the big bin that I was going to put them in. It is currently full of soil. 

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[graydon]

Icers are basically studded sandals that go over your winter boots. Lee Valley sells them in the States; I don't know who else does. Actual website is icers.ca

Just the thing for anything road-like with winter traction issues.

Yay logistical planning!

Hope the dentist visit is minimally annoying.

[unicornduke]

We should be okay on getting up the hill, the road is the long way round the greenhouse and barn and they get enough snow that the short way should pack into a good walking surface. It's just a 90 degree turn and then a really steep hill to drive up and it's sometimes alarming going up or down in the summer, let alone the winter. It's all graveled but winter it's impassible with a vehicle. Worst case, I can stick my stuff into the greenhouse/garage and it'll stay warm enough and I can shlep it up the hill later.

Thankfully dentist is just a cleaning and while the covid stuff is alarming, the numbers in my area are declining pretty rapidly and I really need regular cleanings to keep my teeth going.

[which_chick]

I am in awe of your organizational and planning skills. I would like to be that person but apparently a lot of the time I'm the "Let's just wing it" person instead. *sigh*

[unicornduke]

I mean, organization and planning requires time and a lot of it. I wouldn't be able to make my cool timeline plan if I was still frantically packing stuff up. Like, I started boxing things in November and got my storage unit mid-December. I'm about as done as I can be while still living here, so it's easy to sit down and plan out exactly what days (weather permitting) I'm going to do stuff. And I'm constantly thinking about it. constantly! It's difficult to turn it off when I try and sleep. So there's good and bad to it.