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| The inside of the container |
Yesterday I decided to head out to my storage unit. I was sure there were still summer clothes there, I just needed to find them. Which is easier said than done as nobody was present at the unit itself when the movers moved everything in. It's all higgledy-piggledy in there. But, most of the boxes and crates reside close to the entrance.
Mind you, having them reside near the entrance doesn't mean that much. I knew that the clothes I wanted were in a box, not a see-through crate, which meant that I didn't know which box I needed. I never labeled them when I moved, just threw stuff in willy-nilly. Until it was full and then I closed it. To be opened again at my new abode, whenever that may be.
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| The hat in question. Didn't help me from not getting red in 2013 either |
I had to drag all the boxes out. Which is no easy feat as the temperature inside the storage building was high. Made all the worse for the work I was doing. I was certainly not transpiring, I was sweating like a pig! I opened box after box, finding a hat (which I stupidly didn't take), a bath mat (which I did) and several other things that I took. The clothes were untraceable however.
Then my eye fell on another area. More boxes. Oh goodness, and behind that, even more boxes. Well, in for a penny, in for a pound, I got going. Fortunately the first of those boxes hit the jackpot. There they were. My lovely summer clothes. Which turned out to be fewer than I thought there would be. But, in the bag they went. The boxes were closed and put back and I made my way back outside.
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| Not a clue what this flower is, but I had the same colour See also the photo above this one |
The weather was glorious. Not too hot, not too windy. Perfect to make a tiny detour as I was cycling home. It would only be a kilometer or so more. Until it wasn't. Until it was about 5 kilometers longer. It doesn't sound that much. But as I said: the weather was glorious, which meant sun. It mightn't have been too windy, but there was wind. By the time I got back I looked like a lobster. I should have taken the hat...
Once I was in a chair and had glugged a lot of water down, the redness subsided. Turns out it was just the exercise. Today I might just take it a bit easier. Go grocery shopping. Run a hoover through the place. Make sure the place looks nice again for the parentals when they get home this afternoon.
Your British brand of English is showing with higgledy-piggledy and willy-nilly. They are familiar to me and in my personal lexicon, but they are not sued a lot hereabouts.
ReplyDeleteMara I enjoyed this post..and I commend you on how neatly you pack. LOL I know you have had lots of experience but WOW!!
ReplyDeleteIn 50 1/2 years of marriage we have moved from our first apt to our first house, then to this house. Hugs Cecilia
The precise reason we haven't moved since we built our house, is that we'd have to pack up all of our junk. What a daunting thought!
ReplyDeleteGlad you were finally able to find the summer clothes. We bet you will be happy when you can finally move to your own home and know where everything is.
ReplyDeleteBit hot for such physical work. I wonder how many times you said to yourself:'Why didn't I label the boxes?'
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly not at all. Strange but true. But it was definitely hot for it. Apparently the heat can't escape from the building which is great in winter, not so much in the height of summer.
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ReplyDeleteYup - Labelling - but can take some of the fun and rediscovery out of it, eh?
Your flower is a Mandavilla. YAM xx
Who needs labeling? Sometimes it's more about discovery. And the fact that I will most likely discover more summer stuff once I move...
DeleteSo glad you found them! That was a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteExercise and sweating always good for the scale numbers. I am stuck at a number and not moving according to the scales. DIL says that is how the body works. A sudden reduction in intake can cause the body to keep the stored fat well, stored. My intake has been less than 1000 calories per day over the course of the last 4 weeks. Lost .7 stone the first week. Up and down just a bit since then but nor enough to have even lost a full stone.
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