The packers arrived this morning. I have only made approximately 27 changes in what we are taking and what stays. Robert is pacing like a worried momma bear watching out for her bear cubs. Back and forth...back and forth... I am making notes of our experience (what to do, what not to do and what buttons to push) as Robert wants to publish a document for the next several families to move to Australia.
This pack and load has been completely different from any other move we have made to date. All other times, the master bedroom was the last to go meaning we could stay in the house as long as possible. This time, it was the first to get packed as the rule is - ocean and air first - rest of it later in the week. I'm not exactly sure why except maybe that way we can't panic and put more stuff in the "go over" than we originally planned. (Besides - I fooled them and made my changes before they got the boxes sealed.) I AM SO HAPPY we went ahead and made hotel reservations for this week. I MAY have been a little cranky to have to sleep on the floor.
Packing for a crated ocean shipment with limited space is also different than an in country move with the company. Every available nook and cranny, every drawer, every cubby is filled with something. There is none of this one item per box business this time around.
At this rate, unless they bring a smaller crew tomorrow, it will take at max 1.5 days to finish.
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