Me and Kev's Ninja sword... guarding the entrance to our black hole of a garage. I won't miss having a garage one bit!
Hello! Well, the big move to our new place is in full swing! For the past two weeks Kevin and I have been working on emptying our black hole of a garage. It’s got 25 years worth of our life stuff in it! Things we’ve been reluctant to part with over the decades like Kevin’s great stash of 80’s vinyl records, serial cards, fiction novels, and vintage computer paraphernalia along with my personal mementoes, tons of old art work and research material from my university days as well as a purse collection that would put Imelda Marcos’ shoe collection to shame! While digging through the boxes, I discovered several early drawings I’d made in my late teens – they were in great shape. Seeing them really made me want to get back into drawing again. While we purged and packed, it was exciting and a bit sad uncovering items we hadn’t seen for ages and sharing the memories surrounding them. As a result, I felt a few good journal page themes coming on. We also made a small fortune selling items on Kijiji and to our friends – you wouldn’t believe the bidding war we had over a sectional couch we were selling at a very decent price. We gave many items away to charities and friends for free. It was nice making people happy. The Ninja sword pictured above is Kevin’s; having outgrown it he decided to sell it. Apart from being a decorative item in our home, I mainly used it over the years to ward off potential intruders when he was away on business! The husband of the woman purchasing our sectional saw it and had to have it as well as a power saw – male impulse shopping: hey, that’s a switch! 😉 This move is our biggest and most challenging yet. It’s been a tremendous amount of work. Thanks to friends Wendy Southin, Sheree Lea-Bradford and Olive Jones for helping us out with selling furniture, offering transportation and moving support. Thanks too to a slew of friends who sent advice and/or recommendations on what movers to hire. We really appreciated having their feedback as well as horror stories! Nothing like a lesson learned. Next time you’re thinking of moving in the Ottawa area, we’ll have our own tale to tell about the movers we finally chose – hope it’s a positive one! To add to the mix, I just contracted a cold this week so am working and intermittently resting. Kev and I are old hands at moving so come hell or high water, we’ll get it all done on time. I’m looking forward to sharing photos of the new place with you in the near future when everything comes together… stayed tuned for more. 🙂
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