Why is it?

I am totally with you. Day 7 in our new house and reading your blog could make my eye twitch. Today is the first day online. Good luck.

Will you be teaching at the CKC in Nashville?

Hope the move goes smoothly. What a crazy time of year to have to deal with that! Just keep taking those deep breath/sanity breaks when you need them. Peace. :)

my best moving tip (from many years of military moves) - i taped different colors of construction paper to the boxes packed each room. when movers arrived at the new house all they had to do was match the color on the box to the color taped to the door! sure saved me alot of answering - "ma'am, which room do these boxes go in?"!!!
best of luck with your move and post of picture of the new house when you get a chance!!

Wishing you a happy move! Enjoy your new place!

I hate moving. but it is all worth it when you are in the place that is home. I can't wait to get to that place....someday.
Good luck, my friend.
PS did Amy have her baby?

Having moved last month... I feel your pain. Although it was rough, I did love the fresh start feeling of our new place. ~:-D

Right with you, sister. We moved last Friday and just put up the Christmas tree a few days ago. I told my husband, I don't care about the clothes or funiture but my scrapbook supplies are the priority and get placed first in house - hee hee! Good luck. It will be over soon.

you crack me up with your beer. beer at the airport and scrapbeering. love it. happy christmas to you and your family...
cindy

You have my empathy. We have to move too, gotta find a new place for Feb 1st. What kind of sadistic landlord gives you notice just before Christmas?! I was signed up for your class in Maple Ridge, BC, but had to cancel because I'm sure I'll be up to my eyeballs in boxes right around then (mid-Jan).
May all our packing/moving/unpacking activities be easy from here on in :)

Yea... have had those days too..so much in front of you...
just go with the flow... do the best can .. it will all fall into place... Hope you chris and simon have nice christmas amongst whatever chaos there may be!!!

Beer is a must when moving!! Helps you think! Good luck, Ali...I know it can't be easy trying to move right around the holidays!

That's so funny because the beer was one of the first things I noticed in the photo!
Good luck, girl. You can do it.

Hi Ali,
1st... so glad you had a blast at Disney
2nd... if I wasn't on the opposite side of the country, I'd be over to help you move...and drink a beer!...then we could go to another flea market.
Catherine

Sounds like a two beer day to me, like the one I am having...

Ahhh. Moving. We did that two years ago the beginning of Dec, and I was seven months pregnant to boot. I would totally have the beer in there with me to ease the stress of packing, maybe the six-pack. Have a great rest of your week. BTW, this is the first time I've responded to your blog. It's great!!! You rock!!!

oh, yes, the ups and downs, highs and lows of moving. we've been there, and my heart goes out to you...sending you big hugs, ali!
i did notice the beer bottle...and i would have done the same thing! just think this time next year, it will all be so much brighter!!!
peace.

Hi Ali, we moved the week before Christmas 2 years ago (my son is 8 and he has lived in 8 houses, so I am an expert!) We still have stuff in boxes in the garage that haven't been unpacked - I am guessing I don't really need what is in them! Anyway good luck and enjoy the new house and can't wait to go to Disneyland with my boys one day - it is just such a long way from Sydney!!

My DH and I sat on the floor of where we live now and split a beer while we were moving... then we walking to 7-11 for a six-pack when we realized one wouldn't be enough! Moving+Christmas=Need for Beer. I am hoping and praying it's all as easy as possible for you. Have a great holiday Ali!

Bonjour Ali!
I hope you'll get better soon. Move isn't easy at all. Moreover into a x-mas period.
I sent you an envlop to your "former" address for x-mas. I hope you could receive it on time.
I handmade for you.
Bises!
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yeah...beer is good. beer and packing should be mandatory LOL. but since you love to purge yer stuff so much, this will be fun for you in the end. and you'll have such an amazing sense of accomplishment. that's what i LOVE about moving...the calm of having a house in order...a brand new junk drawer to fill LOL. it'll be fun! just take it one day at a time and relax! :0)

Can't wait to see photos of the new studio!
Enjoy your new home, and the happiest of
New Years to you and your family.

Hope you'll have a wonderful holiday at the new place.
Totally agree with you on having so much stuff.
In my case, it is no one but me who bought all the stuff.
Scary... :(

I feel you pain. I've had to move 5 times in 9 years!!! With no help whatsoever and two of those tomes I was pregnat and with big cases of all day morning sickness...
But when you're finally done, it's such a great feeling to start to fit into your new house and start turning it into a home... It kinda makes all the work worth it.
Have fun and keep the beers close by.
Anilu.

I hope your packing is going well... I would say call a pal for help, but if you are like me, you want to pack the boxes yourself! So, take those zone out breaks, read some blogs, surf the web, and yep, relax with that brewsky...throw in a few nachos if necessary. I guess that is my prescription for today's moving madness! And remember, Christmas morning for Simon won't be about the new house being all "perfect". It will be you, him, and Chris, together, enjoying some new goodies, relaxing, remembering, and making a new holiday memory...an emptier house may just be the perfect canvas for that! :)