A big moment. Although a week late, this morning at 7:20 the moving truck arrived at the door. In the days before, we sorted, packed, threw things away, and prepared ourselves—bit by bit each day. The delay was due to the kitchen not being finished.
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
The doorbell rings. Five strong, young men eager to get started dive into the boxes and furniture. Everything quickly disappears into a large MAN truck and is already being unloaded at the new house by 11:00. We are just moving within the city, so travel time is short. By 14:00 the five finish their work. Everything intact, everything in place. We sign, give a $50 tip, and everyone receives a bottle of vodka. Then we are alone. The unpacking begins. We won’t be finished today; tomorrow is another day.
Everything feels so different. Some of our furniture doesn’t quite fit the new rooms, but for now, it will do. I connect the TV and Yamaha system. At least we have music and pictures tonight. Around seven, we sit in the evening sun. She embraces me...radiant, settled, and so am I. The house is finished, our home is ready. We made it. Our first real house—not a row house like before, not a large apartment as a transition, but a house with a terrace, a space to walk around. Yes, now we are suburbanites, savers, homeowners, browsing garden center brochures. And that’s a good thing....Karsten
I was just looking at some old photos—pretty crazy that the van was parked in the front yard, and we had to carry everything over wooden pallets to reach the front door. Not ideal when you’re carrying bulky furniture and have to be careful not to step between the slats.
Seeing the mess in those pictures... no thanks, I don’t want to go through that again anytime soon. We also had to do a second move (to a second apartment), and the boxes are still sitting around because the kids arrived in between.
By now, the outdoor area is finished, and a 120-liter (31.7-gallon) brown bin is too small.
Seeing the mess in those pictures... no thanks, I don’t want to go through that again anytime soon. We also had to do a second move (to a second apartment), and the boxes are still sitting around because the kids arrived in between.
By now, the outdoor area is finished, and a 120-liter (31.7-gallon) brown bin is too small.
Our move was already three years ago.
Most of the boxes were already in the new house since I had gradually brought things over, so only the furniture needed to be transported on moving day. I had mostly disassembled it in advance. On the moving day, everything was loaded onto the truck relatively quickly. Unfortunately, it rained a bit in the morning while loading.
When we arrived at the house, everything was carried inside and mostly set up by 2 p.m.
The only exception was our kitchen, which took longer to assemble because I had to cut out the openings for the stove and sink in the new countertop, and also cut the 90cm (35 inch) countertop so that it could double as a windowsill.
My wife was clever and had photographed the contents of the cabinets beforehand.
That made it quite easy to put the box contents back into the cabinets right away. By Sunday afternoon, when our child returned from grandma’s, all the boxes were unpacked.
Most of the boxes were already in the new house since I had gradually brought things over, so only the furniture needed to be transported on moving day. I had mostly disassembled it in advance. On the moving day, everything was loaded onto the truck relatively quickly. Unfortunately, it rained a bit in the morning while loading.
When we arrived at the house, everything was carried inside and mostly set up by 2 p.m.
The only exception was our kitchen, which took longer to assemble because I had to cut out the openings for the stove and sink in the new countertop, and also cut the 90cm (35 inch) countertop so that it could double as a windowsill.
My wife was clever and had photographed the contents of the cabinets beforehand.
That made it quite easy to put the box contents back into the cabinets right away. By Sunday afternoon, when our child returned from grandma’s, all the boxes were unpacked.
Our move was stressful.
I wanted to sort out a lot more, but in the end, my husband and I ran out of time... Between the move, a vacation, and a new pregnancy with our third baby...
We had to deal with package deliveries, a gravel driveway, and the cold. I definitely don’t want to move again.
Now we are still sorting through some things; we’re not completely done yet. A few boxes are still lying around, some cabinets are missing, and I’d like to get new furniture for the living and dining room.
I wanted to sort out a lot more, but in the end, my husband and I ran out of time... Between the move, a vacation, and a new pregnancy with our third baby...
We had to deal with package deliveries, a gravel driveway, and the cold. I definitely don’t want to move again.
Now we are still sorting through some things; we’re not completely done yet. A few boxes are still lying around, some cabinets are missing, and I’d like to get new furniture for the living and dining room.
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