‘Only she doesn’t say “toes”‘
I’m really sorry I didn’t do a post yesterday. (This apology is for those of you who count on and eagerly await my Tuesday missives. Bless you.) But I have a good excuse.
Where I am resting in the photo at the top of this post: our new “Eames Chair.” It’s a reproduction; so sue me. Have you priced the real ones?
Yesterday the guys from Big John’s Moving came to move our old-apartment stuff that’s too big to fit into the Ken and Barbie House. (Which is pretty much everything we own that hadn’t already been “disposed of” by the stagers — see ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ for tales of staging woe.)
Ready for you, Mover Guys! The tip of the iceberg, box wise
Three intrepid (but, oddly, not really very big) guys showed up promptly at nine. Then packed, trundled, dollied, and hoisted unwieldy furniture and sundry boxes all morning then drove the load out to Amagansett.
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- Ginormous table and china cabinet ready to strain the moving guys
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- Other end of ginormous table, plus equally spleen-straining sideboard
Where they did this all over again, only backwards and up two flights of stairs (sometimes three if the stuff was destined for the attic.) The rest of the house was already pretty darned stuffed from having been lived in for 25 years.
So most of it went to the attic. The heaviest stuff for sure, like around a zillion shelving units involving metal poles and thick wood planks.
Said shelving units being taken down a few months ago. They then went into the basement storage room — and now they are in the attic in Amagansett. Why? “We might need them.”
Me: “Can’t we get rid of all those extra poles and shelves?” Dude Man: “We might need them.”
Important Note. When you are sorting belongings for a move, divide things thusly: 1. Things you need. 2. Things to give away. 3. Things to trash. Trust me; you really don’t want a Number 4. Things you might need.
Guess which category this chair fell into? (And I do mean “fell”) It was literally the only place to park while the movers toted, wrapped and trundled
But if you’re married to a Dude Man Type, you’re going to have skinny wiry moving guys straining up three flights to an airless attic bearing seemingly countless loads of iron and wood like little ants bearing loads of leaves. (They didn’t complain; I tipped them generously.)
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- Scenes of the aftermath: Artwork and fireplace tools. I suppose we could use some of the art for firewood too
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- The green buffet with some of its contents — and much much more
And, when all was said and done, they got done. And sooner than I thought they would — though it was around 6 PM. I’d had nothing to eat all day but a pricey Starbucks banana (no wonder it’s called Star “bucks”), scarfed mid-morning while “supervising” the movers — and a granola bar I gnawed during the three-hour drive, left over from our trip to Borneo in March. (Who knew those things got so stale? I almost broke a tooth.)
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- Leather chair and ottoman, at home in NYC
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- Leather chair and ottoman, even more at home in Amagansett
I was starving, but I made myself unpack a few boxes before I showered and ate. (I thought about combining these activities, I was so tired. But I did not relish eating soggy food, no matter how hungry I was.)
Instead, I poured myself a bourbon, put my feet up, and thought cheerful thoughts about the Ken and Barbie House and about how I am never ever moving again. Cheers! And I promise to be on time with a new story next Tuesday.
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- Outside the Ken and Barbie living room windows, daytime
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- Inside the Ken and Barbie living room windows, nighttime
Amagansett, New York. September 2020
Can’t wait! I told my hubs when we moved into our condo 13 years that the only way I was moving out was in a pine box!
You said it, Engred! This is IT!!!!!
I’m all atwitter, waiting for next week’s installment!
Why so am I. So am I! Seriously, thank you. Just finished vacuuming three different sets of drawers in three different pieces of furniture in preparation for unpacking boxes and loading those drawers up. Here’s hoping I survive until next week!