Moving is certainly the pits! That’s really all I can say. It is horrible! Oh sure, you get to purge stuff you no longer want. You get to start over in a brand new spotless house (easy spring cleaning). Everything is fresh and new. But the formal act of packing your belongings, moving said belongings to a different location and then unpacking those belongings….absolutely the pits!
We settled on our house about two weeks ago. (May 16th). We spend that week moving furniture and boxes. We did it ourselves using my brothers cargo van. Small loads at a time. It prolonged the misery but since it was literally Jason and I alone doing all the moving it was the best option for us as we didn’t overtax ourselves and rather took our time with breaks for our bodies. (Let’s not forget we lived on a third floor apartment with no elevator….steps are the devil in a move!). Even so, we were sore…achy and I was covered with bruises!
We actually started to stay at our new place a week ago…the Friday after settlement. Most of our belongings have been moved, but we do have one more trip with the van to make. We have about three of four ‘larger items’ that we need to move in the van…but nothing too terrible. (The exercise bike….terrible to love. The couch…..hideous to move. Heavy awkward stuff is just a bummer to move!). We have some more boxes and random items that we may be able to get in this last van load. But as long as we get the big items we are good because we can throw other stuff in a car. (And Jason still works near our apartment so he can grab stuff each day when he is in that area). We actually have the apartment until the end of June (when our lease ends) so there is some wiggle room. I just want to say that the move is done! I want it behind me!!
That said…..(confession time)…..
* I haven’t weight myself in about two weeks. The scales are still at the apartment! I plan on grabbing them this weekend! I’m curious…and worried about what those scales may reveal!
* I haven’t tracked a single bite of my food in the last umpteen weeks! Not a single solitary bite!
* I haven’t even THOUgHt about or tried to curb my eating. I’ve eaten what I wanted and when I wanted. I can honestly say it wasn’t good…but thank heavens my eating, while not great wasn’t that bad. However, The scales will be the true judge!
*. There has been desserts involved…and diet soda won out over water a few days.
* formal exercise…like I was planning for my time in the mornings and evenings while Jason commuted to work….has not yet commenced. Furthermore, I haven’t been on that exercise bike in about three weeks….so I know that I am behind in my 2022 mile challenge!
So lots of confessions there! I wish it could have been an easy bruise-less move. I wish I could have sailed through it with healthy foods, tracking every bite and n100% on plan. But that wasn’t how it went.
This weekend we move more stuff…but I plan on restarting my exercise bike riding….at the very least…next week during work! I’ve got some miles to make up! Will my legs feel horrible for a gazillion steps that I had to go up and down this weekend. Sure, but I can’t let that stop me!!!!