What are you doing?

[Kalevala]

None of the above ☺️

We are moving to a house that is about 3 times the size of the one we own. We want more space 🙂

O.k., confused here as to what you were trying to say.  Re:  moving, normally people declutter/get rid of at least some stuff before moving.  Did you do any of that?  Or were your comments about feeling not having enough room in your then current house?

Preparing to move house. Expensive, annoying, untidy, demanding, cluttered, intrusive, and frustrating.

K

[foxandpeng]

O.k., confused here as to what you were trying to say.  Re:  moving, normally people declutter/get rid of at least some stuff before moving.  Did you do any of that?  Or were your comments about feeling not having enough room in your then current house?

K

Hi K

I'm just complaining, is all ☺️. It's fine, really.

The cost of solicitors and estate agents seems never ending, we are surrounded by countless boxes as we pack away our belongings, and the shift in gear from nothing happening to everything happening very quickly whilst still juggling the demand of work, is tiring.

It will be fine 🙂. It will just be nice not to be on the other side of it.

[steve ridgway]

Hi K

I'm just complaining, is all ☺️. It's fine, really.

The cost of solicitors and estate agents seems never ending, we are surrounded by countless boxes as we pack away our belongings, and the shift in gear from nothing happening to everything happening very quickly whilst still juggling the demand of work, is tiring.

It will be fine 🙂. It will just be nice not to be on the other side of it.

Hope all goes well. We're glad to have moved to our current house but wouldn't want to go through the process again.

[foxandpeng]

Hope all goes well. We're glad to have moved to our current house but wouldn't want to go through the process again.

Cheers, bud. Hopefully we won't be doing this again in the foreseeable future.

[Kalevala]

Hi K

I'm just complaining, is all ☺️. It's fine, really.

The cost of solicitors and estate agents seems never ending, we are surrounded by countless boxes as we pack away our belongings, and the shift in gear from nothing happening to everything happening very quickly whilst still juggling the demand of work, is tiring.

It will be fine 🙂. It will just be nice not to be on the other side of it.

Yes, moving is stressful.  Hopefully, in spite of moving to a bigger house, you're taking a little time to think "Do I really need this or should it be given away/donated/recycled/sold/tossed?"   

The sun just poked its head out (for a few minutes at least); torn here--back to yard work or house cleaning?     Supposed to get more rain this weekend...hmmm?

K

[DavidW]

Preparing to move house. Expensive, annoying, untidy, demanding, cluttered, intrusive, and frustrating.

Oh yes. Packing, moving, cleaning, unpacking. Getting services started up! What a beast. And then if you move a great distance, you'll be sleeping on an air mattress and using folding chairs while you wait days or weeks for delivery.

[foxandpeng]

All the joys of relocation!

[Kalevala]

Hi K

I'm just complaining, is all ☺️. It's fine, really.

The cost of solicitors and estate agents seems never ending, we are surrounded by countless boxes as we pack away our belongings, and the shift in gear from nothing happening to everything happening very quickly whilst still juggling the demand of work, is tiring.

It will be fine 🙂. It will just be nice not to be on the other side of it.

As an aside, I have a friend who has a number of nice and collectible books (a number from her deceased mother) and some also collectible furniture; she also had (in some of the antique/collectible furniture) old books about movies on VCR, so "Just saying".   

K

[foxandpeng]

As an aside, I have a friend who has a number of nice and collectible books (a number from her deceased mother) and some also collectible furniture; she also had (in some of the antique/collectible furniture) old books about movies on VCR, so "Just saying".   

K

So easy to gather lots of things, isn't it?

Thankfully, beyond our books which represent a sizeable library, we are minimalists in the main. Having said that, I'll be glad to unpack at the other end!

[Kalevala]

So easy to gather lots of things, isn't it?

Thankfully, beyond our books which represent a sizeable library, we are minimalists in the main. Having said that, I'll be glad to unpack at the other end!

Well, that's good.  I was just trying to share an example of what the best intentioned people can do.  And I'm working on getting rid of more stuff here.

K

[Kalevala]

@foxandpeng Will you be able to have a dedicated library room?

And any space for gardening? 

K

[foxandpeng]

@foxandpeng Will you be able to have a dedicated library room?

And any space for gardening? 

K

Hi K 👋

Thanks for asking!

We will have a dedicated study, as we both work from home by default and will be able to share a large office space accommodating our sizeable desks and other accoutrements 😊 ... this also acts as study space for our academic and other studies, so was a priority when choosing a new house.

We own 3,000 - 3,500 books now, so a great deal of the house will be shelved to some extent. We are used to that, so having any new and unused wall space will be a bonus 😏

We're also looking forward to having an art studio at the new house, so my wife can express herself without needing to put things away so frequently 😊

The one thing we won't have, is a large garden. We will have a very big paved yard, which will allow for sitting outside, growing vines, wisteria, or climbing roses, but no grass. Again, we prioritised that as a preference due to having no love for lawns!

It will be less rural, but is in a nice village near to a decent canal network and repurposed rail trails. Certainly not a city or town, but busier with traffic and closer to one of the UK's more significant motorways.

We just want to get it done now!

[Kalevala]

Hi K 👋

Thanks for asking!

We will have a dedicated study, as we both work from home by default and will be able to share a large office space accommodating our sizeable desks and other accoutrements 😊 ... this also acts as study space for our academic and other studies, so was a priority when choosing a new house.

We own 3,000 - 3,500 books now, so a great deal of the house will be shelved to some extent. We are used to that, so having any new and unused wall space will be a bonus 😏

We're also looking forward to having an art studio at the new house, so my wife can express herself without needing to put things away so frequently 😊

The one thing we won't have, is a large garden. We will have a very big paved yard, which will allow for sitting outside, growing vines, wisteria, or climbing roses, but no grass. Again, we prioritised that as a preference due to having no love for lawns!

It will be less rural, but is in a nice village near to a decent canal network and repurposed rail trails. Certainly not a city or town, but busier with traffic and closer to one of the UK's more significant motorways.

We just want to get it done now!

So, are all the books related to your work?  And if not, think about getting rid of some of the paperbacks (and keeping first edition hardbacks).  Meant politely, and I know a thing or two.  Do your research first!

Meant kindly,

K

[foxandpeng]

So, are all the books related to your work?  And if not, think about getting rid of some of the paperbacks (and keeping first edition hardbacks).  Meant politely, and I know a thing or two.  Do your research first!

Meant kindly,

K

Hi K

Always taken as meant kindly and politely 😊

95% related to work, academic study, or reference, yes. Disposable fiction and non-classic paperbacks? A handful, but we do have them.

I can't think of a single good reason to get rid of any, though 😊

[Kalevala]

Hi K

Always taken as meant kindly and politely 😊

95% related to work, academic study, or reference, yes. Disposable fiction and non-classic paperbacks? A handful, but we do have them.

I can't think of a single good reason to get rid of any, though 😊

So, are we talking several hundred...or more? 

With love,

K

[foxandpeng]

So, are we talking several hundred...or more? 

With love,

K

30?

Edit:

67 tagged as #fiction in Lbib. And each one will be lovingly shelved with its friends when we unpack 😄