I had to get a move on. The place where I rented an apartment since before Katrina was sold; and I had to find another place.

Fortunately I had some months to look around; and that’s lucky, because I could get my hand surgery out of the way. I had adequate time to recover before I really had to get down to the business of packing.

You never know how much stuff you’ve got until you have to move it all! It makes the 100 things challenge seem quite appealing. Per my brother’s suggestion, I had ordered a pack of twenty-five 12 x 12  x 12 inch boxes. I wish I had ordered fifty! I had many other boxes (in many sizes!); and it was barely enough.

Today was moving day. I moved only a short distance; and yesterday I was able to get the key and start bringing in things. Some friends who have an SUV offered to help me; and we took as much as the vehicle could hold. I made several trips by hybrid, hauling stuff in the trailer.

Even so, there was plenty of stuff left for the movers. I began at 6:00 am — first I pedaled my road bike over to the new apartment. Then I walked home; hitched up the trailer; and got several loads done before I had to wait for the movers to come.

They arrived around 10:00 am; and while they were loading up the van, I had time to take another load or two with my bicycle trailer. When they were ready, I rode ahead and they followed.

It was 11:30 when we finished; and then I had to wait for the phone company to come and set up my Internet/WiFi service. By then, I felt like I could take a good nap in a box! (I bet Dr. Seuss could have done something with that idea!) Thankfully, I didn’t have to cook lunch. My sister-in-law very kindly ordered a food delivery for me!

My new abode seems very cramped at the moment. There are boxes everywhere; and I’m too tired to deal with unpacking everything tonight. Until I get all the boxes emptied out, I have to deal with one of the maddening aspects of having my stuff all over the place: I keep losing things!

Hauling all those loads let me get a move on; although not very fast. In fact, I resorted to my granny gear because of the weight I was pulling. So, despite my low mileage today, I got plenty of exercise!