There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen. – Vladimir Lenin
The process for moving all of the cardboard was extremely tedious. Grab a handful. Make it fit to carry and only be slightly uncomfortable. Make it to the cardboard disposal. Throw out some cardboard. Go back up. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Listening to Fall of Civilizations on the Mongols is what kept me from insanity. The garbage was much easier, the disposal for that was only a ~2 minute walk away on my floor. Maybe more tedious, but much shorter. Now I finally had the floor cleared.
I still had to clean everything else. Thankfully, the apartment was mostly in good cleanliness minus the mess I made, so all I had to do was clean up after myself. Nothing I have not done before. It was easy. Trivial, in fact.
Step 6: Fix Up
I had everything put together, but nothing was where I wanted it to be. The router was on the floor (did I mention that the Internet and power happened without issue? No? I did now) and the couch was where I wanted to put the table. My parents had left a while ago, so all of the shuffling around I had to do was all on my own. Thankfully, it was all easy. After looking, making sure, and moving again the things I did not like, I have everything set in place. It actually looks liveable, only a week after moving in!
Step 7: You Can Unpack Now
There was one thing I had neglected until now: all of my containers of stuff I had brought from my parents' home. Most of it was clothes or kitchen utensils. You know what that means: pop on a playlist or a podcast and find out where everything can go. Put that there. Put this here. That is too big, it needs to go there instead. Move the first thing somewhere else. What about this? Not that way. Not that way either. There, that works. How about there instead? Oh, that would work! Move. Rearrange. There, good enough. Move onto the next thing. All of that? Just kitchen stuff. Repeat for clothes. Not enough closet space? Rearrange things like this. Wait, that did not work. Try this instead. That works, perfect. Do you remember where everything else is? That is a later problem.
Fin
Finally, after far too long, I finally have everything finished. Is it perfect? No, but it is mine (or at least has my name on it) . That is good enough for me. Maybe next extended weekend I can do something dumb. Who knows? I have nothing but time now (when I am not working, that is...)
All of this has been one big mess I would not wish on my worst enemy. It has, though, been interesting. There is no denying that. Did anything go to plan? Not at first. But, eventually, after a lot of meddling, things began to coalesce into one. I have the place to sleep, the job, the food. Now what? Meet my friends, I guess. Make some new ones too!
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Part 96 of #100DaysToOffload
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