Way more than can fit in the van, this is definitely removalist territory. I have managed to disassemble some furniture to clear a bit more space, and I think I can move the lounge to get a bit more.
Miss Meow doesn't know why things are being moved, but she approves of having extra space in the cupboards. It makes it much easier for a cat to explore.
I think I've packed the bulk of the fragile stuff, hopefully that means packing will go a bit faster now. It is a bit hard to find space to put the boxes though.
I have four free days until the move and I really need to get a move on, but am so unmotivated. Why do I have so much stuff? Where did it all come from?!
The next meal kit box arrived already, six more days of meals sorted. I've quarantined the packet of peas in the freezer, that can go into Mr Woof's next batch of food, I'm not eating that stuff!
The Hello Fresh box should arrive just after this one is used up, with meals to take me through the move. It is nice being able to outsource some of the meal planning when you are busy.
I got it from Budget Pet Products. I was just expecting in the $20-$40 range, seeing the diffuser at the first place I looked selling for over $100 was a bit of a shock! I ended up paying about $120 for a diffuser and a spray bottle.
They say to spray it in the travel carrier, but I'm not sure how much she needs it there - now that Mr Woof's carrier has been taken away she's back to napping in her own again.
I just remembered I was going to get a Feliway diffuser for the move. They are a bit pricier than I was expecting, for that price it better be as good as it's reputed to be. I got a diffuser and a travel spray, plus she will have Gabapentin for the moving day itself.
It was an absolutely beautiful afternoon for a walk, I went down to the Mullum Mullum Creek trail. Mr Woof greatly enjoyed all the sniffs and the multiple patches of succulant grass to nibble on. He was less enthused by the mode of transportation to and from. Hopefully I can squeeze in a couple more fun trips for him before he has to go through the long trip to Ballarat.
Miss Meow has been evicted from Mr Woof's travel carrier, and I am about to embark on our first trial run down the road for a walk. Finger's crossed he finds it as comfy as Miss Meow does.
Polystyrene has now been disposed of, and I stopped in for some more packing materials on the way back. Oh, alright, it was actually the craft resource rescue place, and the packing materials are mostly bits of fabric etc., but close enough! I also grabbed a couple of rectangular tins with hinged lids which were some sort of promotional hair care thing, but will be great little rubbish bins for the bathrooms. I had plans for a big coffee tin, but these will work better - I might even cover them with the wallpaper I found.
Warmer than the fridge outside!! I might be able to forgoe the fingerless gloves and scarf for our walk this morning.
Today's main task is going to be polysyrene disposal - all the furniture I bought included a ridiculous amount of the stuff, and I haven't even opened all the boxes yet. I have a pile in the back of the van to take to the recycling centre in Bayswater, unfortunately there are no recycling options for polystyrene around Ballarat. I'll probably be able to bring another lot down after the move, as I'll have to come back to do some more garden tidying etc. anyway. I'll also have a van load of cardboard boxes to take to the tip, moving things around uses an awful lot of packaging.
I wasn't in the right lane to take a turn I needed, so ended up driving through the CBD. In peak hour. I managed not to run over any pedestrians, scooter riders or delivery bikes. I also survived a hook turn.
Way more than can fit in the van, this is definitely removalist territory. I have managed to disassemble some furniture to clear a bit more space, and I think I can move the lounge to get a bit more.