Ok need advice... am attempting to pack my life into boxes. My notes are going to take a whole box, should I just do something silly like burn them????
Theses are evil....VERY evil, someone rescue me pls!
it depends. my first move, i rid myself of eveything and only took one bag, that was it. one bag will travel. after 10 years in that city, i moved again, and unloaded everything again. i tend to get rid of almost everything except for books, kitchen equipment, towels, bedding, dishes. that sort of stuff, it doesn't take much to move. when you buy furniture or a car, that it becomes a problem. i left some peices in guam. so it depends. how far are you moving, how valualuable etc etc . i would take the notes, and fish through them when you settle in, you may end up throwing them all away, but it wont' be based on your not having room to move it.
if you have the time and the inclination... i'd scan all the notes into the computer... you can store them all on one cd then have fun burning the notebooks...
kinko's or a similar place might be able to do this for you
and it might cost less then shipping a large amount of paper (paper is heavy) all the way to oz...
something to look into
Well 2 teachests and a box are going sea freight, so thats most of my clothes, nik naks and notes. My fencing gear and minimal clothing is going as checked baggage (at the moment.) Anyone want to come and pack for me?
Theses are evil....VERY evil, someone rescue me pls!
You know that I would love to help a fellow fencer as yourself. Unfortunately, flying to the UK to help someone pack is a bit much.
I am unfortunately a packrat. Which means that everything I purchase is kept... somewhere. After moving several times, here is what I recommend. Determine which items are not replaceable and pack them first. Fencing equipment first of course. Personal notes you have written second. Determine which clothes have exceeded it's life force, or on the verge of such and donate them to the nearest charity, or a friend in need. Kitchen supplies are always replaceable, but if there are a few things that you will only be able to find in the UK, I would recommend keeping it. Bath stuff such as shampoo, soap, shaving cream, razors are all disposable/donatable to a former roomie or local charity.
Remember...most of the stuff you have is not necessary and you can always replace most of them. Your thoughts and notes are not replaceable. Quickly go through them and determine which is relevant and which is not. Things that you can only get in the UK are not replaceable (a proper biscuit for instance). Fencing Equipment is replaceable, but expensive. Determine which items are replaceable, which are too expensive to replace, and which have significant emotional value to you to throw away, and (hopefully) you should round your shipping down to two boxes, two checked bags and a carry-on.
Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.
Righto, I think I have done it. THe fencing gear (30kg's) is going air freight for 135 pounds. The 2 teachests and book chest is going sea freight for about the same. I am taking my clothes as check in. I have discarded a huge sports bag worth of clothes. My plants are going to my crazy genetist friend, my food in my fridge to however wants it, my bubble baths to my class mate and the rest on the takers shelf @ college. Anything left except for the TV and printer (which are going to be auctioned for charity) will go the the jumble sale. I will NEVER EVER accumulate so much stuff again.
Theses are evil....VERY evil, someone rescue me pls!
Originally posted by Zelda I will NEVER EVER accumulate so much stuff again.
Somehow, in this consumer driven world where more = success, I don't really think so. Try backpacking throughout the world for a year, then come back to your home. You will then realize you really don't need much of anything. (Except of course, your weapon, )
Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.
Yes. "Stuff" accumulates to fill the area available to contain it. And then some.
I too am a packrat. I have papers I wrote in college...even essay test books. I have the notes from every class I ever took. It's insane. But I have learned through the years that no matter how long something gathers dust in storage, as soon as you throw it away you will need it or discover the perfect use for it....
Whenever my abode gets too full, I just get a bigger abode.
This'll be my last post till Monday, so Zelda, have a good trip and stay safe. . Give us all a post when you get home so we will all know you made it home safe.
Here's a little bit of travel advice for your flight home.
Avoid playing peek-a-boo with the kid in front of you... it will never end. Stay up all night long before your flight and sleep on the plane, you don't have to entertain anyone if you're asleep.
Keep Smiling,
Counter Riposte
Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.
I've started packing also. I have found a box that fits all my weapons nicely, and two larger boxes for other stuff. I have decided on november, so, I'm looking forward to this, but at the same time i feel a little upset. i thought this would be my final move, well, actually, i had hoped guam would be it. But, I've decided I really should move back to my first apartment. It looks like all systems go. My only problem is my Beta fish. It's really nice and he swims really good, I hate to leave him.
He's Blue. I got him a nice octaginal tank. I had pebbles on the bottom and at one time some plants, but he wrecked them. He really liked swimming around though. I had thought of trying to give him to my landlady's son, he may like it. I named him sparky. He liked meal time. I used to stick my finger at the top of the tank and talk a little bit to him, he would swim to the top of the tank for his beta food. I would like to hear from CounterRiposte about his backpacking journeys.
i wasn't kidding, can you tell us a little about your journeys, i've always wanted to do this. in fact, my dream would be to go to europe with a few fencers on a shoestring and just stay there for about 8 months soaking up the fencing, and come back home refreshed. ....
Although traveling the world is something I would love to do, I just no longer have the time.
Most of my knowledge of backpacking comes from over most of California, from Feather River to the moutains of Santa Barbara, to the deserts of San Diego. Nothing compared to the international backbacking which was left up to my former roomate, whom did it for a living. T has stayed for at least a month on every continent on earth, his job as a geographer required him to move and do so once every couple of months. We still stay in touch over e-mail, though be it sportadic, it still works. When I first him, he still looked like he was on safari.
We spent a lot of time shooting the s#%* while we studied in SB, so I got to learn quite a bit. Amazingly enough, you only need about what you would on any California trip.
2 pair jeans,
1 pair shorts,
2 t-shirts,
1 shirt,
2 pair socks,
2 pair underwear,
Cover (hat),
Map (luxury)
Compass
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pads (depends on how minimalist you are, this is actually one of my necessities, my roomie didn't think so.)
Iodine (to kill any bacteria in the water)
REALLY good boots.
Amazingly enough, you could succeed living on extraordinarily few necessities, specifically berries, roots and water. You just need to know where to look and what terrain you are in.
During our little stint in SB, my roomie could collect just as much junk as anyone. He occasionally shipped home what he wanted to keep, but when it came time to pack, he only packed what he needed and left the rest (Most of which was left to me).
Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.
i wish i had some of the camping spirit, but i'm strictly an apartment freak. You must have had to use scorpion repellent and etc. but no matter you did it. very few can. over here, we have a lot of adventurous people, but unfortunely the fire department has to air evacuate them, they get caught in lava tubes, down in lava vents, the float for three days in dingy's with nothing, [they don't know about bringing the coconut and a machete with them.....]
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