The Removal Men Cometh...

How to pack up your life into three containers.

Today is the day our stuff gets packed into three large wooded containers and shipped off to a warehouse in sunny Clevedon, pending our return in two or three years time.

The last few days have been particularly stretching, as we have had to consider how to divide up or possessions into:

Things we never want to see again
Things we are attached to, but probably don't need
Things we need, but are not very attached to
Rubbish

This took until midnight last night, and the removal van arrived at 9.00 this morning, whereby the lads managed to play a very large game of Tetris, working out how to fit all the items into the containers in the most optimal way. Very impressive to watch, and quite moving when the last container was full, and the wooden panel nailed into place, locking up our dentist chair, mountain bikes and ancient workbench.

So, now we have downsized from a six bedroom house to a one bedroom flat, and it all feels very strange...