Packing

We were told we could fill a 20 foot shipping container with all our worldly goods. The container would be 20 feet by 8.5 feet by 8 feet. It should hold the contents of a three bedroom home.

We have a five bedroom home.

When Tim pictured the 20 foot shipping container, he pictured something vast and wide and deep.

"My Star Wars stuff will easily fit." --Tim

When I pictured the container, I pictured something much more modest.

"It's not going to fit." -- Artax

I guess the reality was closer to Tim's vision. It all fit.

All this stuff:

And this stuff:

And this stuff:

Turned into this stuff:

And this stuff:

And ended up in here:

Like this:

And then after a little cleaning, the house ended up like this:

And this:

But only the inside. The outside is just as crazy busy as always.

It's been a lot of work. Even Jonathan has helped.

Maybe not quite as much as some others, though.

On Monday, we leave the keys for the new owners. Until then, we have just a few more things to get rid of. And then, for the next six months, we will be living out of these:

Six months of suitcases.

Life is good, if tiring.