Thank Goodness for the Internet

I spent last night parked in front of my laptop filling out change of address forms.

The Post Office

The Division of Motor Vehicles

The Bank

The Credit Cards

Paypal

The Magazines

AQS

The Online backup service

EZ Pass

The Utilities

AAA

Voter Registration in the new town.

And I also have to change my next-of-kin contact information also since my Son and DIL have also moved.

I've already ordered new checks...

I'm really glad the internet has so much of this readily available.

Because I'm really getting tired of this.

Tired Tuesday

I took a cue from Millie last night, took a break from the packing and went to bed early.

Of course I was wide awake at 3:00 AM so I read for a while before going back to sleep.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments yesterday.

Julie and Poppy Q: Yes, I also plan to pack a suitcase with clothes and I already have my travel toiletries bag packed. I plan to pack the entire bathroom this weekend and use the travel toiletries bag until the move. You're right, that way I won't have to worry about where stuff is.  As for marking the cables out of the back of the TV - good idea. Since I'm a geek I know where all the cables go on all computer equipment, but the TV is a different story. No real worry though, as I won't be able to use the TV until the cable installer comes the day after I move to the new place.

Pat: I am not a coffee drinker, but when the weather is cool I like hot chocolate. I have packed all but one mug and left the kettle out as well. As for the cooktop, fortunately my favorite pots and pans are suited to a flat cooking surface.

Felice: I have no valuable jewelry, but I do have a lot of flat artwork. My quilts are all separately insured and are coming with me, as is my laptop and a few other high-value items. All the files on my laptop are backed up on line, so I don't have to worry about those. And my cat, Millie, is traveling with me. The movers told me to pack a "last in, first out" box so I'd have what I really needed at the other end. I'm only moving four and a half miles away.

Mrs Goodneedle: The DW (dishwasher) tip is indeed brilliant.


I cannot tell you all how eager I am to get back to SEWING! While many think I will set up my bedroom or kitchen first, I really think it will be the sewing machine and the iron. 

More more more...

My sister asked me once if Pink was my favorite color.

"NO!" I replied, somewhat miffed. "I love RED."

"So why do you wear so much Pink," she asked?

"Um, I dunno? Because it looks good on me?"

This conversation happened a few years ago, but I never forgot it, and every time I look at my stash of Pink I think of it.

I thought it was amusing while packing my fabric how I kept finding pieces of fabric all over the studio.

And I found two yards of this, which is much too good to ignore or give away. This fabric needs to be celebrated on the back of a quilt, don't you think?

In the end I needed SIX bins to store all the fabric I had, and I topped off the last bin with all the small quilts I have around the house.

I also finished the Christmas Random Planks Quilt. That's enjoying spin in the washing machine to get nice and soft and wrinkly. I'll show you how it came out tomorrow.

Pack and Stack

I tell people my stash "only" fills one bookcase. 

To me it's just my stash, but Julie called it "amazing."  I thought it would be a piece of cake to pack. Pick up the fabric, put it in a container, repeat.

Ah, no.

First I had to stack the fabrics better so they weren't wrinkled, then I put them in plastic bags to keep them clean and organized.

This was just the first bin.  I filled three more. It took all afternoon.

and I am not finished.

Sigh.

I decided I have way, Way, WAY too much fabric.

Well, there's only ONE fun way to get rid of it... Make more quilts!