“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”
To the small group of those who follow Boudacious Tuneage Day, I apologise in advance for its absence tomorrow.
But I have a good reason, I promise. Yes folks, the TenMiles family is relocating. No, not to Livejournal or back to Blogger, I mean ‘in the real world’. Remember? Sunshine, greenery, the breeze gently carrying the smell of the harbour across the city? Well, perhaps that specific odour is a good reason to hang around in cyberspace a little longer, but you get my drift. And Cadence gets a room of her own, and I get a little loft room to re-imagine as an aspiring author’s den of creativity. And Mrs TenMiles gets to send yours truly scurrying to and fro…..who knew there was a seasoned Drill Sergeant lurking beneath that placid exterior.
“That’s not how you pack a box! Drop and give me 20!!!”
“No, no, no! Just move out of the way and let me show you!”
“You think you can survive in the jungles of Cambodia without using your teeth to tear packing tape!?!?!”
Okay, that last one may have been slightly exaggerated.
“We need to clean the walls, wash the counters, clean the carpets….”
But honey, says I, they’re going to completely redo the apartment after we leave. Tear up the carpets, refurbish the kitchen…
“I don’t care! I will NOT leave this apartment in a shoddy state upon our departure!!!!! I don’t work that way!”
And so it becomes clear to me that perhaps I should beat a hasty retreat on this particular occasion, and live to lose another day. And to be thankful that I am not in the removals industry.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go peel potatoes.
There are those who would say that courage is repackaged stupidity, but I’m sure packing metaphors aren’t what you need right now.
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KN – Those metaphors always seem to outnumber those against. Ah well.
GW – Strange, that’s what my wife said when I pleaded for mercy…..
House-warming gift idea #1: Fridge magnet. Sentiment on it: Do you want to speak to the man in charge, or the woman who knows what’s going on?
I always say don’t send a man to do a woman’s work …. 
“who knew there was a seasoned Drill Sergeant lurking beneath that placid exterior” Fooled you there, didn’t she!
Good luck with the packing, the lugging, the to-and-froing… I know exactly what you’re going through!
Oh man, you are in sorry shape if you plan to keep up with me. I’ve just completed move #41 and am looking to #42. The Mrs will whip you into shape.
Just stopped by for an update, except t’wasnt one. How dissapointed am I?