Four moving companies have come this week to give us quotations for our move to London next month. Our apartment’s not that big and we haven’t bought any big ticket items like furniture or full sets of china like many of our friends so I really don’t think we have that much stuff. But each time I walked the movers through, I felt as if they were judging us. For example, they all thought they were so funny commenting on the amount of toys we have.

Since I’ve been doing show-and-tell all week, here’s a general idea of what’s hiding in our cupboards, cabinets, and closets.

Kitchen

  • 1 shelf of glasses, cups, and mugs.
  • 1 shelf of pots and pans, and other small kitchen equipment
  • 1 shelf of fancy glasses, tea cups & saucers in their original boxes that I don’t dare use because they’re too precious
  • 1 shelf of plastic containers.
  • 1 shelf of tea, coffee, vitamins, medicine, and other consumables that we’re allowed to bring
  • 4 shelves of decorative items that were never unwrapped from our previous move; many were gifts
  • 2 shelves of framed paintings, cross stitch, and other artwork – also never displayed here


Living Room

Bedrooms

  • 5 closets of clothes
  • 1 closet of crafts supplies including 2 boxes of magazines and 1 sewing machine
  • 1 closet of old baby toys, strollers, car seats, and other goodies I’m hiding from Stephen
  • 1 closet of blankets and bed linen
  • 1 closet of suitcases
  • 2 boxes of books
  • 3 boxes of CD’s and video games
  • 3 gaming consoles and accessories

Doesn’t seem like a whole lot to me for a family of 3. What do you think?

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