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The Boxing Day move

We moved into our new apartment today, so I don’t have a lot to say other than that moving is a good way to remind yourself that you have too much stuff. I was in my last place accumulating for over a decade.

I try my best to live minimally and there is certainly something liberating about this mindset. But there is also a part of me that is a collector at heart. (A great number of our boxes are filled with things like books.)

It also turns out that Boxing Day, or some other time over the holidays, can be an excellent time to move. Streets are calm. Buildings are quiet. The email firehose is off. And nobody else wants to move at this time.

Most importantly, though, it affords you some time to get your life back together. And that’s exactly what I’ll be doing for the rest of this week.

4 responses to “The Boxing Day move”

  1. David Avatar
    David

    Congratulations on your move to your new home

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  3. AM Avatar
    AM

    Did you move to the Junction House?

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