where did I put my...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 5:00AM | Seeley deBorn everything.
Somewhere under there is a couch.
I'm moving in a couple days and I've mostly cleaned out the fridge and cupboards. All I have left are a few plastic containers and the coffee pot. Add a spoon and a set of chopsticks, and you can eat almost anything.
I'll be eating a lot of cereal for the next couple of days.
So, since I have no real food to cook, I figured I'd show you an ingenious little trick I figured out a few moves ago.
I'd always washed my dishes after I unpacked because packing material is, well, icky. Three week old newspapers and re-re-recycled packing materials are not exactly something I want to eat off of. And since I'm going to have to pack the extra sheets and blankets anyway...
Clean sheets means no dishes to wash!
Works with blankets too
And when you get to the new place, no dishes to wash! And even if the cleanliness of the inside of the box is questionable: one load of laundry and you're good to go.
The trick now is finding everything once I'm in the new place, because this kind of thing does not help...
Reader Comments (2)
That last picture is so perfect. Totally something I would do. Everything but the can opener in the box marked can opener.
Right with you, Seeley. We have finally moved everything into our new house. Now I'm wrestling with the unpacking....
Oh, and with the packing dishes thing, you can also use clean clothing - esp. sweaters or other bulky items, or off-season clothing. Works with any fragile stuff, not just dishes. We moved the bulk of our linens and off-season clothing in other boxes as packing material.