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Oooh, fun! This is assuming you don't need basics like a fridge, plates, etc.
I'd bring:
1. My baking tins, I have a few rare/hard tofind/expensive tins and I love baking.
2. 10-20 of my favourite books.
3. My laptop
4. My craft tub, 50 Litres of craft stuff!
5. I have this lamp that has a table attatched, I'd bring that.
6. Framed favorite photos
7. My Nespresso machine
8. My favourite mug and latte glass.
9. My favourite throw rug for snuggling on the couch.
10. My 2 kitties of course!
@Roux: Good choices! But if this was what I wanted to take, it wouldn't work out, not enough space, which is why I'm struggling writing my own list of what to pack, I know I didn't say I was going to mark your answers but I'm bored and it's fun....
1. I could take the tins, they're small! What I am actually taking, kitchen-wise, is my big mixing bowl, my big chopping board and a small milk pan. But that's it.
2. The books..... not sure where I'd put them but maybe if I could put them in a drawer and they meant a lot to me, the books could come.
3. Laptop is a given. Definitely coming.
4. Craft stuff, I have LOADS but there is no way I can take any of that. =( I have boxes and tubs and shelves and drawers and bags full. No space, no crafts :(
5. Lamp with table attached - no space for additional furniture, so I couldn't take that.
6. Framed photos...... a couple would be ok if I could fit them on my bedside table.
7. Nespresso machine - not a lot of work surface space in the kitchen but if it could fit on top of the cupboards, I could take it. first off, I think kitties'd have to be a no for the small flat! =( If they weren't a no, we'd totally get a kitten, we're all kitten-mad!
8. Mug and latte glass - they're only small, so why not! I'm not taking anything like that though as it could break on the train.
9. Favourite throw - sure, that's small! Except I wouldn't because we don't really hang on the couch and I'd feel like if we were "snuggling" there we'd be excluding our flatmate. If we're there, it's usually so we can hang as a group. So duvet suffices for snuggling in bed! (We don't have a TV anyway so we watch stuff on laptops in bed)
10. Kitties...... no pets allowed :(
Love these threads!
- jewelery box + contents
- laptop
- all my toiletries (I spend too much on nail polish!)
- our only real piece of art (it's a bee painting - totally did not make that connection until this second)
- our mattress (um, still don't have a bed yet, but we have one kickass mattress on the floor!)
- all my houseplants
- treadmill
- piano
- roomba
I wouldn't take my clothes at ALL. I would take this strange 10-items-only opportunity to get a new wardrobe. I'm so sick of all my current clothing!
@BrightGreen: Oh no no! No mattresses, pianos, treadmills allowed in the imaginary flat I'm moving you into! :P The jewellery box and toiletries are tough..... I'm taking a couple of items of jewellery but I reckon I'll bring my entire nail polish collection because it fits inside a drawer and it keeps me busy with an almost craft-like thing without taking up space.
@VickyAurea: Yeah, in making my list, I was imagining my new city apartment would be HUGE! Haha. The rent will be through the roof though. :P
A roomba is the greatest invention of all time - a little robotic vacuum cleaner that will clean your whole flat! You just put it in the middle of the floor, push the start button, and then head out for the day. When you come home, the roomba is finished cleaning (and back on the charging station if you have a fancy one) and you just empty the dustbin that is now full of crap from under your couches and in the corners of your house!
@BrightGreen: Wow, they look.... crazy. Do they not bump into things and knock them over?
@VickyAurea: They are crazy! You wouldn't think it would be so fun to watch a vacuum cleaner, but there you have it. Their whole front half is basically a giant bumper, so whenever they gently hit something, they just turn around and go off in another direction. They can transition from carpet to hardwood to tile with no problems. They have a sensor so they will never fall down the stairs. Our cats don't even mind it - they will just sit there and let the thing bump into them!
@VickyAurea: Roombas have sensors that help prevent them from running into things. Some cats love them though.
I won't bother to list 10 things, since my list would be vastly different from what you might realistically take :) but I have moved around the world in the past, and was only able to bring what fit in 2 suitcases + a carryon, since shipping fees would have been too much. It sounds like you'll have all the furniture you need, right? They have storage space for your clothes and things there?
The things I found most worth the limited space I had were things with sentimental value, and things that I use all the time - so I didn't take my whole shoe collection, but I did take my favorite boots. I didn't take all of my kitchen stuff, but there's this one spoon that my college roommates and I couldn't remember who bought, but we all loved it, and fought over it when we stopped living together...my last roommate snuck it into my suitcase before I left the country, and I cried when I found it, because it was a link to these wonderful friends I have. So now I don't care where I move, I'll always take that stupid spoon with me.
Since you're moving in with guys, consider bringing some decor stuff - it'll make the place feel less like a bachelor pad, plus it will feel like your space, instead of you-living-with-him space, which is really important for a lot of women (if you like to "nest").
Stuff attached to hobbies too, since you'll be living there. You might not miss your hobbies when you're visiting him, but once you're living there, it'll get awfully boring if you don't have something to do with your time. :)
Just remember that in the end it's all just "stuff" and you can probably get by with out 99% of it, or replace it later if you need to.
@daydreamwanderer: Yeah, there isn't really space for my clothes (I have an insane amount) but I get half a wardrobe and 4 drawers so I'm only taking a handful of going-out outfits and lounging-about outfits, as I figure I'm working 6 days a week and won't have much time to wear stuff that isn't work clothes. Same with hobbies - the nail polish will suffice. Decor isn't really an option - no space for pointless ornaments I have or stuff like that. But I already went to a nearby shop when I was staying there and came back with a yellow butterfly lantern to put on the bamboo table (complete with tealights) and strung some LED lantern/fairy lights around the balcony. That'll do. That's stepping on male toes more than enough!
I think I'm taking:
1. laptop and phone, complete with chargers
2. toiletries and make-up, including extensive nail polish collection
3. a couple of jewellery items and hair things
4. work clothes
5. going out clothes
6. chopping board, mixing bowl, milk pan
7. graduation photo
8. winter clothes: thick coats, hats, scarves, leg warmers, thick socks, jumpers, gloves, ear warmers
9. bicycle!!!
10. GHDs and hair curlers
@VickyAurea: Wow, so when are you guys hoping to find a bigger place? (haha)
It sounds like you've already narrowed it down pretty well, and it will probably be the easiest move you've ever had, with so little to bring!
@sunedlyt: This would be a LOT more complicated if I had kids! At least that's a positive for me - the simplicity of being able to move only myself and a bag full of things.
@daydreamwanderer: Hmmmm yes, well, a lot of my stuff has already "moved" by me just visiting and not bringing it back. It is only an easy move because it is just for a few months. February, we have to move or commit ourselves to stay. I'd like to move but it depends on money - everything is topsy-turvy and up in the air so my current plans only take me to where my life is going until Christmas. 2012, not a clue what I am doing or where! I wish I was settled and stable, though, that'd be nice.
How big is your place going to be?
And I know this isn't related but I really want a roomba now...can you get one if you have a cat?
@accorn: I'd imagine so, since everyone has mentioned cats in relation to roombas above.
The place is small. 2 bedrooms, already full of boy things, and a living room/kitchen/dining room all in one. Plus a small balcony attached to that.
@accorn: My friends cat rides on their Roomba. Its hilarious. This isn't her cat, but its pretty cute and funny:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ-jv8g1YVI
The cat in this video looks just like my kitties.
It sounds so much bigger than mine!!! I'm jealous- I want two bedrooms and a balcony.
Well- it's all about organization. You have no idea how much you can fit into an itty bitty apartment with one closet. When we first moved in I thought it was the end of the world- there was no way our stuff was going to fit but after working really hard and organizing everything it is now comfortable.
@accorn: But 2 bedrooms and 3 adults?? That isn't big! Essentially, there are 2 rooms I can go in - our bedroom or the living room. So if I want some alone time, do I go to our shared bedroom or to the communal living room all 3 of us share? Or go sit alone on the balcony in the cold? The balcony is lovely, though, I'll give the flat that.
@VickyAurea: It sounds like it will be really important to communicate your needs (alone time, etc.) with your boyfriend - since you'll be living there for a few months, it's important that you feel comfortable and at home, not like a guest or an intrusion. That was something I really struggled with the first time I moved in with a guy, trying to figure out how to feel like I belonged there when it was clearly his house.
A lot of couples make it work in very small spaces though, so don't let this discourage you! :)
@daydreamwanderer: We already lived together for a year, so it isn't my first time living with a guy. But it's my first time living with 2 of them! And in reality, I know I'll get my alone time because we work different hours but the thing I really mean is where can I hide when they're annoying me? :P I'm sure it's not really a problem.
@VickyAurea: oh good :) I must have mis-read your tone, because you sounded super nervous about moving in to me!
@sunedlyt: Sure, they'd be useful to help carry stuff but I'd have to do a Harry Potter and keep them in a cupboard..... or out on the balcony?
@daydreamwanderer: Nope, not nervous about moving in, but generally anxious to settle somewhere. The move is unsettling but I'm unsettled already (we left the city we lived together in back in July and ever since then I've been in our hometown and he's been in a third city). So I'm a tad worried there isn't room for me there but really I'm just keen to get to New Year, by which time I really hope I have a better idea of where I'm going to live.
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Hey bees!
So this thread is really just for fun. I'm moving cities soon and moving into a small flat that my SO already shares with his best mate. That being said, there isn't much room for me to move myself in AND my things. I can only take the bare essentials and everything else will be left in my hometown. So.... if you could only take, say, 10 things to a new city with you, what would they be?
(I'll let you group things together, like "work clothes" can count as 1 thing.)