pack-yderm

i think pachyderm, a term for elephants, means “thick skin” in latin, and i need thick skin this weekend as i finish packing up the old apartment before the movers arrive monday morning; both to stave off bruises and cardboard-paper cuts, and emotionally as i sort through and box all of my belongings. i’m taking the next two weeks off to finish moving and cleaning the old place, and then mom is arriving on friday and lauren’s baby is due the following monday, june 27.

i hate moving. i HATE moving. and yet it will be a good change when the dust settles and everything is in its proper place. i’m a little overwhelmed to look at the old place; a lot is packed but it just looks a mess. i’m going to try to keep mindfulness principles with me as i finish packing – work on one box at a time, one object at a time, i can’t do everything at once, focus and plow through until it’s complete. and then maybe i’ll get some fro-yo afterward as a reward :3 (what is with the explosion of frozen yogurt places in the denver area? is it invading your towns too?)

[lucy in the new place awaiting furniture, etc]