We'll be moving in a few days. I'm not going to analyse how "green" this move will be. Bob's renting the vehicle because he's the driver so we'll see what he brings along. All boxes are used, we kept the packaging of stroller, car seat & Co - yes, we anticipated to move soon again. We have considerable more stuff than a year ago but we still have little compared to almost anybody I know. And it's too much. Packing the boxes I got mad at every book we have and all the baby clothing. The baby clothing we can't really help because a baby changes size so frequently you need to have some variety handy. Luckily, it does not weigh tons either and if we weren't planning on having another child I'd given some stuff away or sold it. Mind you, my mum dared to send already clothes that will not fit baby until she's 2 years of age or so. Grrrr! The books we can help. While we still travelled we had a strict policy of not buying books. We still hardly ever buy books, especially not novels or anything related to that genre. We fit all of our books on 4 shelves that are 40 inches wide (that's the rough measurement of my better half). Their weight is enormous though. I'd prefer not to compromise our space any further. Terribly enough we have to keep many things - including books that aren't board books - at above 40 inches/ 1m of height or else baby will take them apart. Conclusion: Books belong into libraries, to be shared and to save trees. And we'll have a book sale before the next move.
Don't get me wrong I still prefer books over TV, Kindle and other entertainment technology but please not all in my place. Who is going to give me a back massage after carrying all those boxes on Monday? We'll keep up moving, too.
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