Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A shifting story: The highlights!!


Brown Cardboard Boxes
Duct Tapes
Bubble Wrap
A lot of mess...And an Amateur mover, Me, trying to live upto a Konkona Sen expression as in "Wake Up Sidd"!!! This has been the story at my apartment for the last couple of days. And the first one of its kind in my life.

Well the story starts from here. The Husband chooses a new job in a new city. The city happens to be Newyork and demands a shift from the current place of stay Philadelphia. The Wife, me, Jobless ( just a temporary status. I mean Joblesness and not Wifedom) is assigned the task of packing whatever I can in a weeks time. Pretty unsure of what needs to be done, The Jobless enthusiast, Me, grabs the opportunity.
The episode is as funny as it would appear in a movie, with a series of events from the mop hitting a table lamp to that hitting a pack of pebbles to I slipping on them to let a pack of flour fall on my head. I swear, no exaggeration intended. What is more interesting is the property's including snacks and other entertainment that I was arranging for this very effort. Here is a synopsis.

Day 1: Shrimps, Mango Juice, Brown Box No 1 and 2 Movies.
And I start the sooner I get up. As if I have just a few hours to do everything, I take out the Brown Box, the duct tape, Scissors, get a glass of chocolate milk into the microwave, switch on laptop, unpack the bubble wrap. Rush to the bathroom, brush my teeth and get back, sit down in front on the laptop with the milk.
Then things take a turn.
I login to Facebook!!!! I think of a status about the start to packing, fail, and sit down for more than an hour. 1 pm it is!!!! I am not an FB addict.
I got to start, but how about the shrimps in the refrigerator?I had decided some shrimps to be my major snack when I work,the previous night itself.
Get them to thaw and I start. I name the Box and start with all the DVD's, Bubble wrap the super heroes with extreme care and cook the shrimps simultaneously. Its all about maintaining your energy levels you know. This shifting is extremely enjoyable:D. I also learn that the task is a little strenuous that just water cant keep your energy levels up. So I get some Goya's Mango Juice. In two hours the Box is more than half filled, The shrimps all in my tummy and I stand at one corner of the room sipping the juice looking at the empty racks which the super heroes used to adorn. Not to say again, I had the Konkona Sen Sharma expression on my face. The Achiever's Contentment:)
And I take a break with 2 movies, Apporvaragam and Violin:D I was badly in need of them to get me a little depressed after the "Achiever's Contentment". I load another bag with books before I hit the bed amidst everything that a bed can hold. :D

Day 2: Box No 2, Stomach trouble, Tilapia fry, My friend Pinto and Some water.
I am a little exhausted. After all I went to the toilet a fewer times more than regular. Could be the shrimps. But the energy levels??
I make a black coffee for myself and login to FB! I am not an FB addict!!!!!
I have to pack the clothes today. I get on to the Job. Exhaustion apart, i did a good job. Wrapping all crockery, padding them well with the clothes. Box No.2 is almost done by noon. Tummy is better and the Tilapia in the freezer is irresistible.
Fry!!
Movie time it is undoubtedly, what better way to relax. And as a part of the newly found love for Prateik Babbar, I watch, My Brother Pinto:D. Energy levels? Yeah they can be maintained with water!!
And hence by the end of day 2, I am left with
Two brown boxes and a bag packed and ready to be transported.
A bedroom, totally unfit for in-habitation.
A stomach, which growls often but still healthy to remind me about the salmon in the refrigerator.
And me essentially, who made up the mind that the "The husband can pack the rest"


P.S: Wish me good luck as I move , that I have Some unpacking stories to share later on!!!!

1 comment:

  1. This is the first thing I read as I got to work & instantly made me smile. You have become a lot more wiser after getting married & apparently a lot more hungrier as well. ;) I'm sure NY will offer a lot of interesting encounters for your blog. Awaiting more 'Adventures of Paru & Pech' :D

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