The dismantling

I would have written yesterday but I was exhausted. Who knew packing up a kitchen was so much work? I can't believe I ever packed up and moved a whole house! This might actually have been harder. Instead of simply packing everything, we had to figure out what we would need over the next several weeks, and what we would not. There will be no baking or stovetop cooking, so all pots, frying pans, cookie sheets, cake pans, and big casserole dishes got packed. But how many dishes and glasses would we need? Measuring cups? Small casseroles for storage? Small appliances (like blender, coffee-maker, waffle iron, bread machine)?

Then there was the question of where to put it. We ended up moving the kitchen table into the living room. On it we've placed a small countertop microwave, toaster oven, and five purloined milk crates as a makeshift pantry.

The utility room sink will handle dishwashing duty. At least we don't have to use the bathtub!

But getting organized is not the same as staying organized. Reducing the size of one's house by two rooms is harder than it sounds. Whose idea was this, anyway?