Epic move Part Eh: The Canadian chapter
Today, I moved my belongings from my first Canadian apartment to my second. I'm moving to a somewhat larger and certainly more conveniently located to my work, though sadly I am moving further from High Park. I'm quite close to Cedarvale park, so I should still be able to feel the grass beneath my feet.
Anyway, despite several friends offering to help, I elected to move everything alone as my penance for owning crap. I have relatively little furniture - a bookshelf, beloved IKEA desk, coffee table, and chair, but way too much miscellaneous crap. I got a good squat + deadlift workout while working out my forearms as I desperately clung to awkward boxes. I plan to reduce my belongings by at least 1/3 of their mass through a combination of giving away books, trashing stuff that can't be reused, and selling or giving away redundant items, e.g. at least two of my three swords and two of my six computers.
Still, while it was a tremendous effort, there were fewer moments of abject stupidity than I've had in previous moves. I haven't achieved full asceticism, but I'm getting marginally closer. I was able to load, move, and unload all of my possessions in about 6 hours, so at least I have that going for me.
This made me laugh:
https://i.imgur.com/hiNk8ib.gifv