My husband drives me crazy...

[Dem Agog]

We just moved. Hired professional movers. My husband was in charge of telling them where to put the boxes.

If he didn't know immediately, he'd tell them "just put it in storage". Storage is on the third level in a little room. We've been moved in for weeks and I keep being unable to find stuff.

So today I spent about four hours in the "storage" room opening boxes and unpacking stuff. Half of my life is in f'ing "storage"!!! I have bad knees so I've left all twelve boxes up there for him to bring downstairs, and all the extra boxes and packing materials for him to take out to the trash too.

We had a huge argument about this on moving day, when I told him that he shouldn't just spout "put it in storage" for every damned little thing. Of course he knows that I'll slave away to unpack the shit, so he doesn't care.

I'm so frustrated right now I could scream.

[Not Me]

1. I'll bet the movers were none too happy to have to cart the stuff

UP three flights either.

Don't overdo it...a little every day.
And when he asks where his (insert whatever in here) is...use the opportunity to go off on him again.

It's therapeutic.

[underpants]

2. Moving is one of the most stressful days of your life

Your wedding day is the most stressful

and HEY! you got to spend both with him.

Everyone's spouse drives them nuts from time to time.

[Dem Agog]

4. LOL!

underpants, you cracked me up with "HEY! you got to spend both with him."

Hahahaha. Thanks for the laugh. I need it! :D

[underpants]

9. Thanks

I found it in the "storage" room

[sandnsea]

3. oooh ooh ooh

Put your stuff in boxes. Tape them up. Have him move them downstairs, one a day. Leave his shit up there.

Sorry guys, sometimes we gotta' do what we gotta' do.

[judge_smales]

5. Moving sucks.

No way around it. Everybody wigs out a bit.

[VaYallaDawg]

6. Relax. Have a big glass of wine.

It's only temporary. Moving is the biggest pain in the a** in the world, but it too will pass.

[Dora]

7. I totally empathize

When we last moved, my husband would pack a box, then stack it up without labeling what was in it (computer crap, books, breakables, kitchen, whatEVER). I told him to start labeling, and he said "I'm GOING TO! I'm just trying to pack it first."

Needless to say, he didn't label a single freakin' box. That made unpacking LOTS of fun.

this is the same guy who said "we have plenty of time to pack," then had to pay two extra days of rent because we weren't moved out in time.

You have it worse, though. We have no stairs.

[Dem Agog]

8. Oh yeah! And the labelling!

The professional movers were idiots with labelling. I'm looking at a box, it says "light bags". I open it up. There is ONE bag in it, and the rest is family photo album stuff. There's also one small plug-in night light in it.

Same with "tins" which contained one cat food tin and all of my deceased cat's items. Or "stereo" which contained one stereo speaker and a slew of books!

I just love how they label each box with a single item that was in the box and nothing else. So I have to open up each box they pack just to see what's truly in it.

Thanks for making me feel like I'm not alone.

[the Princess]

10. Gosh I really am married to a Prince

WE have moved so many times - CO Liberal has it down to a science. He packs and labels better than me! :)

[graywarrior]

11. Place the boxes you know are yours on a towel or blanket

Drag them down the stairs during his nap time.

Then for extra credit, sew up the crotch of his underwear.

[skygazer]

12. I hate moving

And I've moved many times. Even the absolute best moving experience is a nightmare. Cut hubby some slack - yes, he's a moron but moving kind of does that to the best of us. And MAKE him carry the shit down and unpack some of it. Call it a bonding experience or something. Or tell him that one of the boxes contains a bunch of nude pictures of your hot cousin (or whoever you can think of who might appeal) but you can't remember which one it is.