I’m not superstitious. Or I didn’t think I was. But last night I realized that I am superstitious about one thing.
I have a bin that has jewelry etc all packed since we moved here. I have a drawer on my dresser that contains many little half-unpacked boxes with my earrings, etc. I have lived this way for nearly 9 years.
In 2003 we bought and restored a 1920’s bungalow in Oakland, Fl. We had an old dresser and I didn’t get around to unpacking my jewelry box etc until we have lived in the house several months. I unpacked everything and… we bought a new bedroom set so I had to pack everything back up. And I did.
So I lived out of the little boxes for another year or so until one day I had had enough. And I unpacked everything and organized the dresser drawer. One week later Dana got a job in Washington state and the end result was that the boxes had to be re-packed and we moved across the country.
We get to Washington and get our house all in order. Except for that dresser drawer. One day I get frustrated over not being able to find a necklace and I unpack all the little boxes and organize the dresser drawer. And 2 months later we moved and everything had to be packed up again. Off we went to Florida.
In Florida I determined that I was not living out of those little boxes and such so I unpacked everything in just a month or two. We were living in a little apartment while waiting for our house in Enumclaw to sell and organization was a priority. I organized the dresser drawer, three days later our house sold and we were able to move to an actual house. And all the little boxes were packed up.
I knew the house we moved to was not permanent so I refused to unpack some things. Including all the little boxes. But when Dana lost his job, I figured we were actually going to be in the house for quite some time because we couldn’t afford to move. And so, after nearly 18 months, I unpacked the dresser drawer…and all the little boxes. And two weeks later I found this house and we moved.
So my dilemma is this: we’ve lived here 18 months. I really want to organize the dresser drawer and unpack all those little boxes. Those little boxes are making me nuts. But I can’t unpack them. I have to live with it like this. Because if I unpack those little boxes…. I’m gonna have to move. 
Can you unpack each box as needed? That way it will take longer and won’t be an official “unpacking everything”. Just a thought.
That’s hilarious! But just think, now’s your change to stop the cycle. Unpack them and enjoy staying where you’re at. No chance of change in the near future, right??
ohmygoodness. don’t do it.
What about getting a jewelry box? Don’t unpack into the “Drawer that Forces You to Move House”, just unpack into another box. That way you’re not realllllllllly unpacking at all.
LOL Oh this is funny but I understand how you feel. How abt you open one box at a time, wear it and instead of repacking it, just put it away. You have three kids, two of them quite small and one not much bigger. You just cant move!!!!
Move back here!
Oh. Ok. That wasn’t helpful, I know.
We do have a Five Guys opening up 2 minutes from my house, if that helps…
Definitely repack the jewelry in a different organization packages.
OH…I feel your pain!!! I would be a little superstitious, too! To leave packed or to unpack …that is the question. Oh, heck…GO FOR IT! Only because I wish I could 😉
Everyone okay in your household? I bet you are just overwhelmed with family and laundry and family laundry, cooking, cleaning, mommying, maybe even working outside the home…? It’s been a long time since we blog-readers have heard from you.