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Move Over. That's My Storage Spot!
8/2/00
Blaine Parks
Remember when you were dating? How nice it was to brush up against your mate and feel the
electricity between the two of you? Well,
we are getting reacquainted with those feelings all over again.
Although, I’m not sure the ‘electricity’ is the same as way
back then.
We moved from a 2500 sq. ft. home
nestled on over 5 acres with a pond.
We now have about 500 sq. ft. of living space to call home for the
four of us. I have a new appreciation for how sardines must feel when
they are canned. It has been
a challenge to find homes for all our things and still have room for
ourselves, but we’re getting there.
And, all kidding aside, we love our new home.
One of the main reasons we chose
Island Packet as our cruising boat was its vast storage capacity.
Janet and I have spent hours staring at piles of our things
wondering where in the world they were going to fit – or if it would fit
at all We’re happy to
report that everything fit and we were surprised to find “extra” room.
Of course, we gave up an inch (or two) of waterline for that
luxury.
We’re pretty sure that 25% of the
things we’ve brought aboard will find themselves back ashore within the
year. We’ve committed to
take a hard look at what we’re using and discard (or store) those items
not being used on a regular basis. Maybe
we don’t need a meat slicer, but I’m voting to keep the blender.
I’ve seen the other appliances sabotaging each other late at
night. Each is hoping to earn
a permanent spot aboard while reducing the competition.
So far, the electric knife has had no problems!
A location for 100 pounds of dog
food is still in the works. My
tools have also come under close scrutiny by the Admiral and have been
consolidated from three toolboxes to one.
The power tools have hidden themselves deep within a locker hoping
to be overlooked. I’m on
their side – not telling the Admiral a thing!
Well, it looks like I’m in the
way again. Janet just rubbed
up against me (more like a bump!) and I can feel the electricity between
us already. Love in a small
boat is such a joy. If you
see me tagging behind in the dinghy, you know I’ve bumped her one too
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