Packing boxes

[403]

Today I did a round of cleaning, in order to more easily find the things that need to be packed. In light of a recent NYTimes article on decision fatigue which mentions it being offset by consuming sugar, I tried drinking gatorade throughout the day. Had much better endurance than I usually do for that sort of task. Even if it's all placebo effect, it tentatively seems to work.

Putting things in boxes seems to have unleashed some latent acquisitiveness. In the past couple of weeks, I've bought or ordered:
* Parts for building a small outdoor stove (in light of how very warm & humid it gets in summer around here, I want the option of taking my wok outside where the heat won't stick around)
* Steel shears for the above project
* Wall-mounted clothes-drying rack
* Futon cover
* Not-too-expensive hand-operated grain mill (everything tastes better fresh)
* Stovetop autoclave (used, eBay)
* Charcoal barbecue (75% off end-of-season sale, same rationale as the outdoor stove)
* Hammock chair (I've wanted one for a good four or five years now, and the new apartment appears to have places appropriate for hanging it)

Things we still (think we) need:
* Slipcover that fits our couch
* Vermin-proof food containers
* Parts for ceiling-mounted clothes-drying rack (home-made is more sturdy than commercial offerings, for now)
* Parts for cat tree
* Bookcases or other sturdy shelving?
* Pants and/or skirts (been delaying this for months because I hate clothes shopping)

The final list will probably be longer.