A Tetris Miracle

I rented a storage bin from Door-to-Door Storage and Moving to facilitate my move to Oregon. I am not leaving Los Angeles quite yet, so the convenience of these storage pods is well, quite convenient. Essentially, they deliver the pod to your location, you load it, then they take it away. In my case, they will store it for a month, then ship it to my new apartment where they will also unload it for me! The cost is comparable to renting a U-haul truck and trailer for my car, but without the headache of driving an over-sized vehicle and towing my car up.

I was certain everything wouldn't fit in one bin, but the cost of a second bin wasn't worth the price of keeping some of my treasured belongings. The worry of being able to fit everything I found essential into the pod translated into many sleepless nights. I was certain I wasn't going to fit even half of my stuff.

Thanks to some great guys in the ward who helped move all my junk and thanks to the Tetris-like skills of Chelsea, Greg and Amy, a miracle occurred yesterday.

At roughly 4' wide, 7' tall and 8' long, those pods do not seem all that big, but with a little planning, it is amazing what you can pack into those things!

I don't know how they did it, but they got everything to fit, EVEN my beach cruiser and my beloved Siesta (Love) Sak which I just couldn't fathom parting with!












It all fit! I can't explain my overwhelming joy! All I could do was smile and bounce around.