The first move is done. We’ve officially switched to preparing the old house for sale. The workroom looks like this now:

Waiting for a quick tidy-up coat of paint.

Most of what was in it has gone into two and a half smaller rooms at the new house. I now have an office, a craft room and an art/laundry room.

The office is neat and uncluttered, with two desks, two bookcases, a filing cabinet and a small built-in wardrobe. The craft room is the opposite, and I had to rearrange the loom, knitting machine, drawing board and table a few times before I found a set up that kinda-sorta works – though that’s yet to be proven as I haven’t had time to do any craft in there yet. The art stuff has just been stuffed into an existing cabinet in the laundry and my tool chest.

I’m hoping the separation of work and play means I don’t get distracted when I’m supposed to be working, and end up not crafting when I’m chasing a deadline thanks to wanting to get as far from the computer as possible during breaks.

I also culled some craft items. The bulk of it was books and magazines, including all of my Interweave Knits collection, which has found a new home with a friend. After all the box packing and unpacking and carting stuff from house to house, I’m not sad to be shrugging off some stuff I’ve never got around to using or can’t use now thanks to RSI. I can’t believe we still have another move to go, though it should be mainly furniture, wardrobe and kitchen items.

Even half-furnished, even with a few problems like a broken central heading system, this new house is lovely. It feels like I’m meant to be here.