1. if you want to lug really stupid quantities of books from one house to another, the absolutely best tool is reusable Lidl bags.  Really.  The others are okay, but the Lidl ones are the business, keeping the books safe, lined up, and containing just the right weight of books that this fat but quite strong lump can carry in each hand. 15 filled ones fit snugly in a Citroen Saxo.

2. if you ask to buy 15 reusable Lidl bags you may get funny looks from your fellow customers, but not from the trusty Lidl staff who are unfazed by the request.  At least, that is in the two Lidls next to me... I may try out Palmela Lidl next and will make a note of how fazed they are when I ask for another 15 bags.

3. knowing that I would be dealing with the foul stinking dust that books and houses generate, I pre-empted my dust allergy with sea water nasal spray which I've never been exactly sure of, whether its helping my kids' winter snotfall was science or witchcraft, but, bugger me, it has worked, and I have barely sneezed at ALL, and it's much much cheaper than a supposedly revolutionary "salt cave" treatment I spotted on CNN the other day which is exactly the same thing but DAFT and probably wildly expensive.  I'm going to buy shares in my nasal sea spray.

4. I will be adding to this list of unmissable facts, but right now I am too tired to think of any more... another thing I have learnt: I haven't been really TIRED for a VERY long time, I had forgotten what it was like.  I can't remember a thing.  But my arse is shrinking.

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written by Daddy Papersurfer , June 23, 2009

Being really tired is quite good isn't it? ..... a timely reminder of the artisan compared with the artist .......

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written by ElizT , June 23, 2009

You mean, you go down to a bit of coastline away from gulls and sewage outfall, and fill your spray bottles?

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written by stephen , June 24, 2009

Good tip re: the Lidl bags. Thanks.

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written by Debi , June 24, 2009

Ah yes. A Lidl goes a long way ...

Hope the move is smooth and you settle in quickly.

I'll need a new address for sending emergency supplies of jammy dodgers.

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written by claudia , June 25, 2009

Speaking as someone who moves on average twice a year I think IKEA bags are the holy grail! Didn't know about Lidl bags though - must try that for next move!