this and that

In Japan, since space is premium, everything is measured.

The other day, we got the measurements for the pan where the washer will sit.

Not all apartments have them, so if you don't have one there are precautions you need to take, just in case your washer overflows...

Anyway, since I got the measurements for the pan I looked at the movers catalog but was concerned the washer I wanted would not fit, so I called the moving company.

They weren't too sure if it would fit, so I called an appliance store...of course it would fit because they wanted to make a sale...

I then called the maker of the washer I wanted, the guy said that if the measurements we received were the inside perimeter of the pan, not the edge/lip perimeter of the pan, then the washer would fit.

I then called the real estate agent who gave us the measurements and asked her whether the numbers were from the inside of the pan or the edge/lip, she confirmed they were from the inside of the pan...whew!

Long story short, I was able to order the washer I wanted...

Also, since some of Japan's bedding is futon (comforter) style.

The moving company gave us several of these bags for our futon.

This is actually 2 bean bag chairs...that's how huge this is (I guess I should've take a side shot too, so you can see how big the bag is)

This particular moving company has a code with their tape...red means "fragile"...yellow means "I want to use this right away"...white has no meaning.

Square boxes are used to pack heavy things like books.

Rectangle boxes are used to pack light things like clothing.

There is even a really long rectangular box that they gave us, which is for kimonos, but I used one for our umbrellas instead.

The boxes for the dishes came, and while appreciate that I didn't have to wrap them, a lot of my dishes didn't match the sizes of their slots...boo!

We use these plastic boxes that we brought with us when we moved from Hawaii to store a lot of things.

The moving company only allows clothing to be kept in them for the move (this is because the boxes would be too heavy for them to carry if they allowed other things in them), so we had to transfer items we had had in them and put clothing in them instead.

I still have a little more packing to go...mostly jams, pickles & dried foods, just before I need to pull the plug on the fridge/freezer...

AND it is supposed to rain on Sunday...hoping this all goes smoothly.

Send us good mojo...Take care!