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Thursday 27 October 2011

Settling in

Its been almost 3 months since our little family moved fully onto Blew Horizon. As with any house it takes some time to settle in but even more so on a boat.  There has to be a place for everything as there is no extra space to leave piles of things you will get to later.  Finally our shelves for our bedroom came in so the piles of clothes without a place have now been arranged accordingly.  (and then rearranged and i'll probably rearrange them one more time!)  Things are finding their places. :)
Here is a list of some of the kinks that still need to be worked out storage wise;
1) the right size dock box.  Because we have two prams (one that is the car seat combo- great for just Jacob and I running errands or going for a stroll) and then the jogger stroller which is essential to our morning walk as it double as a skateboard for Marley depending on her mood) there is no standard size dock box that fits the strollers.  We are thinking we will probably need 2 dock boxes, one for the prams and the other for all the other miscellaneous things that are currently scattered along the dock next to our berth much to the marina managers disapproval!
2) a strong container to hold 1- 2 loads worth of laundry detergent... the tupperware ones I have tried can't withstand the laundry routine.
3) a crate that fits in the cupboard to hold the plates as they can't fit lying flat.
4) The right size baskets for Marley's clothes under her bunk.
and here is a list of the things that I have creatively found a place for and am very proud of!
1) Jacob's area- to be fair a had a little more insight from when we were on Alibi with Marley
2) use of the clothes closet space as well as storage for Mark's work clothes
3) box seats that double for dvd storage

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