I've got a construction project planned for December 2nd in my room. I'm having a desk and bookcase built into my wall. I have furniture that I have to move, and even tho I made the attempt to clean things up, it feels like I wont be able to get the room ready for the contractor.

I had two computer cabinets. I got one moved today. (I didnt move it!) I got my boyfriend and one of his roommates to come over and they wrestled it out of my room and got it upstairs for my dad to use.

My other desk is still in here, and wasnt ready for moving. Boyfriend wont be able to come over to move it either. He's working every day pretty much till after Xmas.

I hurt myself a week or two ago lifting something, and did some damage to my neck and am in some pain. I can barely do the cleaning that I need to do.

The new desk will be ready to be built on December 2nd. I have to get an electrician to move the outlets and prepare my wall above the desk for the flat screen tv I got for Xmas last year to be hung on the wall. I dont think I have time to get that done. Seeing as how I still have to get the other desk out of the way, along with my tv stand.

It wore me out this afternoon helping clean things up so that boyfriend could move the desk for me. (ok, I went shopping at Cabela's for 3hrs before the desk move, so my bad there) And boyfriend was pretty disgusted by the 5 or 6yrs of dust that had accumulated in and on that cabinet desk. At least the other desk isnt as bad. I was creeped out by all the dust too...it was all the same color as my dog that died 3yrs ago. I think most of it was dog hair.

There's still a dust bunny inside the cabinet desk we moved today that's the size of a small puppy, at least I'm hoping it was a dust bunny. If it's anything that used to actually be alive, I'm going to freak.

I'm just amazed at all the accumulated junk that I had to clean out of both my cabinet desks. It was like an archaelogical expedition. I'm exhausted now!

I'm tempted to just get a nice big sledgehammer to turn the 2nd desk into small pieces of particle board to get it out of the room. (I'd have to have someone else smash it for me tho)

At least now with the one desk out, I can kind of imagine what the built-in is going to look like in that space, and I'm realizing that I'll have a ton more space in my room to move around...and real practical storage. (cant wait for that bookcase!)

I just dont know where I'm going to get the energy to get the rest of my stuff moved. (also have to move a storage cabinet, because we're having a linen cabinet built in down here too.) I already injured myself in the early stages of cleaning, and that's not showing signs of healing anytime soon, and I think the injury set off another MS flare. (my right arm is starting to go numb, altho not as bad as my left hand and arm are right now)

Anyone else think that maybe I should schedule the construction for AFTER Christmastime??

Can't you hire a Hunk to do the work?

Yes, with the unemployment situation, there must be a "hire a hunk" available somewhere near you. Do you get the local paper? Is there a "handyman" service listed?

try listing something on craigslist looking for someone to clear out the room

I'd be afraid to hire someone off of Craigslist. They'd clear my room alright!

I'm almost wondering if when the electrician gets here, if I offer him some cash to move the desk for me...at least get it out of the room. Either that or see if the boyfriend can come over earlier in the day before he works (offer him money too...he's really short this month on that) maybe he could help me get that desk out too.

Either that, or I'll get an Allen wrench and see if I can get the desk out, one piece at a time. Too bad my cousin that put the desk together for me no longer talks to us. I'd offer the desk to him, or try to get him to come over and move it for me. But...there's been a bit of falling out. (his wife is a whacko-has-more-than-just-A-screw-loose person.)

I could offer the desk to a neighbor...on the condition that they come get it. Too bad my sister and brother-in-law havent moved here yet. I'd give them the desk.

If I can just get it out of the room, we can store it in my dad's office till we can get it out of the house.

Ooo! I can go get some of those slider disk thingies to put underneath and see if I can slide it out! Maybe we can do that? I'll have to see if Walgreens still sells those...or Wally World (Walmart) Time for a trip to WalMart's Gadget aisle!

Last week in the middle of the heat I realised that only one of our sofas got any of the air con so I wanted to move the furniture around. I knew Himself would just do it in a rush so I waited for him to go out and got my old glide sheet from my community nursing days out and put the furniture on the glide sheet and dragged it all around.
room looks and feels much better and I have a reading and music corner which is nice. and I managed to tidy up and clear out at the same time.

I recommend a glide sheet. or asking a friend to help. or a neighbour ? surely someone could help you?